Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 97.84 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 97.84 for food — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross per capita production index number in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 266.98 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 87.88, in 1990.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 101st of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 251.14 | — |
| 1962 | 262.77 | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 222.51 | -15.3% |
| 1964 | 266.98 | +20.0% |
| 1965 | 243.45 | -8.8% |
| 1966 | 250.97 | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 249.83 | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 237.51 | -4.9% |
| 1969 | 217.11 | -8.6% |
| 1970 | 212.7 | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 224.86 | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 213.51 | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 217.74 | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 202.52 | -7.0% |
| 1975 | 164.62 | -18.7% |
| 1976 | 152.83 | -7.2% |
| 1977 | 147.11 | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 149.74 | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 160.46 | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 129.24 | -19.5% |
| 1981 | 134.07 | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 126.85 | -5.4% |
| 1983 | 124.32 | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 107.99 | -13.1% |
| 1985 | 110.24 | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 112.72 | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 107.92 | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 110.18 | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 96.48 | -12.4% |
| 1990 | 87.88 | -8.9% |
| 1991 | 89.7 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 113.35 | +26.4% |
| 1993 | 115.94 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 121.45 | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 110.17 | -9.3% |
| 1996 | 125.08 | +13.5% |
| 1997 | 143.97 | +15.1% |
| 1998 | 149.82 | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 151.5 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 150.31 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 153.31 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 150.63 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 147.95 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 134.81 | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 134.68 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 130.1 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 127.35 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 119.52 | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 118.92 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 114.4 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 107.41 | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 107.47 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 114.49 | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 108.2 | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 89.27 | -17.5% |
| 2016 | 102.52 | +14.8% |
| 2017 | 107.24 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 101.69 | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 99.88 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 98.95 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 97.09 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 98.59 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 99.79 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 97.84 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 244.7 | 217.11 | 266.98 | 9 |
| 1970s | 184.61 | 147.11 | 224.86 | 10 |
| 1980s | 116 | 96.48 | 134.07 | 10 |
| 1990s | 120.89 | 87.88 | 151.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 136.76 | 118.92 | 153.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.26 | 89.27 | 114.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.45 | 97.09 | 99.79 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 98 Costa Rica 98.66 compare
- 99 Italy 98.51 compare
- 100 Tonga 97.85 compare
- 102 Estonia 97.61 compare
- 103 French Polynesia 97.52 compare
- 104 South Africa 97.45 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 food — gross per capita production index number in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Food — gross per capita production index number in Sao Tome and Principe was 97.84 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 266.98 in 1964.
- What is the lowest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.88 in 1990.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for food — gross per capita production index number?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 101st out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. 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 Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.