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

Iran
0.1941 hectares per person
in 2023
South Africa
0.1964 hectares per person
in 2023
Iran rank
80th
South Africa rank
77th

FAO projections of arable land, per capita over time

  • Iran
  • South Africa
0.20.40.60.8196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.1964 hectares per person against 0.1941 hectares per person in Iran, a difference of 0.0023 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Iran ranks 80th and South Africa ranks 77th of 208 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6191 hectares per person 0.649 hectares per person 0.0299 hectares per person South Africa
1970s 0.4881 hectares per person 0.4979 hectares per person 0.0098 hectares per person South Africa
1980s 0.3221 hectares per person 0.3727 hectares per person 0.0506 hectares per person South Africa
1990s 0.2915 hectares per person 0.312 hectares per person 0.0205 hectares per person South Africa
2000s 0.2472 hectares per person 0.2759 hectares per person 0.0287 hectares per person South Africa
2010s 0.2054 hectares per person 0.2235 hectares per person 0.0181 hectares per person South Africa
2020s 0.1974 hectares per person 0.2005 hectares per person 0.0032 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, Iran or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.1964 hectares per person against 0.1941 hectares per person in Iran as of 2023.
What is the difference in fao projections of arable land, per capita between Iran and South Africa?
0.0023 hectares per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iran and South Africa rank globally for fao projections of arable land, per capita?
Iran ranks 80th 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.