Ireland vs South Africa: Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre

Ireland
0.0145 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0181 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
50th
South Africa rank
47th

Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre over time

  • Ireland
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0181 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.0145 tonnes per square kilometre in Ireland, a difference of 0.0036 tonnes per square kilometre.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Ireland's.

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

Ireland ranks 50th and South Africa ranks 47th of 189 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0 tonnes per square kilometre 0 tonnes per square kilometre 0 tonnes per square kilometre
1970s 0 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0012 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0012 tonnes per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 0 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0083 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0083 tonnes per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 0 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0152 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0152 tonnes per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.0044 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0373 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0329 tonnes per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.0145 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0058 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0087 tonnes per square kilometre Ireland
2020s 0.0109 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0183 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0075 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, Ireland or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0181 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.0145 tonnes per square kilometre in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre between Ireland and South Africa?
0.0036 tonnes per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ireland and South Africa rank globally for soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre?
Ireland ranks 50th 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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Indicator
Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 9,521 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.