China vs South Africa: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production, per square kilometre
China
1.65 t per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
1.53 t per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
58th
South Africa rank
61st
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production, per square kilometre over time
- China
- South Africa
How they compare
China currently reports 1.65 t per square kilometre against 1.53 t per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.12 t per square kilometre.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
China ranks 58th and South Africa ranks 61st of 168 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.059 t per square kilometre | 0.05 t per square kilometre | 0.009 t per square kilometre | China |
| 1970s | 0.0921 t per square kilometre | 0.1338 t per square kilometre | 0.0417 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.1729 t per square kilometre | 0.2485 t per square kilometre | 0.0756 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.5828 t per square kilometre | 0.4881 t per square kilometre | 0.0947 t per square kilometre | China |
| 2000s | 1.06 t per square kilometre | 0.8409 t per square kilometre | 0.2235 t per square kilometre | China |
| 2010s | 1.43 t per square kilometre | 1.36 t per square kilometre | 0.0721 t per square kilometre | China |
| 2020s | 1.63 t per square kilometre | 1.57 t per square kilometre | 0.061 t per square kilometre | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production, per square kilometre, China or South Africa?
- China, at 1.65 t per square kilometre against 1.53 t per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production, per square kilometre between China and South Africa?
- 0.12 t per square kilometre, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and South Africa rank globally for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — production, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 58th and South Africa ranks 61st of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production, 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
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production 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.