Malaysia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Malaysia
0.87 percent
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
1.04 percent
in 2023
Malaysia rank
189th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
187th
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Malaysia
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 1.04 percent against 0.87 percent in Malaysia, a difference of 0.17 percent.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 189th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 187th of 209 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6967 percent | 1.04 percent | 0.3433 percent | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 0.755 percent | 1.04 percent | 0.285 percent | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 0.813 percent | 1.04 percent | 0.227 percent | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 0.86 percent | 1.04 percent | 0.18 percent | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 0.87 percent | 1.04 percent | 0.17 percent | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 0.87 percent | 1.04 percent | 0.17 percent | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 0.87 percent | 1.04 percent | 0.17 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, Malaysia or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 1.04 percent against 0.87 percent in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Malaysia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.17 percent, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Malaysia ranks 189th 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).