Fruit Primary — Production in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Fruit Primary — Production was 51,620 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fruit Primary — Production in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, fruit primary — production in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 51,620 t.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fruit primary — production in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 53,137 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,653 t, in 1973.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 148th of 192 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 — Production in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,037 t | — |
| 1962 | 5,037 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 3,769 t | -25.2% |
| 1964 | 5,626 t | +49.3% |
| 1965 | 3,686 t | -34.5% |
| 1966 | 3,038 t | -17.6% |
| 1967 | 3,673 t | +20.9% |
| 1968 | 3,608 t | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 3,080 t | -14.6% |
| 1970 | 2,748 t | -10.8% |
| 1971 | 2,981 t | +8.5% |
| 1972 | 2,976 t | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 1,653 t | -44.5% |
| 1974 | 2,100 t | +27.0% |
| 1975 | 3,381 t | +61.0% |
| 1976 | 3,550 t | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 3,600 t | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 3,750 t | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 3,850 t | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 4,050 t | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 4,300 t | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 4,500 t | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 5,140 t | +14.2% |
| 1984 | 6,657 t | +29.5% |
| 1985 | 6,796 t | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 8,530 t | +25.5% |
| 1987 | 10,090 t | +18.3% |
| 1988 | 6,750 t | -33.1% |
| 1989 | 8,380 t | +24.1% |
| 1990 | 8,785 t | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 11,746 t | +33.7% |
| 1992 | 13,800 t | +17.5% |
| 1993 | 14,817 t | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 15,499 t | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 14,585 t | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 15,500 t | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 26,900 t | +73.5% |
| 1998 | 28,170 t | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 27,600 t | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 28,200 t | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 29,500 t | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 29,308 t | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 28,700 t | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 28,400 t | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 31,980 t | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 34,848 t | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 35,268 t | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 36,169 t | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 36,950 t | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 40,600 t | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 44,425 t | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 44,946 t | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 45,964 t | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 35,627 t | -22.5% |
| 2015 | 22,906 t | -35.7% |
| 2016 | 50,479 t | +120.4% |
| 2017 | 53,137 t | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 51,444 t | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 51,488 t | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 51,847 t | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 51,851 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 51,904 t | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 51,722 t | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 51,620 t | -0.2% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 51,620 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 million t, 5% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 51,620 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 459,726 t, 11% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fruit Primary — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +120.4% | 22,906 t | 50,479 t |
| 1997 | +73.5% | 15,500 t | 26,900 t |
| 1975 | +61.0% | 2,100 t | 3,381 t |
| 1964 | +49.3% | 3,769 t | 5,626 t |
| 1973 | -44.5% | 2,976 t | 1,653 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,062 t | 3,038 t | 5,626 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,059 t | 1,653 t | 3,850 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,519 t | 4,050 t | 10,090 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,740 t | 8,785 t | 28,170 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 31,932 t | 28,200 t | 36,950 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 44,102 t | 22,906 t | 53,137 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 51,789 t | 51,620 t | 51,904 t | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.7042 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1786 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.6726 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1869 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fruit primary — production in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Fruit primary — production in Sao Tome and Principe was 51,620 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fruit primary — production recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 53,137 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest fruit primary — production recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,653 t in 1973.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for fruit primary — production?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 148th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fruit primary — production rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.9%. 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 — Production. 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.