Mali vs South Africa: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Mali
0.0301 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0238 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Mali rank
52nd
South Africa rank
55th
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time
- Mali
- South Africa
How they compare
Mali currently reports 0.0301 ha per square kilometre against 0.0238 ha per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0063 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Mali ranks 52nd and South Africa ranks 55th of 99 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | 0.0107 ha per square kilometre | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | 0.0119 ha per square kilometre | 0.0103 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | 0.0131 ha per square kilometre | 0.0107 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | 0.0132 ha per square kilometre | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.021 ha per square kilometre | 0.0194 ha per square kilometre | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | Mali |
| 2020s | 0.0286 ha per square kilometre | 0.0257 ha per square kilometre | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre, Mali or South Africa?
- Mali, at 0.0301 ha per square kilometre against 0.0238 ha per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre between Mali and South Africa?
- 0.0063 ha per square kilometre, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mali and South Africa rank globally for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Mali ranks 52nd and South Africa ranks 55th of 99 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Sweet potatoes — 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
Sweet potatoes — 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.