Saudi Arabia vs South Africa: Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre
Saudi Arabia
0.081 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0794 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia rank
5th
South Africa rank
8th
Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Saudi Arabia
- South Africa
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.081 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0794 1000 ha per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 5th and South Africa ranks 8th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0401 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0805 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0404 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.0403 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0779 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0376 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0456 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0778 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0322 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0668 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0801 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0808 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0804 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.0808 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0795 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.0808 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0794 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agriculture — area, per square kilometre, Saudi Arabia or South Africa?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.081 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0794 1000 ha per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agriculture — area, per square kilometre between Saudi Arabia and South Africa?
- 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Saudi Arabia and South Africa rank globally for agriculture — area, per square kilometre?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 5th and South Africa ranks 8th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agriculture — Area 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.