Australia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre

Australia
4.03 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
4.17 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
148th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
146th

Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre over time

  • Australia
  • Sao Tome and Principe
246196119922023

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 4.17 hectares per square kilometre against 4.03 hectares per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 0.14 hectares per square kilometre.

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

Australia ranks 148th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 146th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1960s 2.29 hectares per square kilometre 1.04 hectares per square kilometre 1.24 hectares per square kilometre Australia
1970s 2.07 hectares per square kilometre 1.04 hectares per square kilometre 1.03 hectares per square kilometre Australia
1980s 2.52 hectares per square kilometre 1.56 hectares per square kilometre 0.9543 hectares per square kilometre Australia
1990s 2.43 hectares per square kilometre 3.65 hectares per square kilometre 1.22 hectares per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 3.19 hectares per square kilometre 6.25 hectares per square kilometre 3.06 hectares per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 3.98 hectares per square kilometre 4.38 hectares per square kilometre 0.3997 hectares per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 4.04 hectares per square kilometre 4.17 hectares per square kilometre 0.1312 hectares per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land (hectares), per square kilometre, Australia or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 4.17 hectares per square kilometre against 4.03 hectares per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land (hectares), per square kilometre between Australia and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.14 hectares per square kilometre, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sao Tome and Principe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for arable land (hectares), per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 148th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 146th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre
Unit
hectares per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (hectares) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.