Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 3.69 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Sao Tome and Principe, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 3.69 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 63.0% on the previous year and down 95.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 73.87 % change on previous year in 2014 and was at its lowest, -48.77 % change on previous year, in 2011.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 30th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 27.8 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -2.79 % change on previous year | -110.1% |
| 1964 | -37.75 % change on previous year | +1250.8% |
| 1965 | -20.48 % change on previous year | -45.7% |
| 1966 | -3.79 % change on previous year | -81.5% |
| 1967 | -7.35 % change on previous year | +94.0% |
| 1968 | 19.83 % change on previous year | -369.8% |
| 1969 | -22.93 % change on previous year | -215.6% |
| 1970 | 30.98 % change on previous year | -235.1% |
| 1971 | -15.22 % change on previous year | -149.1% |
| 1972 | -14.36 % change on previous year | -5.6% |
| 1973 | -21.94 % change on previous year | +52.7% |
| 1974 | 3.31 % change on previous year | -115.1% |
| 1975 | 4 % change on previous year | +21.0% |
| 1976 | 7.69 % change on previous year | +92.3% |
| 1977 | 7.14 % change on previous year | -7.1% |
| 1978 | 6.67 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 6.25 % change on previous year | -6.3% |
| 1980 | 5.88 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 1981 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1982 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1983 | 1.39 % change on previous year | — |
| 1984 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1985 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1986 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1987 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1988 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1989 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1990 | 1.37 % change on previous year | — |
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1992 | 13.51 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 4.76 % change on previous year | -64.8% |
| 1994 | 4.55 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 4.35 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 4.17 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 6 % change on previous year | +44.0% |
| 1998 | 1.89 % change on previous year | -68.6% |
| 1999 | 1.85 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 3.64 % change on previous year | — |
| 2003 | 3.51 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 6.78 % change on previous year | — |
| 2006 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2008 | 3.17 % change on previous year | — |
| 2009 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2011 | -48.77 % change on previous year | — |
| 2012 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2014 | 73.87 % change on previous year | — |
| 2015 | -0.5181 % change on previous year | -100.7% |
| 2016 | -42.19 % change on previous year | +8042.2% |
| 2017 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 50.15 % change on previous year | — |
| 2019 | -7.8 % change on previous year | -115.6% |
| 2020 | -4.99 % change on previous year | -36.0% |
| 2021 | 10.5 % change on previous year | -310.5% |
| 2022 | 9.5 % change on previous year | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 2.26 % change on previous year | -76.2% |
| 2024 | 3.69 % change on previous year | +63.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -8042.2% | -0.5181 % change on previous year | -42.19 % change on previous year |
| 1964 | -1250.8% | -2.79 % change on previous year | -37.75 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -5.93 % change on previous year | -37.75 % change on previous year | 27.8 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.45 % change on previous year | -21.94 % change on previous year | 30.98 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7271 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 5.88 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.24 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 13.51 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.71 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 6.78 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.47 % change on previous year | -48.77 % change on previous year | 73.87 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.19 % change on previous year | -4.99 % change on previous year | 10.5 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 27 Japan 4.52 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Côte d'Ivoire 4 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Lesotho 3.9 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Haiti 3.49 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Belgium-Luxembourg 3.29 % change on previous year compare
- 33 South Sudan 3.18 % change on previous year 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 meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Sao Tome and Principe was 3.69 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 73.87 % change on previous year in 2014.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was -48.77 % change on previous year in 2011.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 30th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.0%. 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 Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.