How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Sao Tome and Principe?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Algeria vs Sao Tome and Principe: Cropland — Area per capita

Algeria

0.18 ha/cap

in 2024

Sao Tome and Principe

0.18 ha/cap

in 2024

Algeria rank

94th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

94th

Cropland — Area per capita over time

Algeria
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 0.18 ha/cap against 0.18 ha/cap in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0 ha/cap.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 94th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 94th of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 6 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.55 ha/cap	0.48 ha/cap	0.07 ha/cap	Algeria
1970s	0.467 ha/cap	0.416 ha/cap	0.051 ha/cap	Algeria
1980s	0.35 ha/cap	0.29 ha/cap	0.06 ha/cap	Algeria
1990s	0.287 ha/cap	0.218 ha/cap	0.069 ha/cap	Algeria
2000s	0.253 ha/cap	0.213 ha/cap	0.04 ha/cap	Algeria
2010s	0.214 ha/cap	0.192 ha/cap	0.022 ha/cap	Algeria
2020s	0.186 ha/cap	0.19 ha/cap	0.004 ha/cap	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Algeria or Sao Tome and Principe?: Algeria, at 0.18 ha/cap against 0.18 ha/cap in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Algeria and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0 ha/cap, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Sao Tome and Principe?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for cropland — area per capita?: Algeria ranks 94th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 94th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland — Area per capita
Unit: ha/cap
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 266 places, 15,610 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.