South Africa vs Switzerland: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre
South Africa
0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa rank
93rd
Switzerland rank
92nd
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre over time
- South Africa
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
South Africa ranks 93rd and Switzerland ranks 92nd of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, per square kilometre, South Africa or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.01 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 South Africa and Switzerland?
- 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Switzerland rank globally for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 93rd and Switzerland ranks 92nd 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.