South Africa vs Tunisia: Wheat — Area harvested

South Africa
505,300 ha
in 2024
Tunisia
536,000 ha
in 2024
South Africa rank
43rd
Tunisia rank
42nd

Wheat — Area harvested over time

  • South Africa
  • Tunisia
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922024

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 536,000 ha against 505,300 ha in South Africa, a difference of 30,700 ha.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 43rd and Tunisia ranks 42nd of 124 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 5 and Tunisia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Tunisia Difference Ahead
1960s 1.44 million ha 838,889 ha 598,000 ha South Africa
1970s 1.93 million ha 947,300 ha 979,800 ha South Africa
1980s 1.87 million ha 756,970 ha 1.12 million ha South Africa
1990s 1.14 million ha 875,819 ha 261,861 ha South Africa
2000s 801,950 ha 742,590 ha 59,360 ha South Africa
2010s 518,134 ha 644,988 ha 126,855 ha Tunisia
2020s 528,670 ha 532,200 ha 3,530 ha Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wheat — area harvested, South Africa or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 536,000 ha against 505,300 ha in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in wheat — area harvested between South Africa and Tunisia?
30,700 ha, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tunisia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do South Africa and Tunisia rank globally for wheat — area harvested?
South Africa ranks 43rd and Tunisia ranks 42nd of 124 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Wheat — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Wheat — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
164 places, 9,260 data points, 1961–2024
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