Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 3.17 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 3.17 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 56.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 3.17 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.06 kg/ha, in 2003.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 162nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.21 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.21 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.21 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.21 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.17 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 1.17 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.17 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.17 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.17 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.17 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.14 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 1.14 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.14 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.14 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.14 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.14 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.14 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.14 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.14 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.14 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.14 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.28 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 1983 | 1.24 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 1.46 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 1985 | 1.41 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 1.41 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.41 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.37 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 1.41 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 1.46 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 1.41 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 1.41 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.41 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.37 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 1.52 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 1.52 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.58 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 1.37 kg/ha | -13.3% |
| 1999 | 1.21 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 2000 | 1.17 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 1.17 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.17 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.06 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 1.76 kg/ha | +66.9% |
| 2005 | 1.33 kg/ha | -24.4% |
| 2006 | 1.64 kg/ha | +22.7% |
| 2007 | 1.52 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 1.73 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 2009 | 1.76 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.91 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 1.91 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.68 kg/ha | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 2.03 kg/ha | +21.0% |
| 2014 | 2.14 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 2.67 kg/ha | +24.7% |
| 2016 | 2.18 kg/ha | -18.3% |
| 2017 | 2.73 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 2018 | 2.61 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 2.83 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 2.88 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 2.64 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 3.17 kg/ha | +19.8% |
| 2023 | 3.17 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.19 kg/ha | 1.17 kg/ha | 1.21 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.14 kg/ha | 1.14 kg/ha | 1.17 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.33 kg/ha | 1.14 kg/ha | 1.46 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.43 kg/ha | 1.21 kg/ha | 1.58 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.43 kg/ha | 1.06 kg/ha | 1.76 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.27 kg/ha | 1.68 kg/ha | 2.83 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.96 kg/ha | 2.64 kg/ha | 3.17 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 159 Angola 3.18 kg/ha compare
- 160 Equatorial Guinea 3.18 kg/ha compare
- 161 Chad 3.17 kg/ha compare
- 163 Ethiopia PDR 2.66 kg/ha compare
- 164 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.55 kg/ha compare
- 165 Kazakhstan 2.36 kg/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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 54.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0011 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 79.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Sao Tome and Principe was 3.17 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 3.17 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 kg/ha in 2003.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 162nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).