Ecuador vs South Africa: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre
Ecuador
0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Ecuador rank
116th
South Africa rank
113th
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Ecuador
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Ecuador ranks 116th and South Africa ranks 113th of 185 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0102 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 cropland — area, per square kilometre, Ecuador or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cropland — area, per square kilometre between Ecuador and South Africa?
- 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and South Africa rank globally for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- Ecuador ranks 116th and South Africa ranks 113th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Cropland — 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.