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Eritrea vs Sao Tome and Principe: Cropland per person over the long-term

Eritrea
0.1763 hectares per person
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
0.1771 hectares per person
in 2025
Eritrea rank
91st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
89th

Cropland per person over the long-term over time

  • Eritrea
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0.20.30.40.5100015122025

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.1771 hectares per person against 0.1763 hectares per person in Eritrea, a difference of 0.0008 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Eritrea ranks 91st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 89th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 38.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1000s 0.3736 hectares per person 0.5269 hectares per person 0.1533 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe
1100s 0.372 hectares per person 0.5272 hectares per person 0.1551 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe
1200s 0.3704 hectares per person 0.5274 hectares per person 0.157 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe
1300s 0.3688 hectares per person 0.5276 hectares per person 0.1588 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe
1400s 0.3672 hectares per person 0.5279 hectares per person 0.1607 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe
1500s 0.3655 hectares per person 0.5281 hectares per person 0.1625 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe
1600s 0.3639 hectares per person 0.5283 hectares per person 0.1644 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe
1700s 0.3622 hectares per person 0.5286 hectares per person 0.1663 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe
1710s 0.362 hectares per person 0.5286 hectares per person 0.1665 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe
1720s 0.3619 hectares per person 0.5286 hectares per person 0.1667 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe
1730s 0.3617 hectares per person 0.5286 hectares per person 0.1669 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe
1740s 0.3615 hectares per person 0.5286 hectares per person 0.1671 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe
1750s 0.3614 hectares per person 0.5287 hectares per person 0.1673 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe
1760s 0.3612 hectares per person 0.5287 hectares per person 0.1675 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe
1770s 0.361 hectares per person 0.5287 hectares per person 0.1677 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe
1780s 0.3609 hectares per person 0.5287 hectares per person 0.1679 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe
1790s 0.3607 hectares per person 0.5288 hectares per person 0.1681 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe
1800s 0.3605 hectares per person 0.5288 hectares per person 0.1683 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe
1810s 0.3604 hectares per person 0.5288 hectares per person 0.1685 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe
1820s 0.3602 hectares per person 0.5288 hectares per person 0.1687 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe
1830s 0.36 hectares per person 0.5289 hectares per person 0.1688 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe
1840s 0.3598 hectares per person 0.5289 hectares per person 0.169 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe
1850s 0.3597 hectares per person 0.5289 hectares per person 0.1692 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe
1860s 0.3595 hectares per person 0.5289 hectares per person 0.1694 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe
1870s 0.3593 hectares per person 0.529 hectares per person 0.1696 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe
1880s 0.3592 hectares per person 0.529 hectares per person 0.1698 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe
1890s 0.359 hectares per person 0.529 hectares per person 0.17 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe
1900s 0.3588 hectares per person 0.529 hectares per person 0.1702 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe
1910s 0.3586 hectares per person 0.529 hectares per person 0.1704 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe
1920s 0.3585 hectares per person 0.5291 hectares per person 0.1706 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe
1930s 0.3583 hectares per person 0.529 hectares per person 0.1707 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe
1940s 0.3581 hectares per person 0.5291 hectares per person 0.171 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe
1950s 0.3579 hectares per person 0.5291 hectares per person 0.1713 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe
1960s 0.3037 hectares per person 0.5213 hectares per person 0.2175 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe
1970s 0.3157 hectares per person 0.4375 hectares per person 0.1218 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 0.2558 hectares per person 0.3037 hectares per person 0.0478 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 0.201 hectares per person 0.2316 hectares per person 0.0306 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 0.1903 hectares per person 0.2213 hectares per person 0.0311 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 0.2018 hectares per person 0.1887 hectares per person 0.0131 hectares per person Eritrea
2020s 0.1847 hectares per person 0.1833 hectares per person 0.0014 hectares per person Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland per person over the long-term, Eritrea or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.1771 hectares per person against 0.1763 hectares per person in Eritrea as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Eritrea and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.0008 hectares per person, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sao Tome and Principe?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Eritrea and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for cropland per person over the long-term?
Eritrea ranks 91st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 89th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cropland per person over the long-term
Unit
hectares per person
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
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Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.