Eritrea vs South Africa: Wheat — Area harvested, per capita

Eritrea
0.0071 ha per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0079 ha per person
in 2024
Eritrea rank
63rd
South Africa rank
62nd

Wheat — Area harvested, per capita over time

  • Eritrea
  • South Africa
00.020.040.060.08196119922024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0079 ha per person against 0.0071 ha per person in Eritrea, a difference of 0.0008 ha per person.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was South Africa ahead.

Eritrea ranks 63rd and South Africa ranks 62nd of 110 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0125 ha per person 0.0242 ha per person 0.0117 ha per person South Africa
2000s 0.0096 ha per person 0.0163 ha per person 0.0068 ha per person South Africa
2010s 0.0082 ha per person 0.0093 ha per person 0.001 ha per person South Africa
2020s 0.0073 ha per person 0.0085 ha per person 0.0012 ha per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wheat — area harvested, per capita, Eritrea or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0079 ha per person against 0.0071 ha per person in Eritrea as of 2024.
What is the difference in wheat — area harvested, per capita between Eritrea and South Africa?
0.0008 ha per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and South Africa?
32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and South Africa rank globally for wheat — area harvested, per capita?
Eritrea ranks 63rd and South Africa ranks 62nd of 110 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Wheat — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
111 places, 6,179 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Wheat — 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.