Chile vs South Africa: Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre

Chile
0.2918 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.4435 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Chile rank
66th
South Africa rank
63rd

Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time

  • Chile
  • South Africa
0.511.5196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.4435 ha per square kilometre against 0.2918 ha per square kilometre in Chile, a difference of 0.1517 ha per square kilometre.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.5 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Chile ranks 66th 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 Chile South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 1 ha per square kilometre 1.18 ha per square kilometre 0.1824 ha per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 0.8656 ha per square kilometre 1.59 ha per square kilometre 0.723 ha per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 0.6793 ha per square kilometre 1.55 ha per square kilometre 0.8657 ha per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 0.5601 ha per square kilometre 0.9378 ha per square kilometre 0.3777 ha per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.4818 ha per square kilometre 0.6611 ha per square kilometre 0.1793 ha per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.3396 ha per square kilometre 0.4271 ha per square kilometre 0.0875 ha per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 0.2813 ha per square kilometre 0.4406 ha per square kilometre 0.1593 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, Chile or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.4435 ha per square kilometre against 0.2918 ha per square kilometre in Chile as of 2023.
What is the difference in wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre between Chile and South Africa?
0.1517 ha per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Chile and South Africa rank globally for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre?
Chile ranks 66th 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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Indicator
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
111 places, 6,070 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.