Laos vs Sao Tome and Principe: Forest land — Share in Land area
Forest land — Share in Land area over time
- Laos
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 57.56 % against 56.64 % in Laos, a difference of 0.92 %.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 50th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 48th of 249 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.71 % | 61.28 % | 0.425 % | Laos |
| 2000s | 60.12 % | 60.73 % | 0.609 % | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 58.17 % | 58.28 % | 0.107 % | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 56.94 % | 57.5 % | 0.562 % | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — share in land area, Laos or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 57.56 % against 56.64 % in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between Laos and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.92 %, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
- Laos ranks 50th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 48th of 249 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — 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.