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Arable land — Sao Tome and Principe

Arable land in Sao Tome and Principe in 2023 — 4,000 ha. Ranked 177 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 300%.

2023 4,000 ha +0% vs 2022
World rank 177of 206
Period maximum 6,000 ha1999
Period minimum 1,000 ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–202302,0004,0006,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 1,000 ha1963: 1,000 ha1965: 1,000 ha1967: 1,000 ha1969: 1,000 ha1971: 1,000 ha1973: 1,000 ha1975: 1,000 ha1977: 1,000 ha1979: 1,000 ha1981: 1,000 ha1983: 1,000 ha1985: 2,000 ha1987: 2,000 ha1989: 2,000 ha1991: 2,000 ha1993: 2,000 ha1995: 4,000 ha1997: 5,000 ha1999: 6,000 ha2001: 6,000 ha2003: 6,000 ha2005: 6,000 ha2007: 6,000 ha2009: 6,000 ha2011: 4,000 ha2013: 4,000 ha2015: 4,000 ha2017: 4,000 ha2019: 4,000 ha2021: 4,000 ha2023: 4,000 ha
Change over the period: +3,000 (+300%) Average annual rate: 2.26 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Sao Tome and Principe 4,000 ha
World computed 1.38B ha
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 240M ha
Middle Africa computed 34.51M ha
Lower-middle-income countries computed 403M ha
Arable land — Sao Tome and Principe, by year Sao Tome and Principe All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 4,000 +0 +0%
2022 4,000 +0 +0%
2021 4,000 +0 +0%
2020 4,000 +0 +0%
2019 4,000 +0 +0%
2018 4,000 +0 +0%
2017 4,000 +0 +0%
2016 4,000 +0 +0%
2015 4,000 +0 +0%
2014 4,000 +0 +0%
2013 4,000 +0 +0%
2012 4,000 +0 +0%
2011 4,000 −2,000 −33.33%
2010 6,000 +0 +0%
2009 6,000 +0 +0%
2008 6,000 +0 +0%
2007 6,000 +0 +0%
2006 6,000 +0 +0%
2005 6,000 +0 +0%
2004 6,000 +0 +0%
2003 6,000 +0 +0%
2002 6,000 +0 +0%
2001 6,000 +0 +0%
2000 6,000 +0 +0%
1999 6,000 +1,000 +20%
1998 5,000 +0 +0%
1997 5,000 +1,000 +25%
1996 4,000 +0 +0%
1995 4,000 +1,000 +33.33%
1994 3,000 +1,000 +50%
1993 2,000 +0 +0%
1992 2,000 +0 +0%
1991 2,000 +0 +0%
1990 2,000 +0 +0%
1989 2,000 +0 +0%
1988 2,000 +0 +0%
1987 2,000 +0 +0%
1986 2,000 +0 +0%
1985 2,000 +1,000 +100%
1984 1,000 +0 +0%
1983 1,000 +0 +0%
1982 1,000 +0 +0%
1981 1,000 +0 +0%
1980 1,000 +0 +0%
1979 1,000 +0 +0%
1978 1,000 +0 +0%
1977 1,000 +0 +0%
1976 1,000 +0 +0%
1975 1,000 +0 +0%
1974 1,000 +0 +0%
1973 1,000 +0 +0%
1972 1,000 +0 +0%
1971 1,000 +0 +0%
1970 1,000 +0 +0%
1969 1,000 +0 +0%
1968 1,000 +0 +0%
1967 1,000 +0 +0%
1966 1,000 +0 +0%
1965 1,000 +0 +0%
1964 1,000 +0 +0%
1963 1,000 +0 +0%
1962 1,000 +0 +0%
1961 1,000 — —

Middle Africa, 2023

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

CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 14.9M CM Cameroon 6.2M AO Angola 5.39M TD Chad 5.3M CF Central African Republic 1.8M CG Republic of the Congo 550,000 GA Gabon 325,000 GQ Equatorial Guinea 53,000 ST Sao Tome and Principe 4,000
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About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

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

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