Laos vs South Africa: Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre
Laos
0.0217 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0181 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Laos rank
46th
South Africa rank
47th
Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre over time
- Laos
- South Africa
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0.0217 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.0181 tonnes per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0036 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 46th and South Africa ranks 47th of 189 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0058 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0058 tonnes per square kilometre | Laos |
| 1970s | 0.0074 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0012 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0061 tonnes per square kilometre | Laos |
| 1980s | 0.0074 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0083 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.001 tonnes per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0087 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0152 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0065 tonnes per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0169 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0373 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0204 tonnes per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.026 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0058 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0202 tonnes per square kilometre | Laos |
| 2020s | 0.0206 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0183 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0022 tonnes per square kilometre | Laos |
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, Laos or South Africa?
- Laos, at 0.0217 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.0181 tonnes per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre between Laos and South Africa?
- 0.0036 tonnes per square kilometre, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Laos and South Africa rank globally for soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre?
- Laos ranks 46th 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.