Sao Tome and Principe vs Switzerland: Agricultural land use per person
Sao Tome and Principe
0.1853 hectares per person
in 2025
Switzerland
0.1789 hectares per person
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe rank
136th
Switzerland rank
137th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Switzerland
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.1853 hectares per person against 0.1789 hectares per person in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0064 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Switzerland ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 136th and Switzerland ranks 137th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 34 and Switzerland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.5269 hectares per person | 2.68 hectares per person | 2.16 hectares per person | Switzerland |
| 1100s | 0.5272 hectares per person | 3.37 hectares per person | 2.84 hectares per person | Switzerland |
| 1200s | 0.5274 hectares per person | 2.7 hectares per person | 2.17 hectares per person | Switzerland |
| 1300s | 0.5276 hectares per person | 2.02 hectares per person | 1.49 hectares per person | Switzerland |
| 1400s | 0.5279 hectares per person | 2.31 hectares per person | 1.78 hectares per person | Switzerland |
| 1500s | 0.5281 hectares per person | 1.7 hectares per person | 1.17 hectares per person | Switzerland |
| 1600s | 3.64 hectares per person | 1.4 hectares per person | 2.24 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1700s | 3.32 hectares per person | 1.36 hectares per person | 1.96 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1710s | 3.28 hectares per person | 1.26 hectares per person | 2.02 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1720s | 3.25 hectares per person | 1.17 hectares per person | 2.08 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1730s | 3.21 hectares per person | 1.07 hectares per person | 2.14 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1740s | 3.17 hectares per person | 0.975 hectares per person | 2.19 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1750s | 3.13 hectares per person | 0.8792 hectares per person | 2.25 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1760s | 3.09 hectares per person | 0.845 hectares per person | 2.24 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1770s | 3.04 hectares per person | 0.8108 hectares per person | 2.23 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1780s | 3 hectares per person | 0.7765 hectares per person | 2.22 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1790s | 2.95 hectares per person | 0.7422 hectares per person | 2.21 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1800s | 2.9 hectares per person | 0.7078 hectares per person | 2.19 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1810s | 2.85 hectares per person | 0.6847 hectares per person | 2.17 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1820s | 2.8 hectares per person | 0.6615 hectares per person | 2.14 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1830s | 2.74 hectares per person | 0.6389 hectares per person | 2.11 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1840s | 2.69 hectares per person | 0.6161 hectares per person | 2.07 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1850s | 2.62 hectares per person | 0.5927 hectares per person | 2.03 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1860s | 2.56 hectares per person | 0.5689 hectares per person | 1.99 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1870s | 2.49 hectares per person | 0.5453 hectares per person | 1.94 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1880s | 2.41 hectares per person | 0.5207 hectares per person | 1.89 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1890s | 2.33 hectares per person | 0.4969 hectares per person | 1.83 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1900s | 2.24 hectares per person | 0.4716 hectares per person | 1.77 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1910s | 2.14 hectares per person | 0.447 hectares per person | 1.69 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1920s | 2.02 hectares per person | 0.4223 hectares per person | 1.6 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1930s | 1.89 hectares per person | 0.3972 hectares per person | 1.49 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1940s | 1.72 hectares per person | 0.3725 hectares per person | 1.34 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1950s | 1.27 hectares per person | 0.3351 hectares per person | 0.9358 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1960s | 0.5364 hectares per person | 0.2981 hectares per person | 0.2383 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 0.453 hectares per person | 0.2629 hectares per person | 0.1901 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 0.3231 hectares per person | 0.253 hectares per person | 0.0701 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 0.2477 hectares per person | 0.2285 hectares per person | 0.0192 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 0.2344 hectares per person | 0.2101 hectares per person | 0.0243 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 0.1991 hectares per person | 0.1934 hectares per person | 0.0057 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 0.192 hectares per person | 0.1822 hectares per person | 0.0098 hectares per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Sao Tome and Principe or Switzerland?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.1853 hectares per person against 0.1789 hectares per person in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Sao Tome and Principe and Switzerland?
- 0.0064 hectares per person, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Switzerland?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Switzerland rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 136th and Switzerland ranks 137th 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.