Canada vs South Africa: Agricultural land — Area, per capita

Canada
0.0014 1000 ha per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0015 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Canada rank
28th
South Africa rank
25th

Agricultural land — Area, per capita over time

  • Canada
  • South Africa
0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0050.006196119922024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0015 1000 ha per person against 0.0014 1000 ha per person in Canada, a difference of 0.0001 1000 ha per person.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 25th of 186 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0032 1000 ha per person 0.0051 1000 ha per person 0.0019 1000 ha per person South Africa
1970s 0.0027 1000 ha per person 0.0038 1000 ha per person 0.001 1000 ha per person South Africa
1980s 0.0024 1000 ha per person 0.0028 1000 ha per person 0.0004 1000 ha per person South Africa
1990s 0.0021 1000 ha per person 0.0022 1000 ha per person 0.0001 1000 ha per person South Africa
2000s 0.0019 1000 ha per person 0.002 1000 ha per person 0.0001 1000 ha per person South Africa
2010s 0.0016 1000 ha per person 0.0017 1000 ha per person 0.0001 1000 ha per person South Africa
2020s 0.0015 1000 ha per person 0.0015 1000 ha per person 0.0001 1000 ha per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — area, per capita, Canada or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0015 1000 ha per person against 0.0014 1000 ha per person in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — area, per capita between Canada and South Africa?
0.0001 1000 ha per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Canada and South Africa rank globally for agricultural land — area, per capita?
Canada ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 25th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural land — Area, per capita
Unit
1000 ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 11,050 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Agricultural land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.