Saudi Arabia vs South Africa: Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre

Saudi Arabia
0.0271 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.028 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia rank
67th
South Africa rank
66th

Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.028 ha per square kilometre against 0.0271 ha per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0009 ha per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 67th 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 Saudi Arabia South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0583 ha per square kilometre 0.326 ha per square kilometre 0.2676 ha per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 0.1081 ha per square kilometre 0.2361 ha per square kilometre 0.128 ha per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 0.0509 ha per square kilometre 0.2444 ha per square kilometre 0.1935 ha per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 0.0734 ha per square kilometre 0.1424 ha per square kilometre 0.069 ha per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.0594 ha per square kilometre 0.0739 ha per square kilometre 0.0144 ha per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.0243 ha per square kilometre 0.0483 ha per square kilometre 0.024 ha per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 0.0265 ha per square kilometre 0.0336 ha per square kilometre 0.007 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, Saudi Arabia or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.028 ha per square kilometre against 0.0271 ha per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre between Saudi Arabia and South Africa?
0.0009 ha per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Saudi Arabia and South Africa rank globally for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre?
Saudi Arabia ranks 67th 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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Indicator
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
108 places, 5,562 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.