Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value, per in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value, per was 0.2375 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value, per in Sao Tome and Principe, 1994–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, per in Sao Tome and Principe is 0.2375 1000 USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.9% on the previous year and down 66.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, per in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.9458 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1994.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 104th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value, per in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1995 | 0.0208 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 0.0208 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0802 1000 USD per square kilometre | +285.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2917 1000 USD per square kilometre | +263.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2146 1000 USD per square kilometre | -26.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2146 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2146 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5375 1000 USD per square kilometre | +150.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4781 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4979 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4979 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5354 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6365 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7365 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7354 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7573 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7969 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9458 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7083 1000 USD per square kilometre | -25.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6792 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.251 1000 USD per square kilometre | -63.0% |
| 2016 | 0.275 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4 1000 USD per square kilometre | +45.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.401 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4406 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3646 1000 USD per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2375 1000 USD per square kilometre | -34.9% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.2375 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.162 1000 USD per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.2375 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0475 1000 USD per square kilometre, 5.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value, per in Sao Tome and Principe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +285.0% | 0.0208 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0802 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1998 | +263.6% | 0.0802 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2917 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 2002 | +150.5% | 0.2146 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.5375 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1047 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2917 1000 USD per square kilometre | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.5084 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2146 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.7365 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5615 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.251 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.9458 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3607 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2375 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.4406 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 101 Egypt 0.2689 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 102 Cayman Islands 0.2583 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 103 Armenia 0.2563 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 105 Saint Lucia 0.2344 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 106 Jamaica 0.2185 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 107 Australia 0.2183 1000 USD per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, per in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, per in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.2375 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, per recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9458 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, per recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, per?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 104th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, per rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.