Sao Tome and Principe vs Sweden: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Sao Tome and Principe
1.04 percent
in 2023
Sweden
1.11 percent
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe rank
187th
Sweden rank
186th
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.11 percent against 1.04 percent in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.07 percent.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 187th and Sweden ranks 186th of 209 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.04 percent | 1.68 percent | 0.6422 percent | Sweden |
| 1970s | 1.04 percent | 1.76 percent | 0.72 percent | Sweden |
| 1980s | 1.04 percent | 1.56 percent | 0.521 percent | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1.04 percent | 1.28 percent | 0.236 percent | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.04 percent | 1.13 percent | 0.089 percent | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.04 percent | 1.1 percent | 0.059 percent | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.04 percent | 1.13 percent | 0.0925 percent | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Sao Tome and Principe or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.11 percent against 1.04 percent in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Sao Tome and Principe and Sweden?
- 0.07 percent, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Sweden?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Sweden rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 187th and Sweden ranks 186th 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).