Ireland vs South Africa: Wheat — Area harvested, per capita
Ireland
0.0088 ha per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0079 ha per person
in 2024
Ireland rank
60th
South Africa rank
62nd
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita over time
- Ireland
- South Africa
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.0088 ha per person against 0.0079 ha per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0009 ha per person.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Ireland ranks 60th and South Africa ranks 62nd of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0319 ha per person | 0.0751 ha per person | 0.0432 ha per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.0196 ha per person | 0.0765 ha per person | 0.057 ha per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0178 ha per person | 0.0547 ha per person | 0.0368 ha per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0222 ha per person | 0.026 ha per person | 0.0038 ha per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0224 ha per person | 0.0163 ha per person | 0.006 ha per person | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.0154 ha per person | 0.0093 ha per person | 0.0061 ha per person | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.0108 ha per person | 0.0085 ha per person | 0.0023 ha per person | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wheat — area harvested, per capita, Ireland or South Africa?
- Ireland, at 0.0088 ha per person against 0.0079 ha per person in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wheat — area harvested, per capita between Ireland and South Africa?
- 0.0009 ha per person, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and South Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and South Africa rank globally for wheat — area harvested, per capita?
- Ireland ranks 60th 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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About this data
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.