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

Niger
0.0017 1000 ha per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0015 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Niger rank
22nd
South Africa rank
25th

Agricultural land — Area, per capita over time

  • Niger
  • South Africa
0.0020.0040.0060.008196119922024

How they compare

Niger currently reports 0.0017 1000 ha per person against 0.0015 1000 ha per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0002 1000 ha per person.

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

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

Niger ranks 22nd and South Africa ranks 25th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0078 1000 ha per person 0.0051 1000 ha per person 0.0027 1000 ha per person Niger
1970s 0.0058 1000 ha per person 0.0038 1000 ha per person 0.002 1000 ha per person Niger
1980s 0.0044 1000 ha per person 0.0028 1000 ha per person 0.0017 1000 ha per person Niger
1990s 0.0037 1000 ha per person 0.0022 1000 ha per person 0.0015 1000 ha per person Niger
2000s 0.003 1000 ha per person 0.002 1000 ha per person 0.001 1000 ha per person Niger
2010s 0.0023 1000 ha per person 0.0017 1000 ha per person 0.0006 1000 ha per person Niger
2020s 0.0018 1000 ha per person 0.0015 1000 ha per person 0.0003 1000 ha per person Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — area, per capita, Niger or South Africa?
Niger, at 0.0017 1000 ha per person against 0.0015 1000 ha per person in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — area, per capita between Niger and South Africa?
0.0002 1000 ha per person, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and South Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Niger and South Africa rank globally for agricultural land — area, per capita?
Niger ranks 22nd 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.