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Agricultural land — Sao Tome and Principe

Agricultural land in Sao Tome and Principe in 2023 — 430 km². Ranked 173 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 22.9%.

2023 430 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 173of 209
Period maximum 430 km²2021
Period minimum 270 km²1997

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–202325030035040045019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 350 km²1963: 350 km²1965: 360 km²1967: 360 km²1969: 360 km²1971: 370 km²1973: 370 km²1975: 370 km²1977: 370 km²1979: 370 km²1981: 370 km²1983: 340 km²1985: 300 km²1987: 300 km²1989: 300 km²1991: 300 km²1993: 300 km²1995: 280 km²1997: 270 km²1999: 350 km²2001: 360 km²2003: 360 km²2005: 340 km²2007: 340 km²2009: 340 km²2011: 340 km²2013: 350 km²2015: 370 km²2017: 410 km²2019: 420 km²2021: 430 km²2023: 430 km²
Change over the period: +80 (+22.86%) Average annual rate: 0.33 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe 430 km²
World 47.92M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 10.68M km²
Middle Africa computed 1.6M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 9.72M km²
Agricultural land — Sao Tome and Principe, by year Sao Tome and Principe All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 430 +0 +0%
2022 430 +0 +0%
2021 430 +10 +2.38%
2020 420 +0 +0%
2019 420 +0 +0%
2018 420 +10 +2.44%
2017 410 +10 +2.5%
2016 400 +30 +8.11%
2015 370 +0 +0%
2014 370 +20 +5.71%
2013 350 +0 +0%
2012 350 +10 +2.94%
2011 340 +10 +3.03%
2010 330 −10 −2.94%
2009 340 +0 +0%
2008 340 +0 +0%
2007 340 +0 +0%
2006 340 +0 +0%
2005 340 −10 −2.86%
2004 350 −10 −2.78%
2003 360 +0 +0%
2002 360 +0 +0%
2001 360 +0 +0%
2000 360 +10 +2.86%
1999 350 +40 +12.9%
1998 310 +40 +14.81%
1997 270 −10 −3.57%
1996 280 +0 +0%
1995 280 −30 −9.68%
1994 310 +10 +3.33%
1993 300 +0 +0%
1992 300 +0 +0%
1991 300 +10 +3.45%
1990 290 −10 −3.33%
1989 300 −10 −3.23%
1988 310 +10 +3.33%
1987 300 +0 +0%
1986 300 +0 +0%
1985 300 +10 +3.45%
1984 290 −50 −14.71%
1983 340 +10 +3.03%
1982 330 −40 −10.81%
1981 370 +0 +0%
1980 370 +0 +0%
1979 370 +0 +0%
1978 370 +0 +0%
1977 370 +0 +0%
1976 370 +0 +0%
1975 370 +0 +0%
1974 370 +0 +0%
1973 370 +0 +0%
1972 370 +0 +0%
1971 370 +10 +2.78%
1970 360 +0 +0%
1969 360 +0 +0%
1968 360 +0 +0%
1967 360 +0 +0%
1966 360 +0 +0%
1965 360 +10 +2.86%
1964 350 +0 +0%
1963 350 +0 +0%
1962 350 +0 +0%
1961 350 — —

Middle Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

TD Chad 503,373 AO Angola 460,630 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 350,957 CG Republic of the Congo 106,514 CM Cameroon 98,969 CF Central African Republic 56,688 GA Gabon 21,532 GQ Equatorial Guinea 1,047 ST Sao Tome and Principe 430
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About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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