Japan vs Sao Tome and Principe: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre
Japan
0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
0.0076 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
22nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
23rd
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0076 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Japan ranks 22nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 23rd of 162 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 0.0076 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0075 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.0075 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0076 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre, Japan or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Japan, at 0.0078 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 Japan and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 22nd 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.
Individual pages
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.