Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 46.11 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — share in land area in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 46.11 %. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 46.11 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 28.13 %, in 1997.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 79th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 36.46 % | — |
| 1962 | 36.46 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 36.46 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 36.46 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 37.5 % | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 37.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 37.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 37.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 37.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 37.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 38.54 % | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 38.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 38.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 38.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 38.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 38.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 38.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 38.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 38.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 38.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 38.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 34.38 % | -10.8% |
| 1983 | 35.42 % | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 30.21 % | -14.7% |
| 1985 | 31.25 % | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 31.25 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 31.25 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 32.29 % | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 31.25 % | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 30.21 % | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 31.25 % | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 31.25 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 31.25 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 32.29 % | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 29.17 % | -9.7% |
| 1996 | 29.17 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 28.13 % | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 32.29 % | +14.8% |
| 1999 | 36.46 % | +12.9% |
| 2000 | 37.5 % | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 37.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 37.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 37.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 36.46 % | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 35.42 % | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 35.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 35.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 35.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 35.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 34.38 % | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 35.42 % | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 38.83 % | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 39.75 % | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 40.68 % | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 41.6 % | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 42.52 % | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 43.59 % | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 44.66 % | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 45.18 % | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 45.64 % | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 46.11 % | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 46.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 46.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 46.11 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.04 % | 36.46 % | 37.5 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 38.44 % | 37.5 % | 38.54 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.44 % | 30.21 % | 38.54 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.15 % | 28.13 % | 36.46 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.36 % | 35.42 % | 37.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.66 % | 34.38 % | 45.18 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.02 % | 45.64 % | 46.11 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -16.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.85 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.214 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.16 °C (2025)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate 600 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.0015 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate -28.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Sao Tome and Principe was 46.11 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 46.11 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.13 % in 1997.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 79th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.