Which has higher agricultural land use, Reunion or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 43,000 hectares against 41,627 hectares in Reunion as of 2023.

What is the difference in agricultural land use between Reunion and Sao Tome and Principe?

1,373 hectares, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Reunion and Sao Tome and Principe?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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 Agricultural land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Reunion vs Sao Tome and Principe: Agricultural land use

Reunion

41,627 hectares

in 2023

Sao Tome and Principe

43,000 hectares

in 2023

Reunion rank

180th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

178th

Agricultural land use over time

Reunion
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 43,000 hectares against 41,627 hectares in Reunion, a difference of 1,373 hectares.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Reunion ahead.

Reunion ranks 180th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 178th of 227 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Reunion averaged higher in 6 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Reunion	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1960s	61,333 hectares	35,556 hectares	25,778 hectares	Reunion
1970s	57,400 hectares	36,900 hectares	20,500 hectares	Reunion
1980s	64,100 hectares	32,100 hectares	32,000 hectares	Reunion
1990s	53,800 hectares	29,900 hectares	23,900 hectares	Reunion
2000s	48,300 hectares	34,900 hectares	13,400 hectares	Reunion
2010s	48,678 hectares	37,600 hectares	11,078 hectares	Reunion
2020s	42,205 hectares	42,750 hectares	544.75 hectares	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land use, Reunion or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 43,000 hectares against 41,627 hectares in Reunion as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural land use between Reunion and Sao Tome and Principe?: 1,373 hectares, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Reunion and Sao Tome and Principe?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Reunion and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for agricultural land use?: Reunion ranks 180th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 178th of 227 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 Agricultural land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Agricultural land use
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 228 places, 13,212 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Land used for cultivation of crops and animal husbandry. The total of areas under cropland and permanent meadows and pastures.