Samoa vs Sao Tome and Principe: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Samoa
31,000 tonnes
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
21,000 tonnes
in 2023
Samoa rank
181st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
182nd
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Samoa
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 31,000 tonnes against 21,000 tonnes in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 10,000 tonnes.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.5 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Samoa ranks 181st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 182nd of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 5 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,111 tonnes | 6,222 tonnes | 111.11 tonnes | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 8,100 tonnes | 6,600 tonnes | 1,500 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1980s | 11,600 tonnes | 9,900 tonnes | 1,700 tonnes | Samoa |
| 1990s | 14,800 tonnes | 10,700 tonnes | 4,100 tonnes | Samoa |
| 2000s | 17,900 tonnes | 15,300 tonnes | 2,600 tonnes | Samoa |
| 2010s | 21,700 tonnes | 24,200 tonnes | 2,500 tonnes | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 35,250 tonnes | 24,250 tonnes | 11,000 tonnes | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, Samoa or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Samoa, at 31,000 tonnes against 21,000 tonnes in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 10,000 tonnes, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Samoa ranks 181st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 182nd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Imports and exports are measured as the net sum of all cereal crop varieties. Countries which lie above the grey line are net importers of cereals; those below the line are net exporters.