Indonesia vs South Africa: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre
Indonesia
0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Indonesia rank
94th
South Africa rank
93rd
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Indonesia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre in Indonesia, a difference of 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Indonesia ranks 94th and South Africa ranks 93rd of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, per square kilometre, Indonesia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre in Indonesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land — area, per square kilometre between Indonesia and South Africa?
- 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Indonesia and South Africa rank globally for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Indonesia ranks 94th 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.