ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value was 3.84 1000 No in 2025. ▬ Flat
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Sao Tome and Principe, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2025, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 3.84 1000 No. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 3.84 1000 No in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.28 1000 No, in 2008.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 180th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.41 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 3.44 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 3.49 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 3.5 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 3.55 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 3.57 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 3.58 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 3.58 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.57 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 3.6 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 3.57 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 3.52 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 3.54 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 3.65 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 3.55 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 3.46 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 3.48 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 3.28 1000 No | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 3.28 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.32 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 3.32 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.32 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.31 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 3.3 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 3.35 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 3.33 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 3.31 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 3.28 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 3.3 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 3.44 1000 No | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 3.6 1000 No | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 3.74 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 3.79 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 3.84 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 3.84 1000 No | +0.0% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 3.84 1000 No is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,531 1000 No, 0% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 3.84 1000 No is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,815 1000 No, 0% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.52 1000 No | 3.41 1000 No | 3.58 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.49 1000 No | 3.28 1000 No | 3.65 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.31 1000 No | 3.28 1000 No | 3.35 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.71 1000 No | 3.44 1000 No | 3.84 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 177 Saint Lucia 6.89 1000 No compare
- 178 China, Hong Kong SAR 6.63 1000 No compare
- 179 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4 1000 No compare
- 181 Singapore 3.35 1000 No compare
- 182 Luxembourg 2.9 1000 No compare
- 183 Brunei Darussalam 2.7 1000 No compare
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 ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Sao Tome and Principe was 3.84 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 3.84 1000 No in 2024.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.28 1000 No in 2008.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 180th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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 ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.