El Salvador vs Sao Tome and Principe: Agricultural land per capita
El Salvador
0.1895 hectares per capita
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
0.1862 hectares per capita
in 2023
El Salvador rank
151st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
152nd
Agricultural land per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.1895 hectares per capita against 0.1862 hectares per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0033 hectares per capita.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
El Salvador ranks 151st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 152nd of 226 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3855 hectares per capita | 0.4942 hectares per capita | 0.1087 hectares per capita | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 0.3039 hectares per capita | 0.4297 hectares per capita | 0.1258 hectares per capita | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 0.2583 hectares per capita | 0.2987 hectares per capita | 0.0404 hectares per capita | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 0.2243 hectares per capita | 0.2244 hectares per capita | 0.0001 hectares per capita | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 0.2086 hectares per capita | 0.2195 hectares per capita | 0.0109 hectares per capita | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 0.1971 hectares per capita | 0.1894 hectares per capita | 0.0077 hectares per capita | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.1907 hectares per capita | 0.1908 hectares per capita | 0.0001 hectares per capita | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, El Salvador or Sao Tome and Principe?
- El Salvador, at 0.1895 hectares per capita against 0.1862 hectares per capita in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0033 hectares per capita, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 151st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 152nd of 226 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.