Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land was 20.97 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land in Sao Tome and Principe, 2006–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 20.97 %.
That represents a change of up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 25.42 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8.41 %, in 2007.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 8th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 8.59 % | — |
| 2007 | 8.41 % | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 8.41 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10.56 % | +25.6% |
| 2010 | 13.36 % | +26.5% |
| 2011 | 13.15 % | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 10.86 % | -17.4% |
| 2013 | 10.61 % | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 17.18 % | +61.9% |
| 2015 | 16.8 % | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 16.44 % | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 20.98 % | +27.6% |
| 2018 | 25.42 % | +21.2% |
| 2019 | 25.13 % | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 20.77 % | -17.3% |
| 2021 | 20.56 % | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 20.97 % | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 20.97 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 20.97 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.99 % | 8.41 % | 10.56 % | 4 |
| 2010s | 16.99 % | 10.61 % | 25.42 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.85 % | 20.56 % | 20.97 % | 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)
- Roundwood — Import value, annual growth rate 200 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2015)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in Sao Tome and Principe was 20.97 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 25.42 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.41 % in 2007.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 8th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. 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 Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land. 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.