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

South Africa
0.0181 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
0.0248 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa rank
47th
United Kingdom rank
44th

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

  • South Africa
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.0248 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.0181 tonnes per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0067 tonnes per square kilometre.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.4 times South Africa's.

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

South Africa ranks 47th and United Kingdom ranks 44th of 189 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 0 tonnes per square kilometre 0 tonnes per square kilometre 0 tonnes per square kilometre
1970s 0.0012 tonnes per square kilometre 0 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0012 tonnes per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 0.0083 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0008 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0075 tonnes per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 0.0152 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0079 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0073 tonnes per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.0373 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0136 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0236 tonnes per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.0058 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0174 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0116 tonnes per square kilometre United Kingdom
2020s 0.0183 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0258 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0075 tonnes per square kilometre United Kingdom

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, South Africa or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 0.0248 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 South Africa and United Kingdom?
0.0067 tonnes per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and United Kingdom?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do South Africa and United Kingdom rank globally for soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre?
South Africa ranks 47th and United Kingdom ranks 44th 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.