New Zealand vs South Africa: Wheat — Production, per square kilometre
New Zealand
1.49 t per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
1.69 t per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
63rd
South Africa rank
62nd
Wheat — Production, per square kilometre over time
- New Zealand
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 1.69 t per square kilometre against 1.49 t per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.2 t per square kilometre.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 63rd 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 | 1.17 t per square kilometre | 0.7657 t per square kilometre | 0.4076 t per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1.19 t per square kilometre | 1.48 t per square kilometre | 0.2901 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 1.1 t per square kilometre | 1.91 t per square kilometre | 0.8098 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.9427 t per square kilometre | 1.63 t per square kilometre | 0.6847 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1.23 t per square kilometre | 1.7 t per square kilometre | 0.4689 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.6 t per square kilometre | 1.42 t per square kilometre | 0.182 t per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1.59 t per square kilometre | 1.77 t per square kilometre | 0.1788 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wheat — production, per square kilometre, New Zealand or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 1.69 t per square kilometre against 1.49 t per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in wheat — production, per square kilometre between New Zealand and South Africa?
- 0.2 t per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and South Africa rank globally for wheat — production, per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 63rd and South Africa ranks 62nd of 110 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Wheat — Production, 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 — Production 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.