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