Colombia vs South Africa: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita

Colombia
0.0212 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
South Africa
0.0192 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Colombia rank
55th
South Africa rank
58th

Land use hidden — Land area, per capita over time

  • Colombia
  • South Africa
0.020.040.060.08196119922023

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.0212 Square kilometres per person against 0.0192 Square kilometres per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.002 Square kilometres per person.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Colombia ranks 55th and South Africa ranks 58th of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0614 Square kilometres per person 0.0637 Square kilometres per person 0.0023 Square kilometres per person South Africa
1970s 0.0482 Square kilometres per person 0.0481 Square kilometres per person 0.0001 Square kilometres per person Colombia
1980s 0.0385 Square kilometres per person 0.0355 Square kilometres per person 0.003 Square kilometres per person Colombia
1990s 0.0314 Square kilometres per person 0.0276 Square kilometres per person 0.0038 Square kilometres per person Colombia
2000s 0.0266 Square kilometres per person 0.0246 Square kilometres per person 0.002 Square kilometres per person Colombia
2010s 0.0236 Square kilometres per person 0.0217 Square kilometres per person 0.0019 Square kilometres per person Colombia
2020s 0.0216 Square kilometres per person 0.0196 Square kilometres per person 0.002 Square kilometres per person Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — land area, per capita, Colombia or South Africa?
Colombia, at 0.0212 Square kilometres per person against 0.0192 Square kilometres per person in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — land area, per capita between Colombia and South Africa?
0.002 Square kilometres per person, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Colombia and South Africa rank globally for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
Colombia ranks 55th and South Africa ranks 58th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita
Unit
Square kilometres per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 10,717 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.