Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 0.41 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Sao Tome and Principe, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 0.41 kg/ha for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in 2024.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.64 kg/ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.11 kg/ha, in 2002.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 154th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.26 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.25 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.25 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.25 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.24 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.26 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 0.26 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.27 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.24 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 1999 | 0.21 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 2000 | 0.15 kg/ha | -28.6% |
| 2001 | 0.12 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 2002 | 0.11 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 0.16 kg/ha | +45.5% |
| 2004 | 0.16 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 0.19 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.34 kg/ha | +78.9% |
| 2008 | 0.39 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 2009 | 0.47 kg/ha | +20.5% |
| 2010 | 0.58 kg/ha | +23.4% |
| 2011 | 0.59 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.64 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 0.52 kg/ha | -18.8% |
| 2014 | 0.49 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.42 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 0.44 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.46 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.46 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 0.58 kg/ha | +16.0% |
| 2021 | 0.57 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.52 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 0.42 kg/ha | -19.2% |
| 2024 | 0.41 kg/ha | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.249 kg/ha | 0.21 kg/ha | 0.27 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.229 kg/ha | 0.11 kg/ha | 0.47 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.51 kg/ha | 0.42 kg/ha | 0.64 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5 kg/ha | 0.41 kg/ha | 0.58 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 151 Comoros 0.47 kg/ha compare
- 152 Albania 0.44 kg/ha compare
- 153 Kyrgyzstan 0.42 kg/ha compare
- 155 Mozambique 0.38 kg/ha compare
- 155 Solomon Islands 0.38 kg/ha compare
- 157 Togo 0.34 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)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0.4586 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production, annual growth rate 0.5528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0.5528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.41 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.64 kg/ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.11 kg/ha in 2002.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 154th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. 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 Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).