What is grassland — area from modis in Sao Tome and Principe?

Grassland — area from modis in Sao Tome and Principe was 0 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest grassland — area from modis recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?

The highest recorded value was 0.34 1000 ha in 2012.

What is the lowest grassland — area from modis recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?

The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha in 2002.

How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for grassland — area from modis?

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 232nd out of 240 countries with data for 2024.

Is grassland — area from modis rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?

Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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 Grassland — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Grassland — Area from MODIS in Sao Tome and Principe

Name: Grassland — Area from MODIS in Sao Tome and Principe
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Sao Tome and Principe: Grassland — Area from MODIS was 0 1000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0 1000 ha

Change on year

down 100.0%

World rank

232nd

of 240 countries

All-time high

0.34 1000 ha

in 2012

All-time low

0 1000 ha

in 2002

Years of data

2001–2024

Grassland — Area from MODIS in Sao Tome and Principe, 2001–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Sao Tome and Principe recorded 0 1000 ha for grassland — area from modis in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland — area from modis in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.34 1000 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha, in 2002.

That places Sao Tome and Principe 232nd out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	0.0278 1000 ha	0 1000 ha	0.09 1000 ha	9
2010s	0.167 1000 ha	0 1000 ha	0.34 1000 ha	10
2020s	0.078 1000 ha	0 1000 ha	0.24 1000 ha	5

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More environment data for Sao Tome and Principe

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 16.96 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 7.34 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 1.04 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 2.26 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 88.7 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 39.26 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 9.04 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 4 1000 ha (2024)
Cropland — Area per capita 0.18 ha/cap (2024)

All data for Sao Tome and Principe →

Frequently asked questions

What is grassland — area from modis in Sao Tome and Principe?: Grassland — area from modis in Sao Tome and Principe was 0 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland — area from modis recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?: The highest recorded value was 0.34 1000 ha in 2012.
What is the lowest grassland — area from modis recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?: The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha in 2002.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for grassland — area from modis?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 232nd out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is grassland — area from modis rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?: Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 Grassland — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Grassland — Area from MODIS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.