Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 18 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Sao Tome and Principe, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 18 t for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 25 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4 t, in 2001.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 179th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7 t | — |
| 1991 | 7 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 7 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 7 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 7 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 7 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 t | -28.6% |
| 2001 | 4 t | -20.0% |
| 2002 | 4 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6 t | +50.0% |
| 2004 | 5 t | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 7 t | +40.0% |
| 2006 | 6 t | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 11 t | +83.3% |
| 2008 | 13 t | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 16 t | +23.1% |
| 2010 | 19 t | +18.8% |
| 2011 | 19 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 23 t | +21.1% |
| 2013 | 19 t | -17.4% |
| 2014 | 19 t | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16 t | -15.8% |
| 2016 | 18 t | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 19 t | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 19 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 21 t | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 25 t | +19.0% |
| 2021 | 25 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 22 t | -12.0% |
| 2023 | 18 t | -18.2% |
| 2024 | 18 t | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 t | 7 t | 7 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.7 t | 4 t | 16 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.2 t | 16 t | 23 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.6 t | 18 t | 25 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 176 Palau 25 t compare
- 177 Faroe Islands 23 t compare
- 178 Tonga 20 t compare
- 179 New Caledonia 18 t compare
- 181 British Virgin Islands 17 t compare
- 182 Montserrat 16 t compare
- 182 Vanuatu 16 t 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)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate 600 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.0015 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate -28.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Sao Tome and Principe was 18 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 25 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 t in 2001.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 179th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains statistics on the agricultural use of major pesticide groups and of relevant chemical families. Data are disseminated by country, with global coverage and are updated annually. The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains information on the use of major pesticide groups:1. Insecticides (Chlorinated hydrocarbons, Organo-phosphates, Carbamates-insecticides, Pyrethroids, Botanical and biological products and Others not elsewhere classified);2. Mineral Oils;3. Herbicides (Phenoxy hormone products, Triazines, Amides, Carbamates-herbicides, Dinitroanilines, Urea derivatives, Sulfonyl urea, Bipiridils, Uracil, Others not elsewhere classified);4. Fungicides and Bactericides (Inorganic, Dithiocarbamates, Benzimidazoles, Triazoles, Diazoles, Diazines, Morpholines, Others not elsewhere classified);5. Plant Growth Regulators;6. Rodenticides (Anti-coagulants, Cyanide Generators, Hypercalcaemics, Narcotics, Others not elsewhere classified);7. Other Pesticides NES (not elsewhere specified).