South Africa vs Zimbabwe: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre
South Africa
0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa rank
113th
Zimbabwe rank
111th
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre over time
- South Africa
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 113th and Zimbabwe ranks 111th of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0072 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area, per square kilometre, South Africa or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cropland — area, per square kilometre between South Africa and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Zimbabwe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Zimbabwe rank globally for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 113th and Zimbabwe ranks 111th 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.
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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.