Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 94.69 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Sao Tome and Principe, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 94.69 1000 ha for tree-covered areas — area from modis in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from modis in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 94.69 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77.25 1000 ha, in 2013.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 147th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 80.63 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 88.86 1000 ha | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 91.12 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 91.57 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 92.19 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 92.19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 92.04 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 91.89 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 93 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 92.81 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 90.61 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 84.18 1000 ha | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 77.25 1000 ha | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 82.89 1000 ha | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 83.09 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 83.62 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 89.18 1000 ha | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 92.47 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 94.39 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 93.88 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 90.97 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 81.72 1000 ha | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 94.22 1000 ha | +15.3% |
| 2024 | 94.69 1000 ha | +0.5% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 94.69 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,158 1000 ha, 4% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 94.69 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,469 1000 ha, 4% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.39 1000 ha | 80.63 1000 ha | 93 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 87.05 1000 ha | 77.25 1000 ha | 94.39 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.1 1000 ha | 81.72 1000 ha | 94.69 1000 ha | 5 |
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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 tree-covered areas — area from modis in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Tree-covered areas — area from modis in Sao Tome and Principe was 94.69 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 94.69 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.25 1000 ha in 2013.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for tree-covered areas — area from modis?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 147th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. 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 Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.