Madagascar vs South Africa: Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita

Madagascar
1.2 hectares per person
in 2023
South Africa
1.33 hectares per person
in 2023
Madagascar rank
28th
South Africa rank
26th

Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita over time

  • Madagascar
  • South Africa
246196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.33 hectares per person against 1.2 hectares per person in Madagascar, a difference of 0.13 hectares per person.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 26th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 5.68 hectares per person 4.49 hectares per person 1.19 hectares per person Madagascar
1970s 4.34 hectares per person 3.25 hectares per person 1.09 hectares per person Madagascar
1980s 3.22 hectares per person 2.39 hectares per person 0.8369 hectares per person Madagascar
1990s 2.43 hectares per person 1.9 hectares per person 0.5332 hectares per person Madagascar
2000s 1.98 hectares per person 1.7 hectares per person 0.2772 hectares per person Madagascar
2010s 1.49 hectares per person 1.5 hectares per person 0.011 hectares per person South Africa
2020s 1.24 hectares per person 1.36 hectares per person 0.1146 hectares per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita, Madagascar or South Africa?
South Africa, at 1.33 hectares per person against 1.2 hectares per person in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita between Madagascar and South Africa?
0.13 hectares per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and South Africa rank globally for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
Madagascar ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 26th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
197 places, 11,286 data points, 1961–2023
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Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.