Chicken meat production, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Chicken meat production, per capita was 0.0018 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chicken meat production, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, chicken meat production, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 0.0018 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.4% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.0045 tonnes per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 tonnes per person, in 1961.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 146th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chicken meat production, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +10.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +19.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +15.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +20.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | +66.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | +29.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | +19.4% |
| 2001 | 0.004 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.004 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.004 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -50.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | +32.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | +20.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | -17.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | +14.8% |
| 2020 | 0.003 tonnes per person | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | -16.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | -20.4% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0018 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0031 tonnes per person, 58% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0018 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0017 tonnes per person, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chicken meat production, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +66.3% | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.0022 tonnes per person |
| 2011 | -50.4% | 0.004 tonnes per person | 0.002 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0028 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.0033 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0041 tonnes per person | 0.0039 tonnes per person | 0.0045 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0028 tonnes per person | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 0.004 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0025 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 0.003 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 143 Sierra Leone 0.0021 tonnes per person compare
- 144 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0021 tonnes per person compare
- 145 Kenya 0.0018 tonnes per person compare
- 147 Samoa 0.0018 tonnes per person compare
- 148 Madagascar 0.0017 tonnes per person compare
- 149 Vanuatu 0.0017 tonnes per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.7042 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1786 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.6726 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1869 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Chicken meat production, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.0018 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0045 tonnes per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for chicken meat production, per capita?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 146th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production, per capita rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chicken meat production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chicken meat production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chicken meat production Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.