Italy vs Sao Tome and Principe: Agricultural land use per person
Italy
0.209 hectares per person
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
0.1853 hectares per person
in 2025
Italy rank
134th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
136th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Italy
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.209 hectares per person against 0.1853 hectares per person in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0237 hectares per person.
That makes Italy'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 Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 134th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 136th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 10 and Sao Tome and Principe in 30.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.23 hectares per person | 0.5269 hectares per person | 0.702 hectares per person | Italy |
| 1100s | 1.2 hectares per person | 0.5272 hectares per person | 0.6728 hectares per person | Italy |
| 1200s | 1.17 hectares per person | 0.5274 hectares per person | 0.6435 hectares per person | Italy |
| 1300s | 1.14 hectares per person | 0.5276 hectares per person | 0.6139 hectares per person | Italy |
| 1400s | 1.11 hectares per person | 0.5279 hectares per person | 0.5835 hectares per person | Italy |
| 1500s | 1.08 hectares per person | 0.5281 hectares per person | 0.5524 hectares per person | Italy |
| 1600s | 1.05 hectares per person | 3.64 hectares per person | 2.59 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1700s | 1.01 hectares per person | 3.32 hectares per person | 2.31 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1710s | 0.9925 hectares per person | 3.28 hectares per person | 2.29 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1720s | 0.9721 hectares per person | 3.25 hectares per person | 2.27 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1730s | 0.9521 hectares per person | 3.21 hectares per person | 2.26 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1740s | 0.9324 hectares per person | 3.17 hectares per person | 2.24 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1750s | 0.9131 hectares per person | 3.13 hectares per person | 2.21 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1760s | 0.8942 hectares per person | 3.09 hectares per person | 2.19 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1770s | 0.8756 hectares per person | 3.04 hectares per person | 2.17 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1780s | 0.8573 hectares per person | 3 hectares per person | 2.14 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1790s | 0.8392 hectares per person | 2.95 hectares per person | 2.11 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1800s | 0.8215 hectares per person | 2.9 hectares per person | 2.08 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1810s | 0.804 hectares per person | 2.85 hectares per person | 2.05 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1820s | 0.7867 hectares per person | 2.8 hectares per person | 2.01 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1830s | 0.7696 hectares per person | 2.74 hectares per person | 1.97 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1840s | 0.7526 hectares per person | 2.69 hectares per person | 1.93 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1850s | 0.7358 hectares per person | 2.62 hectares per person | 1.89 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1860s | 0.7191 hectares per person | 2.56 hectares per person | 1.84 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1870s | 0.7024 hectares per person | 2.49 hectares per person | 1.79 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1880s | 0.6856 hectares per person | 2.41 hectares per person | 1.73 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1890s | 0.6687 hectares per person | 2.33 hectares per person | 1.66 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1900s | 0.6526 hectares per person | 2.24 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1910s | 0.6174 hectares per person | 2.14 hectares per person | 1.52 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1920s | 0.5672 hectares per person | 2.02 hectares per person | 1.46 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1930s | 0.5345 hectares per person | 1.89 hectares per person | 1.35 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1940s | 0.5 hectares per person | 1.72 hectares per person | 1.22 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1950s | 0.4451 hectares per person | 1.27 hectares per person | 0.8259 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1960s | 0.3975 hectares per person | 0.5364 hectares per person | 0.1389 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 0.3235 hectares per person | 0.453 hectares per person | 0.1296 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 0.3022 hectares per person | 0.3231 hectares per person | 0.0209 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 0.2758 hectares per person | 0.2477 hectares per person | 0.0281 hectares per person | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.2523 hectares per person | 0.2344 hectares per person | 0.018 hectares per person | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.2199 hectares per person | 0.1991 hectares per person | 0.0209 hectares per person | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.2065 hectares per person | 0.192 hectares per person | 0.0144 hectares per person | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Italy or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Italy, at 0.209 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 Italy and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0237 hectares per person, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Italy ranks 134th 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.