Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Fruit Primary — Area harvested was 4,868 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, fruit primary — area harvested in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 4,868 ha.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 103.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fruit primary — area harvested in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 5,743 ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 420 ha, in 1973.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 151st of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 860 ha | — |
| 1962 | 860 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 660 ha | -23.3% |
| 1964 | 860 ha | +30.3% |
| 1965 | 680 ha | -20.9% |
| 1966 | 680 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 680 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 700 ha | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 720 ha | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 720 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 420 ha | -41.7% |
| 1974 | 490 ha | +16.7% |
| 1975 | 750 ha | +53.1% |
| 1976 | 760 ha | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 760 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 770 ha | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 770 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 780 ha | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 780 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 780 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 980 ha | +25.6% |
| 1984 | 1,280 ha | +30.6% |
| 1985 | 1,280 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,680 ha | +31.2% |
| 1987 | 1,980 ha | +17.9% |
| 1988 | 1,380 ha | -30.3% |
| 1989 | 1,580 ha | +14.5% |
| 1990 | 1,438 ha | -9.0% |
| 1991 | 2,104 ha | +46.3% |
| 1992 | 2,215 ha | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 2,314 ha | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 2,413 ha | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 2,516 ha | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 2,630 ha | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 4,275 ha | +62.5% |
| 1998 | 4,430 ha | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 4,550 ha | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 4,660 ha | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 4,800 ha | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 4,111 ha | -14.4% |
| 2003 | 4,760 ha | +15.8% |
| 2004 | 4,700 ha | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 5,303 ha | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 5,707 ha | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 4,068 ha | -28.7% |
| 2008 | 4,037 ha | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 5,743 ha | +42.3% |
| 2010 | 3,017 ha | -47.5% |
| 2011 | 1,591 ha | -47.3% |
| 2012 | 2,280 ha | +43.3% |
| 2013 | 3,106 ha | +36.2% |
| 2014 | 2,396 ha | -22.9% |
| 2015 | 1,423 ha | -40.6% |
| 2016 | 4,759 ha | +234.4% |
| 2017 | 5,038 ha | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 4,875 ha | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 4,865 ha | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 4,881 ha | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 4,901 ha | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 4,884 ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 4,873 ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 4,868 ha | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 742.22 ha | 660 ha | 860 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 686 ha | 420 ha | 770 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,250 ha | 780 ha | 1,980 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,888 ha | 1,438 ha | 4,550 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,789 ha | 4,037 ha | 5,743 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,335 ha | 1,423 ha | 5,038 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,881 ha | 4,868 ha | 4,901 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 148 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6,378 ha compare
- 149 Tonga 5,397 ha compare
- 150 Fiji 5,165 ha compare
- 152 New Caledonia 4,802 ha compare
- 153 Guadeloupe 4,762 ha compare
- 154 Denmark 4,530 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 12.19 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 12.19 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fruit primary — area harvested in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Fruit primary — area harvested in Sao Tome and Principe was 4,868 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fruit primary — area harvested recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 5,743 ha in 2009.
- What is the lowest fruit primary — area harvested recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 420 ha in 1973.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for fruit primary — area harvested?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 151st out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fruit primary — area harvested rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.2%. 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 Fruit 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.