Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0409 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.0409 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 178 countries
All-time high
0.0409 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
0.0219 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1997
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe is 0.0409 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.0409 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0219 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1997.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 3rd out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0344 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0344 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0344 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0344 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0323 1000 ha per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0333 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0292 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0271 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.024 1000 ha per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1996 | 0.024 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0219 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 0.026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0292 1000 ha per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0292 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0271 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0345 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0355 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0364 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0373 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0384 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.04 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0404 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0409 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0409 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0409 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0409 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre, 17.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0409 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre, 29.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.035 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0344 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0364 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0308 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0265 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0219 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0292 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0291 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0352 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0271 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.04 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0404 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0409 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.0409 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0409 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0219 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1997.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 3rd out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent crops — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent crops — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent crops — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Permanent crops — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.