Peru vs South Africa: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita
Peru
0.0005 ha per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0004 ha per person
in 2024
Peru rank
45th
South Africa rank
48th
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita over time
- Peru
- South Africa
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.0005 ha per person against 0.0004 ha per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0001 ha per person.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 45th and South Africa ranks 48th of 99 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | Peru |
| 1970s | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | Peru |
| 1980s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | Peru |
| 1990s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | Peru |
| 2000s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0 ha per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita, Peru or South Africa?
- Peru, at 0.0005 ha per person against 0.0004 ha per person in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita between Peru and South Africa?
- 0.0001 ha per person, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and South Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Peru and South Africa rank globally for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Peru ranks 45th and South Africa ranks 48th of 99 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.