Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Wood fuel — Production, per capita was 0.4989 m3 per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per person.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 0.4989 m3 per person for wood fuel — production, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood fuel — production, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.6774 m3 per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.4989 m3 per person, in 2024.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 40th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | m3 per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6697 m3 per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.6718 m3 per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.6739 m3 per person | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.6756 m3 per person | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.6769 m3 per person | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.6774 m3 per person | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.677 m3 per person | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.6753 m3 per person | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.6724 m3 per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.6678 m3 per person | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.6543 m3 per person | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.661 m3 per person | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.6573 m3 per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.6581 m3 per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.6501 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.6389 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.6293 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.6295 m3 per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6131 m3 per person | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.6007 m3 per person | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6559 m3 per person | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 0.6235 m3 per person | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6371 m3 per person | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6617 m3 per person | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 0.6469 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.6423 m3 per person | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6509 m3 per person | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6502 m3 per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.64 m3 per person | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.6462 m3 per person | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6482 m3 per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.6517 m3 per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.6486 m3 per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6512 m3 per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.6555 m3 per person | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.6539 m3 per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.6601 m3 per person | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6601 m3 per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6628 m3 per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.6661 m3 per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6638 m3 per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6565 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6481 m3 per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6404 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.633 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6237 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6147 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6061 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5981 m3 per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5909 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5834 m3 per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5332 m3 per person | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5333 m3 per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5336 m3 per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.559 m3 per person | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5526 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5467 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5412 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.533 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5287 m3 per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5208 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5135 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5061 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4989 m3 per person | -1.4% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.4989 m3 per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3778 m3 per person, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.4989 m3 per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4386 m3 per person, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6744 m3 per person | 0.6697 m3 per person | 0.6774 m3 per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6459 m3 per person | 0.6131 m3 per person | 0.6678 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6409 m3 per person | 0.6007 m3 per person | 0.6617 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6538 m3 per person | 0.6462 m3 per person | 0.6628 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6351 m3 per person | 0.5981 m3 per person | 0.6661 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5507 m3 per person | 0.533 m3 per person | 0.5909 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5136 m3 per person | 0.4989 m3 per person | 0.5287 m3 per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 37 Togo 0.5263 m3 per person compare
- 38 Papua New Guinea 0.5231 m3 per person compare
- 39 Madagascar 0.5088 m3 per person compare
- 41 Niger 0.4834 m3 per person compare
- 42 Mozambique 0.4829 m3 per person compare
- 43 Benin 0.472 m3 per person 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 wood fuel — production, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Wood fuel — production, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.4989 m3 per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood fuel — production, per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6774 m3 per person in 1966.
- What is the lowest wood fuel — production, per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4989 m3 per person in 2024.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for wood fuel — production, per capita?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 40th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood fuel — production, per capita rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wood fuel — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wood fuel — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wood fuel — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wood fuel — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Wood fuel — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.