Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita was 0.0001 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0001 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
up 24.0%
World rank
171st
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0089 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0 Square kilometres per person
in 2018
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe is 0.0001 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.0% on the previous year and down 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.0089 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0 Square kilometres per person, in 2018.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 171st of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0088 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0087 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0086 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0084 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0082 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.008 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.006 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | -87.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -13.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -14.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | +44.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -38.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -60.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -37.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | +55.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | +34.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | +23.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -30.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -60.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -24.7% |
| 2018 | 0 Square kilometres per person | -31.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | +69.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | +39.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -19.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | +33.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | +24.0% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0001 Square kilometres per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.003 Square kilometres per person, 4% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0001 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.001 Square kilometres per person, 13% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -87.6% | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person |
| 2019 | +69.5% | 0 Square kilometres per person | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person |
| 1999 | -60.8% | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person |
| 2016 | -60.2% | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person |
| 2004 | +55.8% | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person |
| 1995 | +44.3% | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0084 Square kilometres per person | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0069 Square kilometres per person | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | 0 Square kilometres per person | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 168 Tuvalu 0.0002 Square kilometres per person compare
- 169 Jamaica 0.0002 Square kilometres per person compare
- 170 Hong Kong 0.0001 Square kilometres per person compare
- 172 Bangladesh 0.0001 Square kilometres per person compare
- 173 Burundi 0.0001 Square kilometres per person compare
- 174 Singapore 0.0001 Square kilometres per person 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.0001 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0089 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Square kilometres per person in 2018.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for land use hidden — other areas, per capita?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 171st out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per capita rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Other areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.