South Africa vs Switzerland: Rye — Area harvested
Rye — Area harvested over time
- South Africa
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1,970 ha against 1,782 ha in South Africa, a difference of 188 ha.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 43rd and Switzerland ranks 42nd of 66 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91,556 ha | 14,534 ha | 77,022 ha | South Africa |
| 1970s | 27,800 ha | 9,915 ha | 17,885 ha | South Africa |
| 1980s | 36,700 ha | 4,825 ha | 31,875 ha | South Africa |
| 1990s | 44,011 ha | 5,005 ha | 39,006 ha | South Africa |
| 2000s | 2,855 ha | 2,373 ha | 482.4 ha | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1,963 ha | 1,938 ha | 24.7 ha | South Africa |
| 2020s | 1,781 ha | 1,911 ha | 130.2 ha | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rye — area harvested, South Africa or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1,970 ha against 1,782 ha in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rye — area harvested between South Africa and Switzerland?
- 188 ha, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Switzerland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do South Africa and Switzerland rank globally for rye — area harvested?
- South Africa ranks 43rd and Switzerland ranks 42nd of 66 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Rye — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.