What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.0001 hectares per person, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

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.

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

Lesotho

0.177 hectares per person

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

0.1771 hectares per person

in 2025

Lesotho rank

90th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

89th

Cropland per person over the long-term over time

Lesotho
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.1771 hectares per person against 0.177 hectares per person in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0001 hectares per person.

Across all 108 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 90th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 89th of 202 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0 hectares per person	0.5269 hectares per person	0.5269 hectares per person	Sao Tome and Principe
1100s	0.4303 hectares per person	0.5272 hectares per person	0.0968 hectares per person	Sao Tome and Principe
1200s	0.4296 hectares per person	0.5274 hectares per person	0.0978 hectares per person	Sao Tome and Principe
1300s	0.4289 hectares per person	0.5276 hectares per person	0.0988 hectares per person	Sao Tome and Principe
1400s	0.4281 hectares per person	0.5279 hectares per person	0.0998 hectares per person	Sao Tome and Principe
1500s	0.4274 hectares per person	0.5281 hectares per person	0.1007 hectares per person	Sao Tome and Principe
1600s	0.4266 hectares per person	0.5283 hectares per person	0.1017 hectares per person	Sao Tome and Principe
1700s	0.4259 hectares per person	0.5286 hectares per person	0.1027 hectares per person	Sao Tome and Principe
1710s	0.4258 hectares per person	0.5286 hectares per person	0.1028 hectares per person	Sao Tome and Principe
1720s	0.4257 hectares per person	0.5286 hectares per person	0.1029 hectares per person	Sao Tome and Principe
1730s	0.4256 hectares per person	0.5286 hectares per person	0.103 hectares per person	Sao Tome and Principe
1740s	0.4256 hectares per person	0.5286 hectares per person	0.1031 hectares per person	Sao Tome and Principe
1750s	0.4255 hectares per person	0.5287 hectares per person	0.1032 hectares per person	Sao Tome and Principe
1760s	0.4254 hectares per person	0.5287 hectares per person	0.1033 hectares per person	Sao Tome and Principe
1770s	0.4253 hectares per person	0.5287 hectares per person	0.1034 hectares per person	Sao Tome and Principe
1780s	0.4253 hectares per person	0.5287 hectares per person	0.1035 hectares per person	Sao Tome and Principe
1790s	0.4252 hectares per person	0.5288 hectares per person	0.1036 hectares per person	Sao Tome and Principe
1800s	0.4251 hectares per person	0.5288 hectares per person	0.1037 hectares per person	Sao Tome and Principe
1810s	0.425 hectares per person	0.5288 hectares per person	0.1038 hectares per person	Sao Tome and Principe
1820s	0.425 hectares per person	0.5288 hectares per person	0.1039 hectares per person	Sao Tome and Principe
1830s	0.4249 hectares per person	0.5289 hectares per person	0.104 hectares per person	Sao Tome and Principe
1840s	0.4248 hectares per person	0.5289 hectares per person	0.1041 hectares per person	Sao Tome and Principe
1850s	0.4247 hectares per person	0.5289 hectares per person	0.1042 hectares per person	Sao Tome and Principe
1860s	0.4247 hectares per person	0.5289 hectares per person	0.1043 hectares per person	Sao Tome and Principe
1870s	0.4246 hectares per person	0.529 hectares per person	0.1044 hectares per person	Sao Tome and Principe
1880s	0.4245 hectares per person	0.529 hectares per person	0.1045 hectares per person	Sao Tome and Principe
1890s	0.4244 hectares per person	0.529 hectares per person	0.1046 hectares per person	Sao Tome and Principe
1900s	0.4244 hectares per person	0.529 hectares per person	0.1047 hectares per person	Sao Tome and Principe
1910s	0.4243 hectares per person	0.529 hectares per person	0.1048 hectares per person	Sao Tome and Principe
1920s	0.4242 hectares per person	0.5291 hectares per person	0.1049 hectares per person	Sao Tome and Principe
1930s	0.4241 hectares per person	0.529 hectares per person	0.1048 hectares per person	Sao Tome and Principe
1940s	0.4241 hectares per person	0.5291 hectares per person	0.105 hectares per person	Sao Tome and Principe
1950s	0.424 hectares per person	0.5291 hectares per person	0.1052 hectares per person	Sao Tome and Principe
1960s	0.3904 hectares per person	0.5213 hectares per person	0.1308 hectares per person	Sao Tome and Principe
1970s	0.3035 hectares per person	0.4375 hectares per person	0.134 hectares per person	Sao Tome and Principe
1980s	0.2109 hectares per person	0.3037 hectares per person	0.0927 hectares per person	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	0.1891 hectares per person	0.2316 hectares per person	0.0425 hectares per person	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	0.1675 hectares per person	0.2213 hectares per person	0.0538 hectares per person	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	0.1462 hectares per person	0.1887 hectares per person	0.0425 hectares per person	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	0.1799 hectares per person	0.1833 hectares per person	0.0035 hectares per person	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland per person over the long-term, Lesotho or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.1771 hectares per person against 0.177 hectares per person in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.0001 hectares per person, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for cropland per person over the long-term?: Lesotho ranks 90th 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
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.