Primary Forest — Area in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Primary Forest — Area was 28 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Primary Forest — Area in Sao Tome and Principe, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary forest — area in Sao Tome and Principe is 28 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 28.41 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 28 1000 ha, in 2000.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 82nd of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.23 1000 ha | 28.04 1000 ha | 28.41 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 28 1000 ha | 28 1000 ha | 28 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 28 1000 ha | 28 1000 ha | 28 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 28 1000 ha | 28 1000 ha | 28 1000 ha | 6 |
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More environment data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 16.96 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 7.34 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 1.04 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 2.26 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 88.7 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 39.26 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 9.04 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.18 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary forest — area in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Primary forest — area in Sao Tome and Principe was 28 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 28.41 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 1000 ha in 2000.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for primary forest — area?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 82nd out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Primary Forest — Area. 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.