Forest land — Share in Land area in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Forest land — Share in Land area was 57.56 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in Sao Tome and Principe, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in Sao Tome and Principe is 57.56 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 61.53 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 57.32 %, in 2015.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 40th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 61.53 % | — |
| 1991 | 61.48 % | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 61.42 % | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 61.37 % | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 61.31 % | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 61.26 % | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 61.2 % | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 61.14 % | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 61.09 % | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 61.03 % | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 60.98 % | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 60.92 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 60.87 % | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 60.81 % | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 60.75 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 60.7 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 60.64 % | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 60.59 % | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 60.53 % | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 60.47 % | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 60.42 % | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 59.8 % | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 59.18 % | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 58.56 % | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 57.94 % | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 57.32 % | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 57.35 % | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 57.37 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 57.4 % | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 57.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 57.45 % | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 57.48 % | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 57.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 57.53 % | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 57.56 % | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.28 % | 61.03 % | 61.53 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.73 % | 60.47 % | 60.98 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.28 % | 57.32 % | 60.42 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.5 % | 57.45 % | 57.56 % | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.214 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.16 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Forest land — share in land area in Sao Tome and Principe was 57.56 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 61.53 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.32 % in 2015.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 40th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 Forest land — Share in Land area. 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.