ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 12.1 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Sao Tome and Principe, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 12.1 % for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 23.5 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 12 %, in 2019.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 92nd out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 23.5 % | — |
| 1992 | 23.2 % | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 23.1 % | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 22.8 % | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 22.6 % | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 22.3 % | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 22.1 % | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 21.7 % | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 21.3 % | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 21.1 % | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 20.9 % | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 20.6 % | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 19.8 % | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 19.9 % | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 18.9 % | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 18 % | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 17.5 % | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 16 % | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 15.6 % | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 15.3 % | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 15 % | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 14.6 % | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 14.1 % | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 13.6 % | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 13.4 % | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 13 % | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 12.5 % | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 12.2 % | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 12 % | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 12.6 % | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 12.7 % | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 12.6 % | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 12.5 % | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 12.3 % | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 12.1 % | -1.6% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 12.1 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.1 %, 35% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 12.1 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.9 %, 29% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.51 % | 21.3 % | 23.5 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 18.83 % | 15.6 % | 21.1 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.57 % | 12 % | 15.3 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.47 % | 12.1 % | 12.7 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
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 ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Sao Tome and Principe was 12.1 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 23.5 % in 1991.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 % in 2019.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 92nd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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 ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment - 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.