Samoa vs Sao Tome and Principe: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre
Samoa
0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa rank
130th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
127th
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Samoa
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre in Samoa, a difference of 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 130th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 127th of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 5 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1970s | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1980s | 0.006 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0063 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 0.0071 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, per square kilometre, Samoa or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land — area, per square kilometre between Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Samoa ranks 130th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 127th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Arable land — Area, 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
Arable land — Area 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.