Share of land covered by forest in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Share of land covered by forest was 57.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of land covered by forest in Sao Tome and Principe, 1990–2025
Source: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land covered by forest in Sao Tome and Principe is 57.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by forest in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 61.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 57.3%, in 2015.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 39th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Share of land covered by forest in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 61.5% | — |
| 1991 | 61.5% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 61.4% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 61.4% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 61.3% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 61.3% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 61.2% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 61.1% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 61.1% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 61.0% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 61.0% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 60.9% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 60.9% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 60.8% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 60.8% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 60.7% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 60.6% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 60.6% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 60.5% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 60.5% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 60.4% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 59.8% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 59.2% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 58.6% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 57.9% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 57.3% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 57.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 57.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 57.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 57.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 57.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 57.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 57.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 57.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 57.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 57.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.3% | 61.0% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.7% | 60.5% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.3% | 57.3% | 60.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.5% | 57.4% | 57.6% | 6 |
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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)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate 600 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.0015 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate -28.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land covered by forest in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Share of land covered by forest in Sao Tome and Principe was 57.6% in 2025, according to Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by forest recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 61.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by forest recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.3% in 2015.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for share of land covered by forest?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 39th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land covered by forest rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land covered by forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of land area covered by forest, including both natural forests and forest plantations.