Environment in Sao Tome and Principe

1,495 indicators covering environment for Sao Tome and Principe.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 64.5% 152nd
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 84.5% 111th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 34.7% 105th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 1,516.6% 105th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 67.7% 137th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 30.9% 137th
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 98.1% 169th
Plywood and LVL — Production 0 m3 2024 129th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate -0.2625 % change on previous year 2024 down 105.8% 121st
Fibreboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 45.8% 148th
Fibreboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 19.7% 147th
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0.0003 1000 USD per person 2024 down 9.9% 95th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0.0007 t per person 2024 down 17.5% 79th
Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre 0 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 170th
Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0 t per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 167th
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 160th
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 82nd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 119th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 53.2% 111th
Veneer sheets — Import value, annual growth rate -34.62 % change on previous year 2024 down 158.8% 144th
Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year 2024 down 258.6% 125th
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.4989 m3 per person 2024 down 6.5% 35th
Wood fuel — Production, per capita 0.4989 m3 per person 2024 down 6.5% 40th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.6008 m3 per person 2024 down 8.4% 39th
Roundwood — Production, per capita 0.6143 m3 per person 2024 down 8.6% 58th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 91st
Primary Forest — Area 28 1000 ha 2025 unchanged 90th
Roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 0 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 143rd
Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 140th
Paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 67.2% 70th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 58.2% 51st
Recovered paper — Import quantity 3 t 2024 unchanged 185th
Recovered paper — Import value 21 1000 USD 2024 unchanged 156th
Annual change in forest area 26 hectares 2025 up 104.4% 77th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.0% 2025 up 104.4% 74th
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.0% 2025 up 104.4% 73rd
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 26 hectares 2025 up 104.4% 77th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, per capita 0 t per person 2024 99th
Roundwood, coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0136 m3 per person 2024 down 16.5% 73rd
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% 94th
Forest land — Area 55.28 1000 ha 2025 up 0.5% 191st
Naturally regenerating forest — Area 55.28 1000 ha 2025 up 0.5% 184th
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land 100 % 2025 unchanged 1st
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre 0 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 99.0% 171st
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, annual growth rate -77.78 % change on previous year 2024 down 140.7% 184th
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Export quantity 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 155th
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 174th
Sawnwood, coniferous — Export quantity 25 m3 2024 down 96.0% 158th
Other fibreboard — Import quantity 13 m3 2024 up 333.3% 198th
Other fibreboard — Import value 7 1000 USD 2024 up 250.0% 199th
Roundwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 42nd
Fibreboard — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0271 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 36.8% 125th
Fibreboard — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0365 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 25.0% 134th
Sawnwood, coniferous — Export value 16 1000 USD 2024 down 94.7% 146th
Sawnwood, coniferous — Production 0 m3 2024 145th
Industrial roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 0 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 131st
Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 127th
Total fibre furnish — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 216th
Total fibre furnish — Export quantity 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 215th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity 0 t 2024 121st