Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) vs Sao Tome and Principe: Cropland — Share in Land area

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
11.17 %
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
45.06 %
in 2024
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank
18th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
18th

Cropland — Share in Land area over time

  • Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
  • Sao Tome and Principe
1020304050196119922024

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 45.06 % against 11.17 % in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), a difference of 33.89 %.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 4.0 times Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)'s.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 18th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 18th of 31 groups.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1960s 6.16 % 36 % 29.84 % Sao Tome and Principe
1970s 6.55 % 37.4 % 30.84 % Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 6.94 % 32.4 % 25.46 % Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 7.68 % 30.11 % 22.43 % Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 8.64 % 35.32 % 26.68 % Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 10.24 % 39.62 % 29.38 % Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 11.06 % 44.97 % 33.91 % Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — share in land area, Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 45.06 % against 11.17 % in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland — share in land area between Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) and Sao Tome and Principe?
33.89 %, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) and Sao Tome and Principe?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for cropland — share in land area?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 18th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 18th of 31 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — 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

Indicator
Cropland — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 15,866 data points, 1961–2024
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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.