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Cereal production — Sao Tome and Principe

Cereal production in Sao Tome and Principe in 2023 — 787 t. Ranked 168 in the world out of 180. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 96.7%.

2023 787 t +0.81% vs 2022
World rank 168of 180
Period maximum 4,500 t1996
Period minimum 400 t1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · tonnes

Cereal production — Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–202302,0004,0006,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 400 t1963: 400 t1965: 400 t1967: 430 t1969: 460 t1971: 480 t1973: 520 t1975: 550 t1977: 500 t1979: 450 t1981: 500 t1983: 600 t1985: 728 t1987: 1,200 t1989: 2,000 t1991: 3,600 t1993: 4,000 t1995: 4,000 t1997: 4,000 t1999: 1,487 t2001: 2,500 t2003: 2,600 t2005: 2,758 t2007: 3,000 t2009: 2,000 t2011: 1,085 t2013: 776 t2015: 823 t2017: 576 t2019: 762 t2021: 821 t2023: 787 t
Change over the period: +387 (+96.75%) Average annual rate: 1.1 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Sao Tome and Principe 787 t
World 3.12B t
Sub-Saharan Africa 187M t
Middle Africa computed 14.41M t
Lower-middle-income countries computed 840M t
Cereal production — Sao Tome and Principe, by year Sao Tome and Principe All countries CSV XLSX
Year t Change Change, %
2023 787 +6 +0.81%
2022 781 −40 −4.88%
2021 821 +61 +8.05%
2020 760 −2 −0.28%
2019 762 −179 −19.06%
2018 941 +365 +63.37%
2017 576 −192 −25%
2016 768 −55 −6.71%
2015 823 −6 −0.77%
2014 830 +54 +6.89%
2013 776 −141 −15.4%
2012 917 −167 −15.41%
2011 1,085 −477 −30.53%
2010 1,561 −439 −21.94%
2009 2,000 −800 −28.57%
2008 2,800 −200 −6.67%
2007 3,000 +300 +11.11%
2006 2,700 −58 −2.09%
2005 2,758 +108 +4.06%
2004 2,650 +50 +1.92%
2003 2,600 +50 +1.96%
2002 2,550 +50 +2%
2001 2,500 +270 +12.11%
2000 2,230 +743 +49.97%
1999 1,487 +135 +9.99%
1998 1,352 −2,648 −66.2%
1997 4,000 −500 −11.11%
1996 4,500 +500 +12.5%
1995 4,000 −300 −6.98%
1994 4,300 +300 +7.5%
1993 4,000 +0 +0%
1992 4,000 +400 +11.11%
1991 3,600 +900 +33.33%
1990 2,700 +700 +35%
1989 2,000 +500 +33.33%
1988 1,500 +300 +25%
1987 1,200 +300 +33.33%
1986 900 +172 +23.63%
1985 728 +28 +4%
1984 700 +100 +16.67%
1983 600 +100 +20%
1982 500 +0 +0%
1981 500 +50 +11.11%
1980 450 +0 +0%
1979 450 −50 −10%
1978 500 +0 +0%
1977 500 +0 +0%
1976 500 −50 −9.09%
1975 550 +20 +3.77%
1974 530 +10 +1.92%
1973 520 +20 +4%
1972 500 +20 +4.17%
1971 480 +10 +2.13%
1970 470 +10 +2.17%
1969 460 +20 +4.55%
1968 440 +10 +2.33%
1967 430 +10 +2.38%
1966 420 +20 +5%
1965 400 +0 +0%
1964 400 +0 +0%
1963 400 +0 +0%
1962 400 +0 +0%
1961 400 — —

Middle Africa, 2023

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

CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 4.21M CM Cameroon 3.84M AO Angola 3.34M TD Chad 2.64M CF Central African Republic 302,592 GA Gabon 47,818 CG Republic of the Congo 30,359 ST Sao Tome and Principe 787
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About the indicator

Production of cereal crops in tonnes: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat and mixed grains. Only grain harvested dry is counted; crops harvested for hay or green fodder are excluded.

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

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