Sao Tome and Principe vs Trinidad and Tobago: Arable land use per person

Sao Tome and Principe
0.0173 hectares per person
in 2023
Trinidad and Tobago
0.0183 hectares per person
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe rank
179th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
176th

Arable land use per person over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Trinidad and Tobago
00.020.040.06196119922023

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 0.0183 hectares per person against 0.0173 hectares per person in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.001 hectares per person.

That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 179th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 176th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 2 and Trinidad and Tobago in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0139 hectares per person 0.0617 hectares per person 0.0478 hectares per person Trinidad and Tobago
1970s 0.0116 hectares per person 0.0612 hectares per person 0.0495 hectares per person Trinidad and Tobago
1980s 0.0137 hectares per person 0.0349 hectares per person 0.0213 hectares per person Trinidad and Tobago
1990s 0.0258 hectares per person 0.0296 hectares per person 0.0038 hectares per person Trinidad and Tobago
2000s 0.0377 hectares per person 0.0209 hectares per person 0.0167 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 0.0213 hectares per person 0.0186 hectares per person 0.0028 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 0.0179 hectares per person 0.0183 hectares per person 0.0004 hectares per person Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land use per person, Sao Tome and Principe or Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago, at 0.0183 hectares per person against 0.0173 hectares per person in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land use per person between Sao Tome and Principe and Trinidad and Tobago?
0.001 hectares per person, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Trinidad and Tobago?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for arable land use per person?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 179th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 176th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arable land use per person
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.