Australia vs South Africa: Changes in inventories (current US$), per square kilometre

Australia
1,533 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
1,436 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
84th
South Africa rank
87th

Changes in inventories (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Australia
  • South Africa
-4.0k-2.0k02.0k4.0k6.0k196119922023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 1,533 current US$ per square kilometre against 1,436 current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 97 current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 19 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Australia ranks 84th and South Africa ranks 87th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 41.7 current US$ per square kilometre 272.23 current US$ per square kilometre 230.54 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 82.35 current US$ per square kilometre 126.13 current US$ per square kilometre 43.78 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 87.03 current US$ per square kilometre 156.87 current US$ per square kilometre 69.84 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 221.1 current US$ per square kilometre 384.7 current US$ per square kilometre 163.59 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 109.23 current US$ per square kilometre 1,066 current US$ per square kilometre 956.58 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 147.37 current US$ per square kilometre 1,205 current US$ per square kilometre 1,058 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 690.1 current US$ per square kilometre 360.87 current US$ per square kilometre 329.23 current US$ per square kilometre Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher changes in inventories (current us$), per square kilometre, Australia or South Africa?
Australia, at 1,533 current US$ per square kilometre against 1,436 current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in changes in inventories (current us$), per square kilometre between Australia and South Africa?
97 current US$ per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and South Africa rank globally for changes in inventories (current us$), per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 84th and South Africa ranks 87th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Changes in inventories (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Changes in inventories (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
183 places, 7,455 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Changes in inventories (current US$) 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.