Comoros vs South Africa: Agricultural land — Share in Land area

Comoros
78.91 %
in 2024
South Africa
79.42 %
in 2024
Comoros rank
10th
South Africa rank
8th

Agricultural land — Share in Land area over time

  • Comoros
  • South Africa
020406080196119922024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 79.42 % against 78.91 % in Comoros, a difference of 0.51 %.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Comoros ranks 10th and South Africa ranks 8th of 220 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 51.05 % 80.51 % 29.46 % South Africa
1970s 51.59 % 77.95 % 26.36 % South Africa
1980s 57.55 % 77.78 % 20.23 % South Africa
1990s 64.86 % 80.1 % 15.24 % South Africa
2000s 70.88 % 80.38 % 9.5 % South Africa
2010s 75.1 % 79.47 % 4.37 % South Africa
2020s 79.05 % 79.42 % 0.368 % South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — share in land area, Comoros or South Africa?
South Africa, at 79.42 % against 78.91 % in Comoros as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — share in land area between Comoros and South Africa?
0.51 %, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and South Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Comoros and South Africa rank globally for agricultural land — share in land area?
Comoros ranks 10th and South Africa ranks 8th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.