Paraguay vs South Africa: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Paraguay
0.0137 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0238 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Paraguay rank
58th
South Africa rank
55th
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time
- Paraguay
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0238 ha per square kilometre against 0.0137 ha per square kilometre in Paraguay, a difference of 0.0101 ha per square kilometre.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.7 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Paraguay ahead.
Paraguay ranks 58th and South Africa ranks 55th of 99 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0214 ha per square kilometre | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | 0.0094 ha per square kilometre | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 0.0313 ha per square kilometre | 0.0107 ha per square kilometre | 0.0206 ha per square kilometre | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 0.0319 ha per square kilometre | 0.0119 ha per square kilometre | 0.0201 ha per square kilometre | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 0.027 ha per square kilometre | 0.0131 ha per square kilometre | 0.0139 ha per square kilometre | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 0.0381 ha per square kilometre | 0.0132 ha per square kilometre | 0.0248 ha per square kilometre | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 0.0128 ha per square kilometre | 0.0194 ha per square kilometre | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0135 ha per square kilometre | 0.0257 ha per square kilometre | 0.0122 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre, Paraguay or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.0238 ha per square kilometre against 0.0137 ha per square kilometre in Paraguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre between Paraguay and South Africa?
- 0.0101 ha per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Paraguay and South Africa rank globally for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Paraguay ranks 58th 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.