Japan vs Sao Tome and Principe: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Japan
0.85 percent
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
1.04 percent
in 2023
Japan rank
190th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
187th
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Japan
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 1.04 percent against 0.85 percent in Japan, a difference of 0.19 percent.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 190th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 187th of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.67 percent | 1.04 percent | 1.63 percent | Japan |
| 1970s | 2.09 percent | 1.04 percent | 1.05 percent | Japan |
| 1980s | 1.76 percent | 1.04 percent | 0.721 percent | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.45 percent | 1.04 percent | 0.412 percent | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.08 percent | 1.04 percent | 0.041 percent | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.947 percent | 1.04 percent | 0.093 percent | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 0.85 percent | 1.04 percent | 0.19 percent | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Japan or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 1.04 percent against 0.85 percent in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Japan and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.19 percent, with Sao Tome and Principe 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 share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Japan ranks 190th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 187th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).