Kiribati vs Sao Tome and Principe: Land area — Area

Kiribati
81.1 1000 ha
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
96 1000 ha
in 2024
Kiribati rank
182nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
180th

Land area — Area over time

  • Kiribati
  • Sao Tome and Principe
020406080100196119922024

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 96 1000 ha against 81.1 1000 ha in Kiribati, a difference of 14.9 1000 ha.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Kiribati's.

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

Kiribati ranks 182nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 180th of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1960s 81 1000 ha 96 1000 ha 15 1000 ha Sao Tome and Principe
1970s 81 1000 ha 96 1000 ha 15 1000 ha Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 81 1000 ha 96 1000 ha 15 1000 ha Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 81 1000 ha 96 1000 ha 15 1000 ha Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 81 1000 ha 96 1000 ha 15 1000 ha Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 81 1000 ha 96 1000 ha 15 1000 ha Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 81.04 1000 ha 96 1000 ha 14.96 1000 ha Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area — area, Kiribati or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 96 1000 ha against 81.1 1000 ha in Kiribati as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area — area between Kiribati and Sao Tome and Principe?
14.9 1000 ha, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Sao Tome and Principe?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Kiribati and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for land area — area?
Kiribati ranks 182nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 180th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land area — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land area — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
284 places, 16,501 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.