Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 2.26 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 2.26 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 3.7 % in 1997 and was at its lowest, 2.26 %, in 2021.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 232nd out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.86 % | — |
| 1962 | 2.86 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2.86 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2.86 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2.78 % | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 2.78 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2.78 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2.78 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2.78 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2.78 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 2.7 % | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 2.7 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2.7 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2.7 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2.7 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2.7 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2.7 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2.7 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2.7 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2.7 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2.7 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3.03 % | +12.2% |
| 1983 | 2.94 % | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 3.45 % | +17.3% |
| 1985 | 3.33 % | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 3.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3.23 % | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 3.33 % | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 3.45 % | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 3.33 % | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 3.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.23 % | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 3.57 % | +10.5% |
| 1996 | 3.57 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3.7 % | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 3.23 % | -12.7% |
| 1999 | 2.86 % | -11.5% |
| 2000 | 2.78 % | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 2.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.86 % | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 2.94 % | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 2.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.03 % | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 2.94 % | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 2.68 % | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 2.62 % | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 2.56 % | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 2.5 % | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 2.45 % | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 2.39 % | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 2.33 % | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 2.31 % | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 2.28 % | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 2.26 % | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 2.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.26 % | +0.0% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 2.26 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.4 %, 5% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 2.26 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60.61 %, 4% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.82 % | 2.78 % | 2.86 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.71 % | 2.7 % | 2.78 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.14 % | 2.7 % | 3.45 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.36 % | 2.86 % | 3.7 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.87 % | 2.78 % | 2.94 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.58 % | 2.31 % | 3.03 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.26 % | 2.26 % | 2.28 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 229 Republic of Korea 3.59 % compare
- 230 Malaysia 3.45 % compare
- 231 Thailand 2.39 % compare
- 233 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1.92 % compare
- 234 Cyprus 1.6 % compare
- 235 American Samoa 1.26 % 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 permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Sao Tome and Principe was 2.26 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7 % in 1997.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.26 % in 2021.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 232nd out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. 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 meadows and pastures — 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.