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

Peru
0.0234 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0181 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Peru rank
45th
South Africa rank
47th

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

  • Peru
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 0.0234 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.0181 tonnes per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0053 tonnes per square kilometre.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 45th and South Africa ranks 47th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0009 tonnes per square kilometre 0 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0009 tonnes per square kilometre Peru
1970s 0.0007 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0012 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0005 tonnes per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 0.0084 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0083 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0001 tonnes per square kilometre Peru
1990s 0.0068 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0152 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0084 tonnes per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.0245 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0373 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0127 tonnes per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.0226 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0058 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0168 tonnes per square kilometre Peru
2020s 0.0318 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0183 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0135 tonnes per square kilometre Peru

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, Peru or South Africa?
Peru, at 0.0234 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 Peru and South Africa?
0.0053 tonnes per square kilometre, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Peru and South Africa rank globally for soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre?
Peru ranks 45th 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.