Costa Rica vs Sao Tome and Principe: Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre
Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.4094 hectares per square kilometre against 0.3674 hectares per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.042 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 147th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 146th of 181 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.29 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2946 hectares per square kilometre | 1.99 hectares per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 2.53 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3422 hectares per square kilometre | 2.19 hectares per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2.73 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5719 hectares per square kilometre | 2.15 hectares per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.43 hectares per square kilometre | 1.63 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2005 hectares per square kilometre | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 1.25 hectares per square kilometre | 1.26 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0057 hectares per square kilometre | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 1.18 hectares per square kilometre | 0.481 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7008 hectares per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.6373 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4091 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2282 hectares per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.4094 hectares per square kilometre against 0.3674 hectares per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.042 hectares per square kilometre, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 147th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 146th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land under cereal production (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.