Afghanistan vs South Africa: FAO projections of arable land, per capita

Afghanistan
0.1958 hectares per person
in 2023
South Africa
0.1964 hectares per person
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
79th
South Africa rank
77th

FAO projections of arable land, per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • South Africa
0.20.40.60.8196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.1964 hectares per person against 0.1958 hectares per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0006 hectares per person.

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

Afghanistan ranks 79th and South Africa ranks 77th of 208 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.787 hectares per person 0.649 hectares per person 0.138 hectares per person Afghanistan
1970s 0.6421 hectares per person 0.4979 hectares per person 0.1442 hectares per person Afghanistan
1980s 0.6967 hectares per person 0.3727 hectares per person 0.324 hectares per person Afghanistan
1990s 0.5055 hectares per person 0.312 hectares per person 0.1935 hectares per person Afghanistan
2000s 0.3347 hectares per person 0.2759 hectares per person 0.0589 hectares per person Afghanistan
2010s 0.2413 hectares per person 0.2235 hectares per person 0.0178 hectares per person Afghanistan
2020s 0.2004 hectares per person 0.2005 hectares per person 0.0002 hectares per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fao projections of arable land, per capita, Afghanistan or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.1964 hectares per person against 0.1958 hectares per person in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in fao projections of arable land, per capita between Afghanistan and South Africa?
0.0006 hectares per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and South Africa rank globally for fao projections of arable land, per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 79th and South Africa ranks 77th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as FAO projections of arable land, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
FAO projections of arable land, per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
208 places, 11,968 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.