Brazil vs South Africa: Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Brazil
0.3985 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.4435 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Brazil rank
64th
South Africa rank
63rd
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time
- Brazil
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.4435 ha per square kilometre against 0.3985 ha per square kilometre in Brazil, a difference of 0.045 ha per square kilometre.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 64th and South Africa ranks 63rd of 110 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1061 ha per square kilometre | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.3238 ha per square kilometre | 1.59 ha per square kilometre | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.3383 ha per square kilometre | 1.55 ha per square kilometre | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.1973 ha per square kilometre | 0.9378 ha per square kilometre | 0.7406 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.2501 ha per square kilometre | 0.6611 ha per square kilometre | 0.4109 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.2618 ha per square kilometre | 0.4271 ha per square kilometre | 0.1653 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.3494 ha per square kilometre | 0.4406 ha per square kilometre | 0.0912 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre, Brazil or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.4435 ha per square kilometre against 0.3985 ha per square kilometre in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre between Brazil and South Africa?
- 0.045 ha per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and South Africa rank globally for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Brazil ranks 64th and South Africa ranks 63rd of 110 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Wheat — 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
Wheat — 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.