Sint Maarten (Dutch part) vs Saint Martin (French part): Land area — Area

Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
3.4 1000 ha
in 2024
Saint Martin (French part)
5.3 1000 ha
in 2024
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank
223rd
Saint Martin (French part) rank
220th

Land area — Area over time

  • Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
  • Saint Martin (French part)
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How they compare

Saint Martin (French part) currently reports 5.3 1000 ha against 3.4 1000 ha in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), a difference of 1.9 1000 ha.

That makes Saint Martin (French part)'s figure about 1.6 times Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Saint Martin (French part) has been ahead every year.

Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 223rd and Saint Martin (French part) ranks 220th of 231 countries.

Saint Martin (French part) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sint Maarten (Dutch part) Saint Martin (French part) Difference Ahead
2010s 3.4 1000 ha 5 1000 ha 1.6 1000 ha Saint Martin (French part)
2020s 3.4 1000 ha 5.18 1000 ha 1.78 1000 ha Saint Martin (French part)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area — area, Sint Maarten (Dutch part) or Saint Martin (French part)?
Saint Martin (French part), at 5.3 1000 ha against 3.4 1000 ha in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area — area between Sint Maarten (Dutch part) and Saint Martin (French part)?
1.9 1000 ha, with Saint Martin (French part) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sint Maarten (Dutch part) and Saint Martin (French part)?
14 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Sint Maarten (Dutch part) and Saint Martin (French part) rank globally for land area — area?
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 223rd and Saint Martin (French part) ranks 220th 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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About this data

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.