Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Cereals, primary — Area harvested was 397 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 397 ha for cereals, primary — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 2,000 ha in 1996 and was at its lowest, 270 ha, in 1961.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 164th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 270 ha | — |
| 1962 | 270 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 270 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 270 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 270 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 290 ha | +7.4% |
| 1967 | 300 ha | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 305 ha | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 310 ha | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 310 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 325 ha | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 340 ha | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 350 ha | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 360 ha | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 330 ha | -8.3% |
| 1977 | 330 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 330 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 300 ha | -9.1% |
| 1980 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 330 ha | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 330 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 400 ha | +21.2% |
| 1984 | 450 ha | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 480 ha | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 600 ha | +25.0% |
| 1987 | 750 ha | +25.0% |
| 1988 | 850 ha | +13.3% |
| 1989 | 1,000 ha | +17.6% |
| 1990 | 1,400 ha | +40.0% |
| 1991 | 1,700 ha | +21.4% |
| 1992 | 1,800 ha | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 1,824 ha | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 1,900 ha | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 1,800 ha | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 2,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 1,800 ha | -10.0% |
| 1998 | 700 ha | -61.1% |
| 1999 | 708 ha | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 1,000 ha | +41.2% |
| 2001 | 1,150 ha | +15.0% |
| 2002 | 1,210 ha | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 1,220 ha | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1,235 ha | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 1,240 ha | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1,100 ha | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 1,300 ha | +18.2% |
| 2008 | 1,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 967 ha | -25.6% |
| 2011 | 517 ha | -46.5% |
| 2012 | 437 ha | -15.5% |
| 2013 | 370 ha | -15.3% |
| 2014 | 402 ha | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 405 ha | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 382 ha | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 288 ha | -24.6% |
| 2018 | 470 ha | +63.2% |
| 2019 | 380 ha | -19.1% |
| 2020 | 379 ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 410 ha | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 389 ha | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 393 ha | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 397 ha | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 282.78 ha | 270 ha | 305 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 328.5 ha | 300 ha | 360 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 549 ha | 300 ha | 1,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,563 ha | 700 ha | 2,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,206 ha | 1,000 ha | 1,300 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 461.8 ha | 288 ha | 967 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 393.6 ha | 379 ha | 410 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 161 United Arab Emirates 900 ha compare
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- 163 New Caledonia 631 ha compare
- 165 Grenada 178 ha compare
- 166 Qatar 118 ha compare
- 167 Dominica 115 ha compare
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 cereals, primary — area harvested in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested in Sao Tome and Principe was 397 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 2,000 ha in 1996.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 270 ha in 1961.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for cereals, primary — area harvested?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 164th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Cereals, primary — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.