Benin vs Sao Tome and Principe: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Benin
18.5%
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
22.9%
in 2023
Benin rank
6th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
3rd
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Benin
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 22.9% against 18.5% in Benin, a difference of 4.4%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 6th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 3rd of 225 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.2% | 4.1% | 19.1% | Benin |
| 1980s | 14.5% | -13.0% | 27.5% | Benin |
| 1990s | 21.3% | -6.1% | 27.4% | Benin |
| 2000s | 34.3% | 17.3% | 17.0% | Benin |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 8.0% | 8.5% | Benin |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 24.9% | 0.7% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Benin or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 22.9% against 18.5% in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Benin and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 4.4%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Benin ranks 6th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 3rd of 225 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 Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.