Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. was 474 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Sao Tome and Principe is 474 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 1,029 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 67 ha, in 2011.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 45th out of 74 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.
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 350 ha | — |
| 1962 | 350 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 350 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 350 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 350 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 350 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 350 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 400 ha | +14.3% |
| 1969 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 500 ha | +25.0% |
| 1972 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 550 ha | +10.0% |
| 1974 | 600 ha | +9.1% |
| 1975 | 650 ha | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 650 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 650 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 600 ha | -7.7% |
| 1979 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 400 ha | -33.3% |
| 1981 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 350 ha | -12.5% |
| 1984 | 200 ha | -42.9% |
| 1985 | 120 ha | -40.0% |
| 1986 | 150 ha | +25.0% |
| 1987 | 120 ha | -20.0% |
| 1988 | 110 ha | -8.3% |
| 1989 | 140 ha | +27.3% |
| 1990 | 150 ha | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 100 ha | -33.3% |
| 1992 | 120 ha | +20.0% |
| 1993 | 150 ha | +25.0% |
| 1994 | 120 ha | -20.0% |
| 1995 | 160 ha | +33.3% |
| 1996 | 154 ha | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 150 ha | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 160 ha | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 166 ha | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 165 ha | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 166 ha | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 165 ha | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 170 ha | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 175 ha | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 180 ha | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 172 ha | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 160 ha | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 148 ha | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 180 ha | +21.6% |
| 2010 | 68 ha | -62.2% |
| 2011 | 67 ha | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 215 ha | +220.9% |
| 2013 | 220 ha | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 391 ha | +77.7% |
| 2015 | 1,029 ha | +163.2% |
| 2016 | 416 ha | -59.6% |
| 2017 | 319 ha | -23.3% |
| 2018 | 588 ha | +84.3% |
| 2019 | 441 ha | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 449 ha | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 493 ha | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 461 ha | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 468 ha | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 474 ha | +1.3% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 474 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,327 ha, 20% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 474 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,766 ha, 8% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +220.9% | 67 ha | 215 ha |
| 2015 | +163.2% | 391 ha | 1,029 ha |
| 2018 | +84.3% | 319 ha | 588 ha |
| 2014 | +77.7% | 220 ha | 391 ha |
| 2010 | -62.2% | 180 ha | 68 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 361.11 ha | 350 ha | 400 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 570 ha | 400 ha | 650 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 239 ha | 110 ha | 400 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 143 ha | 100 ha | 166 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 168.1 ha | 148 ha | 180 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 375.4 ha | 67 ha | 1,029 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 469 ha | 449 ha | 493 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 42 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 670 ha compare
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- 46 Brunei Darussalam 464 ha compare
- 47 Grenada 427 ha compare
- 47 Saint Lucia 427 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 edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Sao Tome and Principe was 474 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 1,029 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 67 ha in 2011.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c.?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 45th out of 74 countries with data for 2024.
- Is edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. 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 Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c., fresh — 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.