Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Sao Tome and Principe

Arable land per capita in Sao Tome and Principe in 2023 — 0.0173 ha/person. Ranked 179 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 19%.

2023 0.0173 ha/person −1.98% vs 2022
World rank 179of 206
Period maximum 0.0421 ha/person1999
Period minimum 0.0094 ha/person1984

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–202300.020.040.0619611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.0146 ha/person1963: 0.0143 ha/person1965: 0.014 ha/person1967: 0.0136 ha/person1969: 0.0131 ha/person1971: 0.0126 ha/person1973: 0.0121 ha/person1975: 0.0115 ha/person1977: 0.011 ha/person1979: 0.0104 ha/person1981: 0.0099 ha/person1983: 0.0096 ha/person1985: 0.0184 ha/person1987: 0.0176 ha/person1989: 0.0167 ha/person1991: 0.0159 ha/person1993: 0.0153 ha/person1995: 0.0297 ha/person1997: 0.036 ha/person1999: 0.0421 ha/person2001: 0.041 ha/person2003: 0.039 ha/person2005: 0.0371 ha/person2007: 0.0354 ha/person2009: 0.0337 ha/person2011: 0.0215 ha/person2013: 0.0207 ha/person2015: 0.02 ha/person2017: 0.0193 ha/person2019: 0.0187 ha/person2021: 0.018 ha/person2023: 0.0173 ha/person
Change over the period: +0.0028 (+19.04%) Average annual rate: 0.28 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Sao Tome and Principe 0.0173 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Sub-Saharan Africa 0.1904 ha/person
Middle Africa computed 0.1674 ha/person
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.1258 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Sao Tome and Principe, by year Sao Tome and Principe All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.0173 −0.0003 −1.98%
2022 0.0177 −0.0003 −1.92%
2021 0.018 −0.0004 −2.04%
2020 0.0184 −0.0003 −1.86%
2019 0.0187 −0.0003 −1.5%
2018 0.019 −0.0003 −1.53%
2017 0.0193 −0.0003 −1.59%
2016 0.0196 −0.0003 −1.67%
2015 0.02 −0.0004 −1.76%
2014 0.0203 −0.0004 −1.84%
2013 0.0207 −0.0004 −1.92%
2012 0.0211 −0.0004 −2%
2011 0.0215 −0.0115 −34.71%
2010 0.033 −0.0007 −2.17%
2009 0.0337 −0.0008 −2.28%
2008 0.0345 −0.0008 −2.36%
2007 0.0354 −0.0009 −2.39%
2006 0.0362 −0.0009 −2.41%
2005 0.0371 −0.0009 −2.43%
2004 0.038 −0.001 −2.47%
2003 0.039 −0.001 −2.53%
2002 0.04 −0.001 −2.37%
2001 0.041 −0.0007 −1.61%
2000 0.0417 −0.0005 −1.09%
1999 0.0421 +0.0066 +18.58%
1998 0.0355 −0.0005 −1.3%
1997 0.036 +0.0068 +23.24%
1996 0.0292 −0.0004 −1.51%
1995 0.0297 +0.0071 +31.2%
1994 0.0226 +0.0073 +47.44%
1993 0.0153 −0.0003 −1.81%
1992 0.0156 −0.0003 −1.88%
1991 0.0159 −0.0004 −2.16%
1990 0.0163 −0.0004 −2.44%
1989 0.0167 −0.0004 −2.53%
1988 0.0171 −0.0005 −2.58%
1987 0.0176 −0.0004 −2.43%
1986 0.018 −0.0004 −2.24%
1985 0.0184 +0.009 +95.83%
1984 0.0094 −0.0002 −1.89%
1983 0.0096 −0.0002 −1.79%
1982 0.0098 −0.0002 −1.85%
1981 0.0099 −0.0002 −2.06%
1980 0.0101 −0.0002 −2.33%
1979 0.0104 −0.0003 −2.55%
1978 0.0107 −0.0003 −2.66%
1977 0.011 −0.0003 −2.61%
1976 0.0112 −0.0003 −2.49%
1975 0.0115 −0.0003 −2.35%
1974 0.0118 −0.0003 −2.21%
1973 0.0121 −0.0003 −2.12%
1972 0.0123 −0.0003 −2.11%
1971 0.0126 −0.0003 −2.15%
1970 0.0129 −0.0003 −1.99%
1969 0.0131 −0.0002 −1.73%
1968 0.0134 −0.0002 −1.56%
1967 0.0136 −0.0002 −1.39%
1966 0.0138 −0.0002 −1.23%
1965 0.014 −0.0002 −1.14%
1964 0.0141 −0.0002 −1.06%
1963 0.0143 −0.0001 −1.01%
1962 0.0144 −0.0001 −1%
1961 0.0146

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

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