Sao Tome and Principe vs Timor-Leste: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use
Sao Tome and Principe
2 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Timor-Leste
2.11 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
119th
Timor-Leste rank
117th
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 2.11 tonnes per hectare against 2 tonnes per hectare in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.11 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 119th and Timor-Leste ranks 117th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 6 and Timor-Leste in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 0.1936 tonnes per hectare | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 0.1314 tonnes per hectare | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 0.2214 tonnes per hectare | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 0.2819 tonnes per hectare | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 0.5438 tonnes per hectare | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 2 tonnes per hectare | 2.51 tonnes per hectare | 0.5081 tonnes per hectare | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 2 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 0.0048 tonnes per hectare | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. fertilizer use, Sao Tome and Principe or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 2.11 tonnes per hectare against 2 tonnes per hectare in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. fertilizer use between Sao Tome and Principe and Timor-Leste?
- 0.11 tonnes per hectare, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Timor-Leste?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Timor-Leste rank globally for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 119th and Timor-Leste ranks 117th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.