New Zealand vs South Africa: Wheat — Area harvested, per capita
New Zealand
0.0088 ha per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0079 ha per person
in 2024
New Zealand rank
61st
South Africa rank
62nd
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita over time
- New Zealand
- South Africa
How they compare
New Zealand 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 New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
New Zealand ranks 61st and South Africa ranks 62nd of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.035 ha per person | 0.0751 ha per person | 0.0401 ha per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.0308 ha per person | 0.0765 ha per person | 0.0457 ha per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0222 ha per person | 0.0547 ha per person | 0.0325 ha per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0126 ha per person | 0.026 ha per person | 0.0134 ha per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0108 ha per person | 0.0163 ha per person | 0.0056 ha per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0106 ha per person | 0.0093 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.0085 ha per person | 0.0085 ha per person | 0 ha per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wheat — area harvested, per capita, New Zealand or South Africa?
- New Zealand, 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 New Zealand and South Africa?
- 0.0009 ha per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and South Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and South Africa rank globally for wheat — area harvested, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 61st 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.