Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — Sao Tome and Principe

Land under cereal production in Sao Tome and Principe in 2023 — 393 ha. Ranked 166 in the world out of 180. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 45.6%.

2023 393 ha +1.03% vs 2022
World rank 166of 180
Period maximum 2,000 ha1996
Period minimum 270 ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Land under cereal production — Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–202305001,0001,5002,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 270 ha1963: 270 ha1965: 270 ha1967: 300 ha1969: 305 ha1971: 310 ha1973: 340 ha1975: 360 ha1977: 330 ha1979: 300 ha1981: 330 ha1983: 400 ha1985: 480 ha1987: 750 ha1989: 1,000 ha1991: 1,700 ha1993: 1,824 ha1995: 1,800 ha1997: 1,800 ha1999: 708 ha2001: 1,150 ha2003: 1,220 ha2005: 1,240 ha2007: 1,300 ha2009: 1,300 ha2011: 517 ha2013: 370 ha2015: 405 ha2017: 288 ha2019: 380 ha2021: 410 ha2023: 393 ha
Change over the period: +123 (+45.56%) Average annual rate: 0.61 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Sao Tome and Principe 393 ha
World 738M ha
Middle Africa computed 13.82M ha
Land under cereal production — Sao Tome and Principe, by year Sao Tome and Principe All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 393 +4 +1.03%
2022 389 −21 −5.12%
2021 410 +31 +8.18%
2020 379 −1 −0.26%
2019 380 −90 −19.15%
2018 470 +182 +63.19%
2017 288 −94 −24.61%
2016 382 −23 −5.68%
2015 405 +3 +0.75%
2014 402 +32 +8.65%
2013 370 −67 −15.33%
2012 437 −80 −15.47%
2011 517 −450 −46.54%
2010 967 −333 −25.62%
2009 1,300 +0 +0%
2008 1,300 +0 +0%
2007 1,300 +200 +18.18%
2006 1,100 −140 −11.29%
2005 1,240 +5 +0.4%
2004 1,235 +15 +1.23%
2003 1,220 +10 +0.83%
2002 1,210 +60 +5.22%
2001 1,150 +150 +15%
2000 1,000 +292 +41.24%
1999 708 +8 +1.14%
1998 700 −1,100 −61.11%
1997 1,800 −200 −10%
1996 2,000 +200 +11.11%
1995 1,800 −100 −5.26%
1994 1,900 +76 +4.17%
1993 1,824 +24 +1.33%
1992 1,800 +100 +5.88%
1991 1,700 +300 +21.43%
1990 1,400 +400 +40%
1989 1,000 +150 +17.65%
1988 850 +100 +13.33%
1987 750 +150 +25%
1986 600 +120 +25%
1985 480 +30 +6.67%
1984 450 +50 +12.5%
1983 400 +70 +21.21%
1982 330 +0 +0%
1981 330 +30 +10%
1980 300 +0 +0%
1979 300 −30 −9.09%
1978 330 +0 +0%
1977 330 +0 +0%
1976 330 −30 −8.33%
1975 360 +10 +2.86%
1974 350 +10 +2.94%
1973 340 +15 +4.62%
1972 325 +15 +4.84%
1971 310 +0 +0%
1970 310 +5 +1.64%
1969 305 +5 +1.67%
1968 300 +0 +0%
1967 300 +10 +3.45%
1966 290 +20 +7.41%
1965 270 +0 +0%
1964 270 +0 +0%
1963 270 +0 +0%
1962 270 +0 +0%
1961 270

About the indicator

The area harvested for cereal crops: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, millet and mixes. It is the harvested area rather than the sown area, so with two harvests a year one field is counted twice — which is exactly why in the tropics the land under cereals can exceed the area of arable land. Together with the grain harvest this series gives the yield, which is what explains the growth of world production with areas almost unchanged.

Important: Harvested area, not sown area: a field with two harvests a year is counted twice. Land under cereals grown for animal feed is included, land cut for hay is not.

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