Afghanistan vs South Africa: Cropland — Area per capita

Afghanistan
0.19 ha/cap
in 2024
South Africa
0.19 ha/cap
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
102nd
South Africa rank
102nd

Cropland — Area per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • South Africa
0.20.40.60.8196119922024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.19 ha/cap against 0.19 ha/cap in South Africa, a difference of 0 ha/cap.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 102nd and South Africa ranks 102nd of 250 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7878 ha/cap 0.6478 ha/cap 0.14 ha/cap Afghanistan
1970s 0.642 ha/cap 0.498 ha/cap 0.144 ha/cap Afghanistan
1980s 0.697 ha/cap 0.373 ha/cap 0.324 ha/cap Afghanistan
1990s 0.505 ha/cap 0.312 ha/cap 0.193 ha/cap Afghanistan
2000s 0.335 ha/cap 0.276 ha/cap 0.059 ha/cap Afghanistan
2010s 0.241 ha/cap 0.224 ha/cap 0.017 ha/cap Afghanistan
2020s 0.2 ha/cap 0.198 ha/cap 0.002 ha/cap Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Afghanistan or South Africa?
Afghanistan, at 0.19 ha/cap against 0.19 ha/cap in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Afghanistan and South Africa?
0 ha/cap, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and South Africa rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 102nd and South Africa ranks 102nd of 250 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cropland — Area per capita
Unit
ha/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
280 places, 16,444 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.