Portugal vs Sao Tome and Principe: FAO projections of arable land, per capita

Portugal
0.1709 hectares per person
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
0.1819 hectares per person
in 2023
Portugal rank
92nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
89th

FAO projections of arable land, per capita over time

  • Portugal
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0.20.30.40.5196119922023

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.1819 hectares per person against 0.1709 hectares per person in Portugal, a difference of 0.011 hectares per person.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Portugal ranks 92nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 89th of 208 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3427 hectares per person 0.4804 hectares per person 0.1377 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe
1970s 0.345 hectares per person 0.4181 hectares per person 0.0731 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 0.3168 hectares per person 0.2895 hectares per person 0.0272 hectares per person Portugal
1990s 0.2825 hectares per person 0.2169 hectares per person 0.0656 hectares per person Portugal
2000s 0.2073 hectares per person 0.2132 hectares per person 0.0059 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 0.1749 hectares per person 0.1844 hectares per person 0.0094 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 0.1747 hectares per person 0.1863 hectares per person 0.0116 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fao projections of arable land, per capita, Portugal or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.1819 hectares per person against 0.1709 hectares per person in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in fao projections of arable land, per capita between Portugal and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.011 hectares per person, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sao Tome and Principe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for fao projections of arable land, per capita?
Portugal ranks 92nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 89th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as FAO projections of arable land, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
FAO projections of arable land, per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
208 places, 11,968 data points, 1961–2023
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FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.