Germany vs Sao Tome and Principe: Agricultural land use per person
Germany
0.2028 hectares per person
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
0.1853 hectares per person
in 2025
Germany rank
135th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
136th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Germany
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.2028 hectares per person against 0.1853 hectares per person in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0175 hectares per person.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 135th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 136th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 8 and Sao Tome and Principe in 32.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.67 hectares per person | 0.5269 hectares per person | 3.14 hectares per person | Germany |
| 1100s | 4.81 hectares per person | 0.5272 hectares per person | 4.29 hectares per person | Germany |
| 1200s | 4.27 hectares per person | 0.5274 hectares per person | 3.75 hectares per person | Germany |
| 1300s | 3.29 hectares per person | 0.5276 hectares per person | 2.76 hectares per person | Germany |
| 1400s | 3.21 hectares per person | 0.5279 hectares per person | 2.68 hectares per person | Germany |
| 1500s | 2.54 hectares per person | 0.5281 hectares per person | 2.01 hectares per person | Germany |
| 1600s | 2.07 hectares per person | 3.64 hectares per person | 1.57 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1700s | 1.91 hectares per person | 3.32 hectares per person | 1.41 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1710s | 1.8 hectares per person | 3.28 hectares per person | 1.48 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1720s | 1.7 hectares per person | 3.25 hectares per person | 1.55 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1730s | 1.59 hectares per person | 3.21 hectares per person | 1.61 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1740s | 1.49 hectares per person | 3.17 hectares per person | 1.68 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1750s | 1.39 hectares per person | 3.13 hectares per person | 1.74 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1760s | 1.33 hectares per person | 3.09 hectares per person | 1.76 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1770s | 1.27 hectares per person | 3.04 hectares per person | 1.77 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1780s | 1.22 hectares per person | 3 hectares per person | 1.78 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1790s | 1.17 hectares per person | 2.95 hectares per person | 1.78 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1800s | 1.12 hectares per person | 2.9 hectares per person | 1.78 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1810s | 1.07 hectares per person | 2.85 hectares per person | 1.78 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1820s | 1.02 hectares per person | 2.8 hectares per person | 1.78 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1830s | 0.9301 hectares per person | 2.74 hectares per person | 1.81 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1840s | 0.8502 hectares per person | 2.69 hectares per person | 1.84 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1850s | 0.7817 hectares per person | 2.62 hectares per person | 1.84 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1860s | 0.7288 hectares per person | 2.56 hectares per person | 1.83 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1870s | 0.6694 hectares per person | 2.49 hectares per person | 1.82 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1880s | 0.6048 hectares per person | 2.41 hectares per person | 1.81 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1890s | 0.5466 hectares per person | 2.33 hectares per person | 1.78 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1900s | 0.4771 hectares per person | 2.24 hectares per person | 1.76 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1910s | 0.4285 hectares per person | 2.14 hectares per person | 1.71 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1920s | 0.4273 hectares per person | 2.02 hectares per person | 1.6 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1930s | 0.4022 hectares per person | 1.89 hectares per person | 1.49 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1940s | 0.3779 hectares per person | 1.72 hectares per person | 1.34 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1950s | 0.3217 hectares per person | 1.27 hectares per person | 0.9493 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1960s | 0.2557 hectares per person | 0.5364 hectares per person | 0.2807 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 0.2395 hectares per person | 0.453 hectares per person | 0.2135 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 0.2338 hectares per person | 0.3231 hectares per person | 0.0893 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 0.2134 hectares per person | 0.2477 hectares per person | 0.0343 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 0.206 hectares per person | 0.2344 hectares per person | 0.0284 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 0.2036 hectares per person | 0.1991 hectares per person | 0.0046 hectares per person | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.2028 hectares per person | 0.192 hectares per person | 0.0107 hectares per person | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Germany or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Germany, at 0.2028 hectares per person against 0.1853 hectares per person in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Germany and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0175 hectares per person, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Germany ranks 135th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 136th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.