Arable land — Area, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Arable land — Area, per capita was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe is 0 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0 1000 ha per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha per person, in 1984.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 161st out of 184 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.
Arable land — Area, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0 1000 ha per person | +95.8% |
| 1986 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0 1000 ha per person | +47.4% |
| 1995 | 0 1000 ha per person | +31.2% |
| 1996 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0 1000 ha per person | +23.2% |
| 1998 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0 1000 ha per person | +18.6% |
| 2000 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 ha per person | -34.7% |
| 2012 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0 1000 ha per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 14% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0 1000 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 9% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Area, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +95.8% | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person |
| 1994 | +47.4% | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person |
| 1995 | +31.2% | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person |
| 2011 | -34.7% | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
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)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0.0002 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Arable land — area, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 1984.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for arable land — area, per capita?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 161st out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area, per capita rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arable land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.