Grassland — Area from CCI_LC in São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of
São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of: Grassland — Area from CCI_LC was 1.18 1000 ha in 2022. ▼ Falling
Grassland — Area from CCI_LC in São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of recorded 1.18 1000 ha for grassland — area from cci_lc in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — area from cci_lc in São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of peaked at 1.98 1000 ha in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.03 1000 ha, in 2009.
That places São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 198th out of 219 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.88 1000 ha | 1.78 1000 ha | 1.98 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.32 1000 ha | 1.03 1000 ha | 1.79 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 1000 ha | 1.04 1000 ha | 1.14 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 1000 ha | 1.15 1000 ha | 1.18 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of
- 195 Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands 1.69 1000 ha compare
- 196 American Samoa 1.6 1000 ha compare
- 197 British Virgin Islands 1.42 1000 ha compare
- 199 St. Lucia 1.16 1000 ha compare
- 200 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 1.08 1000 ha compare
- 201 Heard Island and McDonald Islands 1.02 1000 ha compare
More environment data for São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of
- 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 value 27.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.0001 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 14 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 3 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 69 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 166 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 115 1000 USD (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — area from cci_lc in São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of?
- Grassland — area from cci_lc in São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of was 1.18 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — area from cci_lc recorded in São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.98 1000 ha in 1997.
- What is the lowest grassland — area from cci_lc recorded in São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 1000 ha in 2009.
- How does São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of rank for grassland — area from cci_lc?
- São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of ranks 198th out of 219 countries with data for 2022.
- Is grassland — area from cci_lc rising or falling in São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.