Bananas — Area harvested, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Bananas — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0009 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Bananas — Area harvested, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bananas — area harvested, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe is 0.0009 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 90.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bananas — area harvested, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.0314 ha per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 49th out of 127 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bananas — Area harvested, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0102 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0101 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0071 ha per person | -29.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0099 ha per person | +38.5% |
| 1965 | 0.007 ha per person | -29.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0069 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0068 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0067 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0066 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0064 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0063 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0062 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0024 ha per person | -60.8% |
| 1974 | 0.003 ha per person | +22.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0058 ha per person | +95.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0056 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0055 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0053 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0052 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0051 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.005 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0049 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0067 ha per person | +37.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0094 ha per person | +40.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0092 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0126 ha per person | +36.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0149 ha per person | +18.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0094 ha per person | -37.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0108 ha per person | +15.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0093 ha per person | -14.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0143 ha per person | +53.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0148 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0153 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0158 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0163 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0168 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0285 ha per person | +69.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0291 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0295 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0299 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0301 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0246 ha per person | -18.3% |
| 2003 | 0.028 ha per person | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0266 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0297 ha per person | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0314 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0209 ha per person | -33.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0202 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0294 ha per person | +45.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0136 ha per person | -53.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0056 ha per person | -59.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0091 ha per person | +63.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0132 ha per person | +45.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0094 ha per person | -28.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0041 ha per person | -55.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0014 ha per person | -65.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0013 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0012 ha per person | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0011 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.001 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0009 ha per person | -7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0079 ha per person | 0.0066 ha per person | 0.0102 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0052 ha per person | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0064 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0088 ha per person | 0.0049 ha per person | 0.0149 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.019 ha per person | 0.0093 ha per person | 0.0295 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0271 ha per person | 0.0202 ha per person | 0.0314 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.006 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0136 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1219 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 497.9 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3083 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 12.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 12.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bananas — area harvested, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Bananas — area harvested, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.0009 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest bananas — area harvested, per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0314 ha per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest bananas — area harvested, per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for bananas — area harvested, per capita?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 49th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bananas — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Bananas — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Bananas — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Bananas — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Bananas — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Bananas — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.