Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 88.7 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Sao Tome and Principe is 88.7 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 94.59 % in 1971 and was at its lowest, 77.78 %, in 1997.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 7th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 94.29 % | — |
| 1962 | 94.29 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 94.29 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 94.29 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 94.44 % | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 94.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 94.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 94.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 94.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 94.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 94.59 % | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 94.59 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 94.59 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 94.59 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 94.59 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 94.59 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 94.59 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 94.59 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 94.59 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 94.59 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 94.59 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 93.94 % | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 94.12 % | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 93.1 % | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 90 % | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 90 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 90 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 90.32 % | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 90 % | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 89.66 % | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 90 % | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 90 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 90 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 87.1 % | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 82.14 % | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 82.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 77.78 % | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 80.65 % | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 80 % | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 80.56 % | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 80.56 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 80.56 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 80.56 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 80 % | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 79.41 % | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 79.41 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 79.41 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 79.41 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 79.41 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 78.79 % | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 85.29 % | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 86.59 % | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 86.9 % | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 87.2 % | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 87.48 % | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 87.75 % | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 88.05 % | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 88.34 % | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 88.47 % | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 88.59 % | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 88.7 % | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 88.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 88.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 88.7 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94.37 % | 94.29 % | 94.44 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 94.58 % | 94.44 % | 94.59 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 92.07 % | 90 % | 94.59 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.95 % | 77.78 % | 90 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.93 % | 79.41 % | 80.56 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.49 % | 78.79 % | 88.47 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.68 % | 88.59 % | 88.7 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 4 Kiribati 94.12 % compare
- 5 Marshall Islands 93.12 % compare
- 6 Seychelles 90.28 % compare
- 8 Malaysia 86.11 % compare
- 9 French Polynesia 85.81 % compare
- 10 Pacific Islands Trust Territory 79.41 % 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 value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0024 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 45.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0009 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Sao Tome and Principe was 88.7 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 94.59 % in 1971.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.78 % in 1997.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 7th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.