Afghanistan vs South Africa: Milk production, per square kilometre

Afghanistan
3.4 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
3.14 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
101st
South Africa rank
104th

Milk production, per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • South Africa
1234196119922023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 3.4 tonnes per square kilometre against 3.14 tonnes per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.26 tonnes per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 101st and South Africa ranks 104th of 185 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre 2.13 tonnes per square kilometre 1.03 tonnes per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 1.21 tonnes per square kilometre 2.15 tonnes per square kilometre 0.9481 tonnes per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 1.11 tonnes per square kilometre 1.97 tonnes per square kilometre 0.8649 tonnes per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 2.03 tonnes per square kilometre 2.18 tonnes per square kilometre 0.1488 tonnes per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 2.56 tonnes per square kilometre 2.29 tonnes per square kilometre 0.2773 tonnes per square kilometre Afghanistan
2010s 3.11 tonnes per square kilometre 2.84 tonnes per square kilometre 0.2791 tonnes per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 3.36 tonnes per square kilometre 3.14 tonnes per square kilometre 0.2177 tonnes per square kilometre Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher milk production, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or South Africa?
Afghanistan, at 3.4 tonnes per square kilometre against 3.14 tonnes per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in milk production, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and South Africa?
0.26 tonnes per square kilometre, with Afghanistan 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 milk production, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 101st and South Africa ranks 104th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Milk production, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Milk production, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
185 places, 10,581 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Milk 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.