Agriculture — Area in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Agriculture — Area was 44.26 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture — Area in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture — area in Sao Tome and Principe is 44.26 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 44.26 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 27 1000 ha, in 1997.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 172nd out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.56 1000 ha | 35 1000 ha | 36 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 36.9 1000 ha | 36 1000 ha | 37 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.1 1000 ha | 29 1000 ha | 37 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.9 1000 ha | 27 1000 ha | 35 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.9 1000 ha | 34 1000 ha | 36 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.03 1000 ha | 33 1000 ha | 43.37 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.17 1000 ha | 43.82 1000 ha | 44.26 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 169 Trinidad and Tobago 59.52 1000 ha compare
- 170 Samoa 49.41 1000 ha compare
- 171 Guadeloupe 46.42 1000 ha compare
- 173 Réunion 39.88 1000 ha compare
- 174 French Guiana 39.52 1000 ha compare
- 175 Isle of Man 39.08 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Standard Deviation 0.214 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.16 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 14 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 3 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 69 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 166 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 115 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 35 t (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value 442 1000 USD (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity 220 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Agriculture — area in Sao Tome and Principe was 44.26 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture — area recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 44.26 1000 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 27 1000 ha in 1997.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for agriculture — area?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 172nd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — 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 Agriculture — 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.