Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 1,588 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 1,588 An.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 4,500 An in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1,000 An, in 2011.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 183rd out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,210 An | — |
| 1962 | 4,189 An | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 3,861 An | -7.8% |
| 1964 | 3,506 An | -9.2% |
| 1965 | 3,025 An | -13.7% |
| 1966 | 2,770 An | -8.4% |
| 1967 | 3,283 An | +18.5% |
| 1968 | 3,296 An | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 3,112 An | -5.6% |
| 1970 | 3,060 An | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 2,920 An | -4.6% |
| 1972 | 2,366 An | -19.0% |
| 1973 | 2,561 An | +8.2% |
| 1974 | 2,348 An | -8.3% |
| 1975 | 2,221 An | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 2,400 An | +8.1% |
| 1977 | 2,500 An | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 2,600 An | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 2,700 An | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 2,800 An | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 2,900 An | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 3,000 An | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 3,100 An | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 3,200 An | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 3,300 An | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 3,350 An | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 3,400 An | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 3,450 An | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 3,500 An | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 3,550 An | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 3,600 An | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 3,650 An | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 3,700 An | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 3,750 An | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 3,800 An | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 3,850 An | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 3,900 An | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 3,950 An | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 4,000 An | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 4,100 An | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 4,100 An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4,300 An | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 4,500 An | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 3,600 An | -20.0% |
| 2005 | 3,000 An | -16.7% |
| 2006 | 2,500 An | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 2,200 An | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 1,800 An | -18.2% |
| 2009 | 1,650 An | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 1,300 An | -21.2% |
| 2011 | 1,000 An | -23.1% |
| 2012 | 1,048 An | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 1,141 An | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 1,200 An | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 1,100 An | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 1,362 An | +23.8% |
| 2017 | 1,375 An | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1,407 An | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1,447 An | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 1,415 An | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 1,452 An | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 1,496 An | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 1,542 An | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 1,588 An | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,472 An | 2,770 An | 4,210 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,568 An | 2,221 An | 3,060 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,200 An | 2,800 An | 3,500 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,775 An | 3,550 An | 4,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,175 An | 1,650 An | 4,500 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,238 An | 1,000 An | 1,447 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,499 An | 1,415 An | 1,588 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 180 China, Hong Kong SAR 1,903 An compare
- 181 Faroe Islands 1,816 An compare
- 182 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,709 An compare
- 184 Brunei Darussalam 1,169 An compare
- 185 Bahamas 743 An compare
- 186 Seychelles 557 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1219 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 497.9 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3083 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 12.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 12.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Sao Tome and Principe was 1,588 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 4,500 An in 2003.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 An in 2011.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 183rd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. 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 Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.