Sao Tome and Principe vs Thailand: Cropland — Share in Land area
Cropland — Share in Land area over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Thailand
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 45.06 % against 42.23 % in Thailand, a difference of 2.83 %.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 18th and Thailand ranks 20th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36 % | 24.56 % | 11.43 % | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 37.4 % | 31.58 % | 5.81 % | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 32.4 % | 38.39 % | 5.99 % | Thailand |
| 1990s | 30.11 % | 40.44 % | 10.34 % | Thailand |
| 2000s | 35.32 % | 41.73 % | 6.41 % | Thailand |
| 2010s | 39.62 % | 43 % | 3.38 % | Thailand |
| 2020s | 44.97 % | 42.7 % | 2.26 % | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — share in land area, Sao Tome and Principe or Thailand?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 45.06 % against 42.23 % in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — share in land area between Sao Tome and Principe and Thailand?
- 2.83 %, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Thailand?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Thailand rank globally for cropland — share in land area?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 18th and Thailand ranks 20th of 217 countries.
- 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
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.