Japan vs South Africa: Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Japan
0.6355 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.4435 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
60th
South Africa rank
63rd
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- South Africa
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.6355 ha per square kilometre against 0.4435 ha per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.192 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 60th and South Africa ranks 63rd of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | 0.1048 ha per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.3253 ha per square kilometre | 1.59 ha per square kilometre | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.6629 ha per square kilometre | 1.55 ha per square kilometre | 0.8822 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.5067 ha per square kilometre | 0.9378 ha per square kilometre | 0.4311 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.568 ha per square kilometre | 0.6611 ha per square kilometre | 0.0931 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.5799 ha per square kilometre | 0.4271 ha per square kilometre | 0.1528 ha per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.6115 ha per square kilometre | 0.4406 ha per square kilometre | 0.1709 ha per square kilometre | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre, Japan or South Africa?
- Japan, at 0.6355 ha per square kilometre against 0.4435 ha per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre between Japan and South Africa?
- 0.192 ha per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and South Africa rank globally for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 60th 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.