Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 5.2 million t in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Sao Tome and Principe, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 5.2 million t for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 5.56 million t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.18 million t, in 2015.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 159th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.56 million t | — |
| 1991 | 5.56 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5.55 million t | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 5.55 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5.54 million t | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 5.54 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5.53 million t | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 5.53 million t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5.52 million t | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 5.52 million t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5.51 million t | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 5.51 million t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.5 million t | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 5.5 million t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.49 million t | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 5.49 million t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.48 million t | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 5.48 million t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.47 million t | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 5.47 million t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.46 million t | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 5.4 million t | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 5.35 million t | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 5.29 million t | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 5.24 million t | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 5.18 million t | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 5.18 million t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.18 million t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.19 million t | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 5.19 million t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.19 million t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.19 million t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.19 million t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.2 million t | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 5.2 million t | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5.2 million t | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.54 million t | 5.52 million t | 5.56 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.49 million t | 5.47 million t | 5.51 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.27 million t | 5.18 million t | 5.46 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2 million t | 5.19 million t | 5.2 million t | 6 |
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More climate change data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 133,140 kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 15.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0585 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2811 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.5528 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.424 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.1288 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0016 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Sao Tome and Principe was 5.2 million t in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 5.56 million t in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.18 million t in 2015.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 159th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.