Maize and products — Food supply in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Maize and products — Food supply was 52.46 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maize and products — 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 52.46 kcal/cap/d for maize and products — food supply in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 17.5% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize and products — food supply in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 87.27 kcal/cap/d in 2010 and was at its lowest, 52.46 kcal/cap/d, in 2023.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 89th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Maize and products — Food supply in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 87.27 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 70.58 kcal/cap/d | -19.1% |
| 2012 | 65.35 kcal/cap/d | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 63.67 kcal/cap/d | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 67.23 kcal/cap/d | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 66.63 kcal/cap/d | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 62.86 kcal/cap/d | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 58.73 kcal/cap/d | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 74.47 kcal/cap/d | +26.8% |
| 2019 | 79.28 kcal/cap/d | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 63.6 kcal/cap/d | -19.8% |
| 2021 | 57.86 kcal/cap/d | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 63.62 kcal/cap/d | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 52.46 kcal/cap/d | -17.5% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 52.46 kcal/cap/d is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 166.89 kcal/cap/d, 31% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 52.46 kcal/cap/d is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 284.7 kcal/cap/d, 18% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 69.61 kcal/cap/d | 58.73 kcal/cap/d | 87.27 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.38 kcal/cap/d | 52.46 kcal/cap/d | 63.62 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
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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 maize and products — food supply in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Maize and products — food supply in Sao Tome and Principe was 52.46 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize and products — food supply recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 87.27 kcal/cap/d in 2010.
- What is the lowest maize and products — food supply recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.46 kcal/cap/d in 2023.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for maize and products — food supply?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 89th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize and products — food supply rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. 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 Maize and products — 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.