Grand Total — Food supply in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Grand Total — Food supply was 2,279 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▬ Flat
Grand Total — Food supply in Sao Tome and Principe, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 2,279 kcal/cap/d for grand total — food supply in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grand total — food supply in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 2,431 kcal/cap/d in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2,279 kcal/cap/d, in 2023.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 153rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Grand Total — Food supply in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,346 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 2,313 kcal/cap/d | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 2,333 kcal/cap/d | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 2,364 kcal/cap/d | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 2,330 kcal/cap/d | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 2,314 kcal/cap/d | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 2,357 kcal/cap/d | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 2,357 kcal/cap/d | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,356 kcal/cap/d | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,378 kcal/cap/d | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 2,428 kcal/cap/d | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 2,431 kcal/cap/d | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 2,375 kcal/cap/d | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 2,279 kcal/cap/d | -4.0% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 2,279 kcal/cap/d is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,690 kcal/cap/d, 85% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 2,279 kcal/cap/d is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,558 kcal/cap/d, 89% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,345 kcal/cap/d | 2,313 kcal/cap/d | 2,378 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,378 kcal/cap/d | 2,279 kcal/cap/d | 2,431 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 150 Comoros 2,390 kcal/cap/d compare
- 151 Uganda 2,378 kcal/cap/d compare
- 152 Afghanistan 2,315 kcal/cap/d compare
- 154 Congo 2,187 kcal/cap/d compare
- 155 Mozambique 2,186 kcal/cap/d compare
- 156 Papua New Guinea 2,177 kcal/cap/d 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 grand total — food supply in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Grand total — food supply in Sao Tome and Principe was 2,279 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grand total — food supply recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 2,431 kcal/cap/d in 2021.
- What is the lowest grand total — food supply recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,279 kcal/cap/d in 2023.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for grand total — food supply?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 153rd out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is grand total — food supply rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Grand Total — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.