Madagascar vs South Africa: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita

Madagascar
0.0012 1000 ha per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0013 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Madagascar rank
26th
South Africa rank
24th

Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita over time

  • Madagascar
  • South Africa
0.0020.0040.006196119922024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0013 1000 ha per person against 0.0012 1000 ha per person in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0001 1000 ha per person.

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

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

Madagascar ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 24th of 176 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0057 1000 ha per person 0.0045 1000 ha per person 0.0012 1000 ha per person Madagascar
1970s 0.0043 1000 ha per person 0.0033 1000 ha per person 0.0011 1000 ha per person Madagascar
1980s 0.0032 1000 ha per person 0.0024 1000 ha per person 0.0008 1000 ha per person Madagascar
1990s 0.0024 1000 ha per person 0.0019 1000 ha per person 0.0005 1000 ha per person Madagascar
2000s 0.002 1000 ha per person 0.0017 1000 ha per person 0.0003 1000 ha per person Madagascar
2010s 0.0015 1000 ha per person 0.0015 1000 ha per person 0 1000 ha per person South Africa
2020s 0.0012 1000 ha per person 0.0013 1000 ha per person 0.0001 1000 ha per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita, Madagascar or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0013 1000 ha per person against 0.0012 1000 ha per person in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita between Madagascar and South Africa?
0.0001 1000 ha per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and South Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and South Africa rank globally for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita?
Madagascar ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 24th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita
Unit
1000 ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
179 places, 10,397 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.