What is the difference in agricultural population between Libya and Sao Tome and Principe?

79,000 FAO, number, with Libya ahead.

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

33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Libya vs Sao Tome and Principe: Agricultural population

Libya

175,000 FAO, number

in 2012

Sao Tome and Principe

96,000 FAO, number

in 2012

Libya rank

49th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

51st

Agricultural population over time

Libya
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Libya currently reports 175,000 FAO, number against 96,000 FAO, number in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 79,000 FAO, number.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.8 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.

Libya ranks 49th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 51st of 53 countries.

Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Libya	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1980s	615,300 FAO, number	72,600 FAO, number	542,700 FAO, number	Libya
1990s	377,600 FAO, number	83,000 FAO, number	294,600 FAO, number	Libya
2000s	248,600 FAO, number	91,100 FAO, number	157,500 FAO, number	Libya
2010s	184,000 FAO, number	95,667 FAO, number	88,333 FAO, number	Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural population, Libya or Sao Tome and Principe?: Libya, at 175,000 FAO, number against 96,000 FAO, number in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2012.
What is the difference in agricultural population between Libya and Sao Tome and Principe?: 79,000 FAO, number, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Sao Tome and Principe?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Libya and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for agricultural population?: Libya ranks 49th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 51st of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Agricultural population (FAO, number)
Unit: FAO, number
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 1,934 data points, 1980–2012
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

The Agricultural Population is defined as all persons depending for their livelihood on agriculture, hunting, fishing or forestry. This estimate comprises all persons actively engaged in agriculture and their non-working dependants. The Agricultural Population series are estimated by FAO based on the total population series obtained from UN Population Division ("World population prospects: The 2008 Revision") and the ratios of labour force in total population and agricultural labour force in total labour force from ILO: ("Economically active population, 1950-2010: The 4th Revision", ILO, Geneva, 1996). Direct information on agricultural population derived from national population censuses or surveys is scarce.