Eswatini vs South Africa: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre
Eswatini
0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Eswatini rank
91st
South Africa rank
93rd
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Eswatini
- South Africa
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Eswatini ranks 91st and South Africa ranks 93rd of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, per square kilometre, Eswatini or South Africa?
- Eswatini, at 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land — area, per square kilometre between Eswatini and South Africa?
- 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Eswatini and South Africa rank globally for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Eswatini ranks 91st and South Africa ranks 93rd of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Arable land — 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
Arable land — 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.