Cassava and products — Food supply quantity in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Cassava and products — Food supply quantity was 5.03 kg/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cassava and products — Food supply quantity in Sao Tome and Principe, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cassava and products — food supply quantity in Sao Tome and Principe is 5.03 kg/cap, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava and products — food supply quantity in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 9.69 kg/cap in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.92 kg/cap, in 2021.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 46th of 132 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Cassava and products — Food supply quantity in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 9.69 kg/cap | — |
| 2011 | 6.25 kg/cap | -35.5% |
| 2012 | 6.22 kg/cap | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 6.21 kg/cap | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 5.98 kg/cap | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 5.47 kg/cap | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 6.01 kg/cap | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 5.9 kg/cap | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 5.77 kg/cap | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 5.35 kg/cap | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 5.42 kg/cap | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 4.92 kg/cap | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 5.16 kg/cap | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 5.03 kg/cap | -2.5% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 5.03 kg/cap is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.91 kg/cap, 1.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 5.03 kg/cap is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.33 kg/cap, 17% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cassava and products — Food supply quantity in Sao Tome and Principe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -35.5% | 9.69 kg/cap | 6.25 kg/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.29 kg/cap | 5.35 kg/cap | 9.69 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.13 kg/cap | 4.92 kg/cap | 5.42 kg/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
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 cassava and products — food supply quantity in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Cassava and products — food supply quantity in Sao Tome and Principe was 5.03 kg/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava and products — food supply quantity recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 9.69 kg/cap in 2010.
- What is the lowest cassava and products — food supply quantity recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.92 kg/cap in 2021.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for cassava and products — food supply quantity?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 46th out of 132 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cassava and products — food supply quantity rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cassava and products — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.