ILOSTAT - Official estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: ILOSTAT - Official estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 26.2 % in 2006. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Official estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Sao Tome and Principe, 1978–2006
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2006, ilostat - official estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 26.2 %. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 10.3% over five years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - official estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 89 % in 1978 and was at its lowest, 26.2 %, in 2006.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 12th out of 29 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Official estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 89 % | — |
| 1979 | 81.9 % | -8.0% |
| 1980 | 54.3 % | -33.7% |
| 1981 | 63.4 % | +16.8% |
| 1982 | 52 % | -18.0% |
| 1983 | 60.6 % | +16.5% |
| 1984 | 53.5 % | -11.7% |
| 2003 | 29.2 % | -45.4% |
| 2004 | 29.3 % | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 27.9 % | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 26.2 % | -6.1% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 26.2 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.95 %, 55% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.45 % | 81.9 % | 89 % | 2 |
| 1980s | 56.76 % | 52 % | 63.4 % | 5 |
| 2000s | 28.15 % | 26.2 % | 29.3 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 9 Saint Kitts and Nevis 29.6 % compare
- 10 China, mainland 28.3 % compare
- 11 Guadeloupe 27.1 %
- 13 Bulgaria 25.8 % compare
- 14 Ukraine 21 % compare
- 15 Ireland 19.7 %
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 ilostat - official estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Ilostat - official estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Sao Tome and Principe was 26.2 % in 2006, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - official estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 89 % in 1978.
- What is the lowest ilostat - official estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2 % in 2006.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for ilostat - official estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 12th out of 29 countries with data for 2006.
- 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 ILOSTAT - Official estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment — 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.