Cuba vs Sao Tome and Principe: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

Cuba
4.61
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
3.15
in 2023
Cuba rank
1st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
4th

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops over time

  • Cuba
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Cuba currently reports 4.61 against 3.15 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 1.46.

That makes Cuba's figure about 1.5 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Cuba ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 4th of 163 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1960s 1.43 0.9865 0.4411 Cuba
1970s 1.76 1.13 0.6256 Cuba
1980s 1.58 2.19 0.6131 Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 2.32 3.82 1.5 Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 2.13 4.99 2.86 Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 2.12 3.65 1.54 Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 3.35 3.25 0.097 Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops, Cuba or Sao Tome and Principe?
Cuba, at 4.61 against 3.15 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Cuba and Sao Tome and Principe?
1.46, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Sao Tome and Principe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Cuba and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
Cuba ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 4th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).