Namibia vs South Africa: Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Namibia
0.0325 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.028 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Namibia rank
63rd
South Africa rank
66th
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time
- Namibia
- South Africa
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.0325 ha per square kilometre against 0.028 ha per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0045 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Namibia ranks 63rd and South Africa ranks 66th of 107 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0189 ha per square kilometre | 0.326 ha per square kilometre | 0.3071 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.0296 ha per square kilometre | 0.2361 ha per square kilometre | 0.2065 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0386 ha per square kilometre | 0.2444 ha per square kilometre | 0.2058 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0365 ha per square kilometre | 0.1424 ha per square kilometre | 0.1059 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0242 ha per square kilometre | 0.0739 ha per square kilometre | 0.0496 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0265 ha per square kilometre | 0.0483 ha per square kilometre | 0.0218 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0299 ha per square kilometre | 0.0336 ha per square kilometre | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre, Namibia or South Africa?
- Namibia, at 0.0325 ha per square kilometre against 0.028 ha per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre between Namibia and South Africa?
- 0.0045 ha per square kilometre, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and South Africa rank globally for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Namibia ranks 63rd and South Africa ranks 66th of 107 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sorghum — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.