Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC was 10.76 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC in Sao Tome and Principe, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2022, inland water bodies — area from cci_lc in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 10.76 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland water bodies — area from cci_lc in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 11.1 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 10.76 1000 ha, in 2022.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 186th of 224 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 11.1 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 11.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 11.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 10.99 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 10.99 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 10.99 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 10.99 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10.99 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10.99 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10.99 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.99 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.99 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.99 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.97 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 10.97 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10.97 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10.9 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 10.9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10.9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10.9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10.78 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 10.78 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.78 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.78 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.78 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.78 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.78 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.78 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.78 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10.76 1000 ha | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.03 1000 ha | 10.99 1000 ha | 11.1 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 10.97 1000 ha | 10.9 1000 ha | 10.99 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.82 1000 ha | 10.78 1000 ha | 10.9 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.77 1000 ha | 10.76 1000 ha | 10.78 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 183 Antigua and Barbuda 11.65 1000 ha compare
- 184 Kuwait 11.51 1000 ha compare
- 185 British Virgin Islands 11.01 1000 ha compare
- 187 Cayman Islands 9.31 1000 ha compare
- 188 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9.19 1000 ha compare
- 189 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 9.13 1000 ha compare
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)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate 317.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per capita 0.0018 m3 per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, annual growth rate -21.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland water bodies — area from cci_lc in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Inland water bodies — area from cci_lc in Sao Tome and Principe was 10.76 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland water bodies — area from cci_lc recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1 1000 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest inland water bodies — area from cci_lc recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.76 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for inland water bodies — area from cci_lc?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 186th out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is inland water bodies — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 Inland water bodies — 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.