Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested was 2,529 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 2,529 ha.
The figure is up 18.8% on the previous year and down 77.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 18,750 ha in 1965 and was at its lowest, 1,876 ha, in 2016.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 157th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16,870 ha | — |
| 1962 | 17,870 ha | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 15,750 ha | -11.9% |
| 1964 | 17,750 ha | +12.7% |
| 1965 | 18,750 ha | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 16,750 ha | -10.7% |
| 1967 | 16,670 ha | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 14,550 ha | -12.7% |
| 1969 | 15,550 ha | +6.9% |
| 1970 | 13,500 ha | -13.2% |
| 1971 | 13,450 ha | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 14,400 ha | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 14,470 ha | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 14,450 ha | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 11,250 ha | -22.1% |
| 1976 | 10,240 ha | -9.0% |
| 1977 | 14,200 ha | +38.7% |
| 1978 | 11,200 ha | -21.1% |
| 1979 | 14,150 ha | +26.3% |
| 1980 | 11,100 ha | -21.6% |
| 1981 | 10,120 ha | -8.8% |
| 1982 | 13,100 ha | +29.4% |
| 1983 | 13,170 ha | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 12,170 ha | -7.6% |
| 1985 | 13,170 ha | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 13,120 ha | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 13,160 ha | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 13,063 ha | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 11,690 ha | -10.5% |
| 1990 | 12,558 ha | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 12,958 ha | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 11,580 ha | -10.6% |
| 1993 | 12,009 ha | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 11,950 ha | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 11,400 ha | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 12,100 ha | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 12,220 ha | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 11,750 ha | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 12,200 ha | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 13,100 ha | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 13,800 ha | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 14,060 ha | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 14,350 ha | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 13,906 ha | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 15,400 ha | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 14,600 ha | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 12,412 ha | -15.0% |
| 2008 | 13,403 ha | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 15,250 ha | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 14,643 ha | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 8,020 ha | -45.2% |
| 2012 | 9,330 ha | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 10,356 ha | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 11,193 ha | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 13,849 ha | +23.7% |
| 2016 | 1,876 ha | -86.5% |
| 2017 | 1,940 ha | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 1,997 ha | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 2,216 ha | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 2,212 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 2,230 ha | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 2,371 ha | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 2,129 ha | -10.2% |
| 2024 | 2,529 ha | +18.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,723 ha | 14,550 ha | 18,750 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 13,131 ha | 10,240 ha | 14,470 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,386 ha | 10,120 ha | 13,170 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,072 ha | 11,400 ha | 12,958 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,028 ha | 12,412 ha | 15,400 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,542 ha | 1,876 ha | 14,643 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,294 ha | 2,129 ha | 2,529 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 154 New Caledonia 3,042 ha compare
- 155 New Zealand 2,858 ha compare
- 156 Georgia 2,838 ha compare
- 158 Tuvalu 2,499 ha compare
- 159 Saint Lucia 1,996 ha compare
- 160 Namibia 1,941 ha 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 oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Sao Tome and Principe was 2,529 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 18,750 ha in 1965.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,876 ha in 2016.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 157th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.4%. 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 Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.