Australia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Arable land

Australia
4.0%
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
4.2%
in 2023
Australia rank
148th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
146th

Arable land over time

  • Australia
  • Sao Tome and Principe
246196119922023

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 4.2% against 4.0% in Australia, a difference of 0.2%.

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 2.3% 1.0% 1.2% Australia
1970s 2.1% 1.0% 1.0% Australia
1980s 2.5% 1.6% 1.0% Australia
1990s 2.4% 3.6% 1.2% Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 3.2% 6.2% 3.1% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 4.0% 4.4% 0.4% Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 4.0% 4.2% 0.1% Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Australia or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 4.2% against 4.0% in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Australia and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.2%, 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?
Australia ranks 148th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 146th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO electronic files and website, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (% of land area). 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 (% of land area)
Unit
% of land area
Source
FAO electronic files and website, 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, 14,832 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land 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.