Which has higher farm machinery per unit of agricultural land, Congo or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.0926 against 0.0852 in Congo as of 2019.

What is the difference in farm machinery per unit of agricultural land between Congo and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.0074, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

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

59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Congo vs Sao Tome and Principe: Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land

Congo

0.0852

in 2019

Sao Tome and Principe

0.0926

in 2019

Congo rank

122nd

Sao Tome and Principe rank

121st

Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land over time

Congo
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.0926 against 0.0852 in Congo, a difference of 0.0074.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 122nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 121st of 175 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.042	0.0315	0.0105	Congo
1970s	0.0698	0.0823	0.0125	Sao Tome and Principe
1980s	0.075	0.0896	0.0146	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	0.0778	0.0934	0.0156	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	0.0717	0.0887	0.017	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	0.08	0.089	0.0091	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher farm machinery per unit of agricultural land, Congo or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.0926 against 0.0852 in Congo as of 2019.
What is the difference in farm machinery per unit of agricultural land between Congo and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.0074, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Sao Tome and Principe?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Congo and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for farm machinery per unit of agricultural land?: Congo ranks 122nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 121st of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land
Source: USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 9,853 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Farm machinery is measured in units of horsepower. This is divided by total agricultural land to give the average machinery use per hectare of agricultural land.