Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing was 3.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Sao Tome and Principe, 2010–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 3.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 4.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2010.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 55th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.1% | — |
| 2011 | 2.2% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | +17.7% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -14.0% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | +71.5% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -29.6% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | -5.1% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 3.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.5%, 2.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 3.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6%, 5.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Sao Tome and Principe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +71.5% | 2.5% | 4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 4 |
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More energy & mining data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 11.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 29.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Sao Tome and Principe was 3.2% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2010.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 55th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Energy consumed by agriculture, forestry and fishing as a percentage of total final energy consumption.