Cropland — Area per capita in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.18 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area per capita in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 0.18 ha/cap. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.49 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.18 ha/cap, in 2010.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 94th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.48 ha/cap | 0.46 ha/cap | 0.49 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.416 ha/cap | 0.37 ha/cap | 0.45 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.29 ha/cap | 0.24 ha/cap | 0.37 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.218 ha/cap | 0.19 ha/cap | 0.24 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.213 ha/cap | 0.19 ha/cap | 0.24 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.192 ha/cap | 0.18 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.19 ha/cap | 0.18 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.56 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.39 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 27.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Cropland — area per capita in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.18 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.49 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.18 ha/cap in 2010.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 94th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Cropland — Area per capita. 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.