Temporary fallow — Area in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Temporary fallow — Area was 0.45 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary fallow — Area in Sao Tome and Principe, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temporary fallow — area in Sao Tome and Principe is 0.45 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary fallow — area in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.87 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.45 1000 ha, in 2021.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 199th of 242 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary fallow — Area in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.87 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 0.86 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.86 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.87 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.87 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.86 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.85 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.81 1000 ha | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.79 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.79 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.51 1000 ha | -35.4% |
| 2012 | 0.52 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.49 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.48 1000 ha | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.47 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.45 1000 ha | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.45 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.45 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.45 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.45 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 138.05 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.45 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 187 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temporary fallow — Area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -35.4% | 0.79 1000 ha | 0.51 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8489 1000 ha | 0.79 1000 ha | 0.87 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.529 1000 ha | 0.48 1000 ha | 0.79 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.454 1000 ha | 0.45 1000 ha | 0.47 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 196 Dominica 0.62 1000 ha compare
- 197 Bahrain 0.6 1000 ha compare
- 198 French Polynesia 0.49 1000 ha compare
- 199 Antigua and Barbuda 0.45 1000 ha compare
- 199 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0.45 1000 ha compare
- 199 Brunei Darussalam 0.45 1000 ha compare
- 199 Western Sahara 0.45 1000 ha compare
- 199 Brunei 0.45 1000 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary fallow — area in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Temporary fallow — area in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.45 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary fallow — area recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.87 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest temporary fallow — area recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.45 1000 ha in 2021.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for temporary fallow — area?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 199th out of 242 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary fallow — area rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Temporary fallow — 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.