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

Sao Tome and Principe
3.15
in 2023
Tonga
2.61
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe rank
4th
Tonga rank
6th

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

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 3.15 against 2.61 in Tonga, a difference of 0.54.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Tonga's.

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

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 4th and Tonga ranks 6th of 163 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 5 and Tonga in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Tonga Difference Ahead
1960s 0.9865 1.2 0.2134 Tonga
1970s 1.13 1.38 0.2465 Tonga
1980s 2.19 1.78 0.4138 Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 3.82 2.08 1.74 Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 4.99 1.93 3.06 Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 3.65 2.22 1.44 Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 3.25 2.64 0.6108 Sao Tome and Principe

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, Sao Tome and Principe or Tonga?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 3.15 against 2.61 in Tonga as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Sao Tome and Principe and Tonga?
0.54, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Tonga?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Tonga rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 4th and Tonga ranks 6th 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).