Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
0.0271 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1997
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre for cropland — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0271 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1997.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 16th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0333 1000 ha per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0344 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0292 1000 ha per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0292 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0271 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0344 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0344 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0344 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0344 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0344 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0333 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0344 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0378 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0387 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0396 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0406 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0415 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0426 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0436 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0441 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0446 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre, 3.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.036 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0324 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0292 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0301 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0271 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0353 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0344 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0396 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0333 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0441 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0449 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0446 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 13 Haiti 0.0474 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 14 Hungary 0.0471 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 15 Malawi 0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 17 Tonga 0.0429 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 18 Thailand 0.0422 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 19 El Salvador 0.0422 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Cropland — area, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0271 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1997.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 16th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. 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 Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cropland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.