Small island developing States (SIDS) vs South Africa: Soya beans — Area harvested
Soya beans — Area harvested over time
- Small island developing States (SIDS)
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 1.15 million ha against 17,797 ha in Small island developing States (SIDS), a difference of 1.13 million ha.
That makes South Africa's figure about 64.6 times Small island developing States (SIDS)'s.
Across all 64 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 12th and South Africa ranks 10th of 17 groups.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Small island developing States (SIDS) | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,470 ha | 8,133 ha | 6,663 ha | South Africa |
| 1970s | 1,473 ha | 17,356 ha | 15,883 ha | South Africa |
| 1980s | 1,445 ha | 30,730 ha | 29,285 ha | South Africa |
| 1990s | 1,494 ha | 79,150 ha | 77,656 ha | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1,360 ha | 156,394 ha | 155,034 ha | South Africa |
| 2010s | 4,363 ha | 550,260 ha | 545,897 ha | South Africa |
| 2020s | 15,184 ha | 951,240 ha | 936,056 ha | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher soya beans — area harvested, Small island developing States (SIDS) or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 1.15 million ha against 17,797 ha in Small island developing States (SIDS) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in soya beans — area harvested between Small island developing States (SIDS) and South Africa?
- 1.13 million ha, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Small island developing States (SIDS) and South Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Small island developing States (SIDS) and South Africa rank globally for soya beans — area harvested?
- Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 12th and South Africa ranks 10th of 17 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Soya beans — 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.