Fertiliser use in São Tomé and Príncipe
Farmers in São Tomé and Príncipe used 54.8 kg of fertiliser per hectare of arable land in 2024.
São Tomé and Príncipe, 2024
54.8
Change from 2023
−19.2%
World, 2023
136.5 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
114th of 190
Fertiliser use in São Tomé and Príncipe over time
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Kilograms per hectare of arable land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | São Tomé and Príncipe | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 54.8 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 67.8 kg per hectare | 136.5 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 67.8 kg per hectare | 134.9 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 49.0 kg per hectare | 142.6 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 51.5 kg per hectare | 144.6 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 51.8 kg per hectare | 135.5 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 49.0 kg per hectare | 136.9 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 51.8 kg per hectare | 138.0 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 39.0 kg per hectare | 135.1 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 43.0 kg per hectare | 132.9 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 36.3 kg per hectare | 136.1 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 33.5 kg per hectare | 133.2 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 32.5 kg per hectare | 130.8 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 38.5 kg per hectare | 133.5 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 21.0 kg per hectare | 128.9 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 17.8 kg per hectare | 117.6 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 19.7 kg per hectare | 116.6 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 18.2 kg per hectare | 124.3 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 18.7 kg per hectare | 118.8 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 15.7 kg per hectare | 115.3 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 21.2 kg per hectare | 114.9 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 15.7 kg per hectare | 109.6 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | 22.8 kg per hectare | 106.4 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | – | 103.1 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | – | 101.1 kg per hectare |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −19.2% from 67.8 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 36.3 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by +51.0%.
- Among the 190 countries with data for 2024, São Tomé and Príncipe has the 114th highest value.
More for São Tomé and Príncipe
All statistics for São Tomé and Príncipe
Cereal yield
2,004 kg per hectare
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Agricultural land
46.1%
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.91e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
51.1%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
0.41e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
1.6e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT