Malawi vs Sao Tome and Principe: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre
Malawi
0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
15th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
16th
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Malawi
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Malawi ranks 15th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 16th of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.036 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0183 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 0.0219 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 0.0231 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0324 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 0.0266 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0301 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 0.0345 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0353 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0396 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.0452 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0449 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area, per square kilometre, Malawi or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Malawi, at 0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cropland — area, per square kilometre between Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 15th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 16th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cropland — 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
Cropland — 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.