Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture was 92.8 Square kilometres in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Sao Tome and Principe, 2006–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2024, land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 92.8 Square kilometres.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 109 Square kilometres in 2018 and was at its lowest, 28.6 Square kilometres, in 2007.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 81st of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 29.2 Square kilometres | — |
| 2007 | 28.6 Square kilometres | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 28.6 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 35.9 Square kilometres | +25.5% |
| 2010 | 44.1 Square kilometres | +22.8% |
| 2011 | 44.7 Square kilometres | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 40.5 Square kilometres | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 40.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 67.1 Square kilometres | +65.7% |
| 2015 | 67.1 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 67.1 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 87.8 Square kilometres | +30.8% |
| 2018 | 109 Square kilometres | +24.1% |
| 2019 | 109 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 91 Square kilometres | -16.5% |
| 2021 | 91 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 92.8 Square kilometres | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 92.8 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 92.8 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.57 Square kilometres | 28.6 Square kilometres | 35.9 Square kilometres | 4 |
| 2010s | 67.69 Square kilometres | 40.5 Square kilometres | 109 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.08 Square kilometres | 91 Square kilometres | 92.8 Square kilometres | 5 |
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- 78 Costa Rica 108.8 Square kilometres compare
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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)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per capita 0.0001 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2022)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per capita 0.0001 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Sao Tome and Principe was 92.8 Square kilometres in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 109 Square kilometres in 2018.
- What is the lowest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.6 Square kilometres in 2007.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 81st out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: August 5, 2026 Database documentation Countries metadata