Portugal vs South Africa: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre
Portugal
0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
95th
South Africa rank
93rd
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Portugal
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 95th and South Africa ranks 93rd of 184 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0272 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0172 1000 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.0268 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.0262 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.016 1000 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.0229 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, per square kilometre, Portugal or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land — area, per square kilometre between Portugal and South Africa?
- 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and South Africa rank globally for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Portugal ranks 95th 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.