Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index was 92.22 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Sao Tome and Principe, 2016–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 92.22 for plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 106.09 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 92.22, in 2024.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 22nd of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 100 | — |
| 2017 | 106.09 | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 100.91 | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 99.99 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 98.75 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 96.99 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 95.31 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 93.76 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 92.22 | -1.6% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 92.22 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 92.22, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 92.22 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86.94, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 101.75 | 99.99 | 106.09 | 4 |
| 2020s | 95.41 | 92.22 | 98.75 | 5 |
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 plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Sao Tome and Principe was 92.22 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 106.09 in 2017.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.22 in 2024.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 22nd out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. 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 Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 9 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.