Miscellaneous — Food supply in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Miscellaneous — Food supply was 881.71 million Kcal in 2023. ▼ Falling
Miscellaneous — Food supply in Sao Tome and Principe, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, miscellaneous — food supply in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 881.71 million Kcal. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.4% on the previous year and down 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, miscellaneous — food supply in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 1,638 million Kcal in 2019 and was at its lowest, 881.71 million Kcal, in 2023.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 124th of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Miscellaneous — Food supply in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,319 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 1,349 million Kcal | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 1,564 million Kcal | +15.9% |
| 2013 | 1,521 million Kcal | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 1,431 million Kcal | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 1,458 million Kcal | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 1,486 million Kcal | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1,514 million Kcal | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 1,543 million Kcal | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1,638 million Kcal | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 1,527 million Kcal | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 1,592 million Kcal | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 1,480 million Kcal | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 881.71 million Kcal | -40.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,482 million Kcal | 1,319 million Kcal | 1,638 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,370 million Kcal | 881.71 million Kcal | 1,592 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 121 Dominican Republic 1,732 million Kcal compare
- 122 Marshall Islands 1,545 million Kcal compare
- 123 Saint Kitts and Nevis 912.09 million Kcal compare
- 125 Kiribati 778.75 million Kcal compare
- 126 Naoero 557.8 million Kcal compare
- 127 Antigua and Barbuda 556.22 million Kcal 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 miscellaneous — food supply in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Miscellaneous — food supply in Sao Tome and Principe was 881.71 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest miscellaneous — food supply recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 1,638 million Kcal in 2019.
- What is the lowest miscellaneous — food supply recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 881.71 million Kcal in 2023.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for miscellaneous — food supply?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 124th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is miscellaneous — food supply rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.0%. 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 Miscellaneous — Food supply (kcal). 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.