China vs Sao Tome and Principe: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre
China
0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
0.0076 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
21st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
23rd
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre over time
- China
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
China currently reports 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0076 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
China ranks 21st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 23rd of 162 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0054 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0075 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 0.0076 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | China |
| 2020s | 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0076 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre, China or Sao Tome and Principe?
- China, at 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0076 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre between China and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 21st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 23rd of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.