Plantains — Food supply quantity in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Plantains — Food supply quantity was 149.56 kg/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Plantains — Food supply quantity in Sao Tome and Principe, 2014–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, plantains — food supply quantity in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 149.56 kg/cap. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains — food supply quantity in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 169.49 kg/cap in 2017 and was at its lowest, 149.56 kg/cap, in 2023.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 2nd of 140 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Plantains — Food supply quantity in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 167.97 kg/cap | — |
| 2015 | 163.41 kg/cap | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 159.37 kg/cap | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 169.49 kg/cap | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 160.6 kg/cap | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 159.5 kg/cap | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 156.72 kg/cap | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 153.79 kg/cap | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 151.79 kg/cap | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 149.56 kg/cap | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 163.39 kg/cap | 159.37 kg/cap | 169.49 kg/cap | 6 |
| 2020s | 152.97 kg/cap | 149.56 kg/cap | 156.72 kg/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 35.28 kg/cap compare
- 1 Côte d'Ivoire 54.44 kg/cap compare
- 1 Uganda 205.92 kg/cap compare
- 3 Ghana 120.87 kg/cap compare
- 4 Gabon 109.36 kg/cap compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 26.88 kg/cap compare
- 5 Guyana 93.18 kg/cap compare
- 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 18.78 kg/cap 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 plantains — food supply quantity in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Plantains — food supply quantity in Sao Tome and Principe was 149.56 kg/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plantains — food supply quantity recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 169.49 kg/cap in 2017.
- What is the lowest plantains — food supply quantity recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 149.56 kg/cap in 2023.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for plantains — food supply quantity?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 2nd out of 140 countries with data for 2023.
- Is plantains — food supply quantity rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. 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 Plantains — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr). 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.