Kyrgyzstan vs South Africa: Agricultural land use per person
Kyrgyzstan
1.73 hectares per person
in 2025
South Africa
1.69 hectares per person
in 2025
Kyrgyzstan rank
24th
South Africa rank
25th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- South Africa
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 1.73 hectares per person against 1.69 hectares per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.04 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 25th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 15 and South Africa in 25.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 6 hectares per person | 0.3869 hectares per person | 5.61 hectares per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1100s | 5.87 hectares per person | 0.4836 hectares per person | 5.39 hectares per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1200s | 5.73 hectares per person | 0.6045 hectares per person | 5.13 hectares per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1300s | 5.59 hectares per person | 0.7556 hectares per person | 4.84 hectares per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1400s | 5.44 hectares per person | 0.9445 hectares per person | 4.5 hectares per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1500s | 5.28 hectares per person | 1.18 hectares per person | 4.1 hectares per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1600s | 5.11 hectares per person | 1.48 hectares per person | 3.63 hectares per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1700s | 4.93 hectares per person | 1.84 hectares per person | 3.08 hectares per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1710s | 4.91 hectares per person | 2.31 hectares per person | 2.6 hectares per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1720s | 4.89 hectares per person | 2.88 hectares per person | 2.01 hectares per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1730s | 4.87 hectares per person | 3.6 hectares per person | 1.27 hectares per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1740s | 4.85 hectares per person | 4.5 hectares per person | 0.3474 hectares per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1750s | 4.83 hectares per person | 5.63 hectares per person | 0.7981 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 1760s | 4.81 hectares per person | 5.63 hectares per person | 0.8179 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 1770s | 4.79 hectares per person | 5.63 hectares per person | 0.8378 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 1780s | 4.77 hectares per person | 5.63 hectares per person | 0.8579 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 1790s | 4.75 hectares per person | 5.63 hectares per person | 0.8781 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 1800s | 4.73 hectares per person | 5.63 hectares per person | 0.8986 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 1810s | 4.71 hectares per person | 5.63 hectares per person | 0.9192 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 1820s | 4.69 hectares per person | 5.63 hectares per person | 0.94 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 1830s | 4.67 hectares per person | 5.63 hectares per person | 0.961 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 1840s | 4.65 hectares per person | 5.63 hectares per person | 0.9822 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 1850s | 4.63 hectares per person | 5.63 hectares per person | 1 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 1860s | 4.6 hectares per person | 5.63 hectares per person | 1.03 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 1870s | 4.58 hectares per person | 5.63 hectares per person | 1.05 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 1880s | 4.56 hectares per person | 5.63 hectares per person | 1.07 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 1890s | 4.54 hectares per person | 5.63 hectares per person | 1.09 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 1900s | 4.52 hectares per person | 5.63 hectares per person | 1.11 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 1910s | 4.49 hectares per person | 5.63 hectares per person | 1.14 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 1920s | 4.47 hectares per person | 5.63 hectares per person | 1.16 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 1930s | 4.45 hectares per person | 5.63 hectares per person | 1.18 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 1940s | 4.42 hectares per person | 5.63 hectares per person | 1.21 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 1950s | 4.39 hectares per person | 5.63 hectares per person | 1.24 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 1960s | 3.83 hectares per person | 4.95 hectares per person | 1.12 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 3.04 hectares per person | 3.67 hectares per person | 0.6269 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 2.54 hectares per person | 2.84 hectares per person | 0.3079 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 2.26 hectares per person | 2.35 hectares per person | 0.0896 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 2.12 hectares per person | 2.06 hectares per person | 0.0608 hectares per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2010s | 1.9 hectares per person | 1.85 hectares per person | 0.0486 hectares per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2020s | 1.75 hectares per person | 1.73 hectares per person | 0.0241 hectares per person | Kyrgyzstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Kyrgyzstan or South Africa?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 1.73 hectares per person against 1.69 hectares per person in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Kyrgyzstan and South Africa?
- 0.04 hectares per person, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and South Africa?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and South Africa rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 25th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.