Starchy Roots — Food supply quantity in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Starchy Roots — Food supply quantity was 42.39 kg/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Starchy Roots — Food supply quantity in Sao Tome and Principe, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starchy roots — food supply quantity in Sao Tome and Principe is 42.39 kg/cap, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — food supply quantity in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 61 kg/cap in 2010 and was at its lowest, 36.3 kg/cap, in 2015.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 100th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Starchy Roots — Food supply quantity in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 61 kg/cap | — |
| 2011 | 42.99 kg/cap | -29.5% |
| 2012 | 42.35 kg/cap | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 42.31 kg/cap | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 41.59 kg/cap | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 36.3 kg/cap | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 48.54 kg/cap | +33.7% |
| 2017 | 45.74 kg/cap | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 44.05 kg/cap | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 40.97 kg/cap | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 40.59 kg/cap | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 41.46 kg/cap | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 40.87 kg/cap | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 42.39 kg/cap | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.58 kg/cap | 36.3 kg/cap | 61 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.33 kg/cap | 40.59 kg/cap | 42.39 kg/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 97 Switzerland 44.61 kg/cap compare
- 98 Iceland 43.9 kg/cap compare
- 99 Austria 42.97 kg/cap compare
- 101 Seychelles 41.65 kg/cap compare
- 102 Morocco 41.25 kg/cap compare
- 103 New Caledonia 41.09 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 starchy roots — food supply quantity in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Starchy roots — food supply quantity in Sao Tome and Principe was 42.39 kg/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — food supply quantity recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 61 kg/cap in 2010.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — food supply quantity recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.3 kg/cap in 2015.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for starchy roots — food supply quantity?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 100th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — food supply quantity rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 Starchy Roots — 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.