Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha vs South America: Cropland — Area per capita

Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha
0.76 ha/cap
in 2024
South America
0.33 ha/cap
in 2024
Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha rank
11th
South America rank
9th

Cropland — Area per capita over time

  • Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha
  • South America
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How they compare

Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha currently reports 0.76 ha/cap against 0.33 ha/cap in South America, a difference of 0.43 ha/cap.

That makes Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha's figure about 2.3 times South America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South America ahead.

Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha ranks 11th and South America ranks 9th of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha averaged higher in 4 and South America in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha South America Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3644 ha/cap 0.4589 ha/cap 0.0944 ha/cap South America
1970s 0.33 ha/cap 0.435 ha/cap 0.105 ha/cap South America
1980s 0.303 ha/cap 0.424 ha/cap 0.121 ha/cap South America
1990s 0.491 ha/cap 0.335 ha/cap 0.156 ha/cap Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha
2000s 0.715 ha/cap 0.319 ha/cap 0.396 ha/cap Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha
2010s 0.736 ha/cap 0.33 ha/cap 0.406 ha/cap Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha
2020s 0.75 ha/cap 0.332 ha/cap 0.418 ha/cap Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha or South America?
Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha, at 0.76 ha/cap against 0.33 ha/cap in South America as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha and South America?
0.43 ha/cap, with Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha and South America?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha and South America rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha ranks 11th and South America ranks 9th of 216 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
266 places, 15,610 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.