Colombia vs South Africa: Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre
Colombia
0.0171 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0181 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia rank
48th
South Africa rank
47th
Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre over time
- Colombia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0181 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.0171 tonnes per square kilometre in Colombia, a difference of 0.001 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Colombia ranks 48th and South Africa ranks 47th of 189 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0044 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0044 tonnes per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0.0048 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0012 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0035 tonnes per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 1980s | 0.0023 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0083 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.006 tonnes per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0123 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0152 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0028 tonnes per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0305 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0373 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0068 tonnes per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0208 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0058 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.015 tonnes per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.016 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0183 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0023 tonnes per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre, Colombia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.0181 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.0171 tonnes per square kilometre in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre between Colombia and South Africa?
- 0.001 tonnes per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and South Africa rank globally for soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre?
- Colombia ranks 48th and South Africa ranks 47th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, 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
Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel? 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.