Goats — Stocks in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Goats — Stocks was 6,201 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Goats — Stocks in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, goats — stocks in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 6,201 An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 6,201 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 918 An, in 1971.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 165th of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Goats — Stocks in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,510 An | — |
| 1962 | 1,429 An | -5.4% |
| 1963 | 1,472 An | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 1,420 An | -3.5% |
| 1965 | 1,300 An | -8.5% |
| 1966 | 1,135 An | -12.7% |
| 1967 | 1,150 An | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 1,026 An | -10.8% |
| 1969 | 1,090 An | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 1,027 An | -5.8% |
| 1971 | 918 An | -10.6% |
| 1972 | 1,000 An | +8.9% |
| 1973 | 1,400 An | +40.0% |
| 1974 | 2,000 An | +42.9% |
| 1975 | 2,800 An | +40.0% |
| 1976 | 3,000 An | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 3,200 An | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 3,400 An | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 3,500 An | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 3,600 An | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 3,700 An | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 3,800 An | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 3,900 An | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 3,900 An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4,000 An | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 4,100 An | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 4,150 An | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 4,200 An | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 4,250 An | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 4,300 An | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 4,350 An | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 4,400 An | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 4,450 An | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 4,500 An | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 4,550 An | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 4,600 An | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 4,650 An | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 4,700 An | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 4,750 An | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 4,800 An | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 4,850 An | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 4,900 An | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 4,900 An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5,000 An | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 5,200 An | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 5,200 An | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5,200 An | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5,200 An | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5,400 An | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 5,500 An | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 5,600 An | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 5,650 An | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 5,700 An | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 5,700 An | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5,722 An | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 5,770 An | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 5,841 An | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 5,916 An | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 5,984 An | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 6,045 An | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 6,083 An | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 6,106 An | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 6,153 An | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 6,201 An | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,281 An | 1,026 An | 1,510 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,224 An | 918 An | 3,500 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,960 An | 3,600 An | 4,250 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,525 An | 4,300 An | 4,750 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,065 An | 4,800 An | 5,400 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,738 An | 5,500 An | 5,984 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,118 An | 6,045 An | 6,201 An | 5 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 12.19 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 12.19 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — stocks in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Goats — stocks in Sao Tome and Principe was 6,201 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 6,201 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 918 An in 1971.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for goats — stocks?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 165th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Goats — 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.