Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.08 kg/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — use per capita in Sao Tome and Principe is 0.08 kg/cap, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.12 kg/cap in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.03 kg/cap, in 2001.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 152nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.06 kg/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.06 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.06 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.05 kg/cap | -16.7% |
| 1994 | 0.05 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.05 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.05 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.05 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.05 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.05 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.04 kg/cap | -20.0% |
| 2001 | 0.03 kg/cap | -25.0% |
| 2002 | 0.03 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.04 kg/cap | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 0.03 kg/cap | -25.0% |
| 2005 | 0.04 kg/cap | +33.3% |
| 2006 | 0.04 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.07 kg/cap | +75.0% |
| 2008 | 0.07 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.09 kg/cap | +28.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1 kg/cap | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.12 kg/cap | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1 kg/cap | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.08 kg/cap | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 0.09 kg/cap | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 0.09 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.09 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1 kg/cap | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 0.11 kg/cap | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.11 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1 kg/cap | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 0.08 kg/cap | -20.0% |
| 2024 | 0.08 kg/cap | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.053 kg/cap | 0.05 kg/cap | 0.06 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.048 kg/cap | 0.03 kg/cap | 0.09 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.097 kg/cap | 0.08 kg/cap | 0.12 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.096 kg/cap | 0.08 kg/cap | 0.11 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 149 Bangladesh 0.09 kg/cap compare
- 149 Mozambique 0.09 kg/cap compare
- 149 Saudi Arabia 0.09 kg/cap compare
- 152 Guam 0.08 kg/cap compare
- 152 Kyrgyzstan 0.08 kg/cap compare
- 152 Oman 0.08 kg/cap compare
- 152 Sudan 0.08 kg/cap 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 quantity, annual growth rate 54.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0011 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 79.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.08 kg/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.12 kg/cap in 2012.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 kg/cap in 2001.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 152nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. 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 capita. 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).