Iraq vs Sao Tome and Principe: Agricultural land use per person
Iraq
0.2091 hectares per person
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
0.1853 hectares per person
in 2025
Iraq rank
133rd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
136th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Iraq
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.2091 hectares per person against 0.1853 hectares per person in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0238 hectares per person.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 133rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 136th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 13 and Sao Tome and Principe in 27.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.1 hectares per person | 0.5269 hectares per person | 1.58 hectares per person | Iraq |
| 1100s | 2.06 hectares per person | 0.5272 hectares per person | 1.53 hectares per person | Iraq |
| 1200s | 2.01 hectares per person | 0.5274 hectares per person | 1.48 hectares per person | Iraq |
| 1300s | 1.96 hectares per person | 0.5276 hectares per person | 1.43 hectares per person | Iraq |
| 1400s | 1.9 hectares per person | 0.5279 hectares per person | 1.37 hectares per person | Iraq |
| 1500s | 1.84 hectares per person | 0.5281 hectares per person | 1.31 hectares per person | Iraq |
| 1600s | 1.77 hectares per person | 3.64 hectares per person | 1.87 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1700s | 1.69 hectares per person | 3.32 hectares per person | 1.63 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1710s | 1.68 hectares per person | 3.28 hectares per person | 1.6 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1720s | 1.67 hectares per person | 3.25 hectares per person | 1.58 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1730s | 1.66 hectares per person | 3.21 hectares per person | 1.55 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1740s | 1.65 hectares per person | 3.17 hectares per person | 1.52 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1750s | 1.64 hectares per person | 3.13 hectares per person | 1.49 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1760s | 1.63 hectares per person | 3.09 hectares per person | 1.45 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1770s | 1.62 hectares per person | 3.04 hectares per person | 1.42 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1780s | 1.61 hectares per person | 3 hectares per person | 1.39 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1790s | 1.6 hectares per person | 2.95 hectares per person | 1.35 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1800s | 1.59 hectares per person | 2.9 hectares per person | 1.31 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1810s | 1.58 hectares per person | 2.85 hectares per person | 1.27 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1820s | 1.57 hectares per person | 2.8 hectares per person | 1.23 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1830s | 1.56 hectares per person | 2.74 hectares per person | 1.19 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1840s | 1.54 hectares per person | 2.69 hectares per person | 1.14 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1850s | 1.53 hectares per person | 2.62 hectares per person | 1.09 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1860s | 1.52 hectares per person | 2.56 hectares per person | 1.04 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1870s | 1.51 hectares per person | 2.49 hectares per person | 0.9827 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1880s | 1.49 hectares per person | 2.41 hectares per person | 0.9216 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1890s | 1.48 hectares per person | 2.33 hectares per person | 0.8546 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1900s | 1.46 hectares per person | 2.24 hectares per person | 0.7803 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1910s | 1.44 hectares per person | 2.14 hectares per person | 0.6965 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1920s | 1.42 hectares per person | 2.02 hectares per person | 0.5996 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1930s | 1.35 hectares per person | 1.89 hectares per person | 0.5402 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1940s | 1.37 hectares per person | 1.72 hectares per person | 0.3474 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1950s | 1.27 hectares per person | 1.27 hectares per person | 0.0052 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1960s | 1.07 hectares per person | 0.5364 hectares per person | 0.5382 hectares per person | Iraq |
| 1970s | 0.8005 hectares per person | 0.453 hectares per person | 0.3475 hectares per person | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.6185 hectares per person | 0.3231 hectares per person | 0.2954 hectares per person | Iraq |
| 1990s | 0.4607 hectares per person | 0.2477 hectares per person | 0.213 hectares per person | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.3191 hectares per person | 0.2344 hectares per person | 0.0847 hectares per person | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.2525 hectares per person | 0.1991 hectares per person | 0.0535 hectares per person | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.2195 hectares per person | 0.192 hectares per person | 0.0275 hectares per person | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Iraq or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Iraq, at 0.2091 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 Iraq and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0238 hectares per person, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Iraq ranks 133rd 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.