Sao Tome and Principe vs United States: Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Agricultural land — Share in Land area over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- United States
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 46.11 % against 46.08 % in United States, a difference of 0.03 %.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 90th and United States ranks 91st of 255 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.04 % | 47.92 % | 10.88 % | United States |
| 1970s | 38.44 % | 47.17 % | 8.74 % | United States |
| 1980s | 33.44 % | 46.89 % | 13.45 % | United States |
| 1990s | 31.15 % | 45.89 % | 14.75 % | United States |
| 2000s | 36.36 % | 45.19 % | 8.83 % | United States |
| 2010s | 40.66 % | 46.37 % | 5.71 % | United States |
| 2020s | 46.02 % | 46.16 % | 0.14 % | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — share in land area, Sao Tome and Principe or United States?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 46.11 % against 46.08 % in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — share in land area between Sao Tome and Principe and United States?
- 0.03 %, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and United States rank globally for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 90th and United States ranks 91st of 255 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.