Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 97.74 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — share in agricultural land in Sao Tome and Principe is 97.74 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 97.74 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 96.3 %, in 1997.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 20th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 97.14 % | — |
| 1962 | 97.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 97.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 97.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 97.22 % | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 97.22 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 97.22 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 97.22 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 97.22 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 97.22 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 97.3 % | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 97.3 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 97.3 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 97.3 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 97.3 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 97.3 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 97.3 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 97.3 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 97.3 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 97.3 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 97.3 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 96.97 % | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 97.06 % | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 96.55 % | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 96.67 % | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 96.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 96.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 96.77 % | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 96.67 % | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 96.55 % | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 96.67 % | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 96.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 96.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 96.77 % | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 96.43 % | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 96.43 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 96.3 % | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 96.77 % | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 97.14 % | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 97.22 % | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 97.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 97.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 97.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 97.14 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 97.06 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 97.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 96.97 % | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 97.06 % | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.32 % | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 97.38 % | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 97.44 % | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.5 % | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.55 % | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 97.61 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.67 % | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.69 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.74 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.74 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.74 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.74 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97.18 % | 97.14 % | 97.22 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 97.29 % | 97.22 % | 97.3 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 96.86 % | 96.55 % | 97.3 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.64 % | 96.3 % | 97.14 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.13 % | 97.06 % | 97.22 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.42 % | 96.97 % | 97.69 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.74 % | 97.72 % | 97.74 % | 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 54.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0011 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 79.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in agricultural land in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Sao Tome and Principe was 97.74 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 97.74 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.3 % in 1997.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 20th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 — 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.