Micronesia (country) vs Sao Tome and Principe: Arable land

Micronesia (country)
0.0178 hectares per person
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
0.0173 hectares per person
in 2023
Micronesia (country) rank
178th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
179th

Arable land over time

  • Micronesia (country)
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0.010.020.030.04196119922023

How they compare

Micronesia (country) currently reports 0.0178 hectares per person against 0.0173 hectares per person in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0005 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Micronesia (country) ahead.

Micronesia (country) ranks 178th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 179th of 206 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Micronesia (country) averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Micronesia (country) Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1990s 0.023 hectares per person 0.0269 hectares per person 0.0039 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 0.0221 hectares per person 0.0377 hectares per person 0.0156 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 0.0184 hectares per person 0.0213 hectares per person 0.0029 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 0.0179 hectares per person 0.0179 hectares per person 0 hectares per person Micronesia (country)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Micronesia (country) or Sao Tome and Principe?
Micronesia (country), at 0.0178 hectares per person against 0.0173 hectares per person in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Micronesia (country) and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.0005 hectares per person, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia (country) and Sao Tome and Principe?
33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Micronesia (country) and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for arable land?
Micronesia (country) ranks 178th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 179th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares per person)
Unit
hectares per person
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 14,649 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.