Agriculture & Rural in Sao Tome and Principe

2,393 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Sao Tome and Principe.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Cassava, fresh — Yield 5,519 kg/ha 2024 up 12.3% 75th
Cassava, fresh — Production 1,434 t 2024 up 2.7% 73rd
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use 2 tonnes per hectare 2024 down 3.0% 119th
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population 397 hectares 2024 down 1.2% 170th
Cereal yields 2 tonnes per hectare 2024 down 3.0% 119th
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production 2 tonnes per hectare 2024 down 3.0% 119th
Capture fishery production 5,730 metric tons 2024 down 42.7% 151st
Meat production 1,725 tonnes 2024 up 54.6% 188th
Beef production 420.21 tonnes 2024 up 151.6% 181st
Pig meat production 827.7 tonnes 2024 up 124.6% 149th
Number of cattle 1,588 animals 2024 up 32.3% 190th
Number of poultry birds 206,000 animals 2024 down 31.8% 189th
Poultry meat per animal 0.724 kilograms per animal 2024 up 7.9% 191st
Pig meat per animal 62 kilograms per animal 2024 up 19.2% 99th
Cattle meat per animal 217 kilograms per animal 2024 up 21.2% 81st
Eggs per bird 3.7 kilograms per animal 2024 down 50.0% 174th
Chicken meat production 418.49 tonnes 2024 down 19.2% 184th
Chicken meat yield per animal 0.703 kilograms per animal 2024 up 8.8% 190th
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat 1,937 animals 2024 up 108.1% 183rd
Global meat production 1,725 tonnes 2024 up 54.6% 188th
Cereal production 796.13 tonnes 2024 down 4.0% 171st
Land animals slaughtered for meat 595,000 animals 2024 down 25.7% 178th
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat 5.31 animals 2024 up 108.1% 183rd
Number of pigs 42,594 animals 2024 up 21.7% 128th
Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services 35 % 2024 up 25.0% 98th
Number of people employed in agriculture 3,844 people 2025 up 14.6% 174th
Cabbages — Production, per square kilometre 0.8809 t per square kilometre 2023 down 2.0% 35th
Cabbages — Area harvested, per square kilometre 0.0573 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 5.2% 27th
Corn yields 2 tonnes per hectare 2024 down 3.0% 116th
Turkeys — Stocks 3 1000 An 2024 unchanged 80th
Coconut oil — Production 21.31 t 2023 down 98.8% 58th
Fish landings and discards 1.2 2017 down 2.9% 155th
Fish discards 1.2 2017 down 2.9% 155th
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 39.7 % 2023 down 2.7% 26th
Meat of ducks, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 837 g/An 2024 down 16.3% 79th
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood 51.32 % 2023 down 6.7% 137th
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood 48.68 % 2023 up 8.2% 38th
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in 2.65 % 2023 down 73.4% 137th
Bananas — Production, per square kilometre 5.83 t per square kilometre 2023 down 86.4% 24th
Average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average) 99 % 2023 down 4.8% 139th
Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 2,279 kcal/cap/d 2023 down 2.4% 137th
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture 53.48 % 2023 down 3.3% 139th
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture 46.52 % 2023 up 4.1% 36th
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in 6.96 % 2023 down 34.6% 139th
SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture share of 3.16 % 2023 down 73.3% 41st
SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture 0.24 2023 down 76.0% 100th
2.a.1 Agriculture share of Government Expenditure — Value 3.16 % 2023 down 73.3% 41st
2.a.1 Agriculture value added share of GDP — Value 13.12 % 2023 up 10.5% 50th
2.a.1 Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures 0.24 2023 down 76.0% 100th
SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture value 13.12 % 2023 up 10.5% 52nd
Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre 0.225 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 91.5% 29th
Cassava, fresh — Gross Production Index Number 106.05 2024 up 2.7% 45th
Cassava, fresh — Gross per capita Production Index Number 90.17 2024 down 14.2% 47th
Surface area 960 sq. km 2023 unchanged 178th
Agricultural land per capita 0.1862 hectares per capita 2023 up 2.8% 152nd
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 1.24 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 63.2% 165th
Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 3.17 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 55.4% 171st
Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 2.07 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 73.9% 148th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 3.17 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 55.4% 171st
Fish and seafood production 6,000 tonnes 2023 down 33.3% 160th