Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Milk, Total — Milk Animals was 450 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for milk, total — milk animals in Sao Tome and Principe is 450 An, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk, total — milk animals in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 870 An in 2007 and was at its lowest, 322 An, in 2011.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 177th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 840 An | — |
| 1962 | 840 An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 770 An | -8.3% |
| 1964 | 700 An | -9.1% |
| 1965 | 600 An | -14.3% |
| 1966 | 550 An | -8.3% |
| 1967 | 660 An | +20.0% |
| 1968 | 660 An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 620 An | -6.1% |
| 1970 | 610 An | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 580 An | -4.9% |
| 1972 | 470 An | -19.0% |
| 1973 | 510 An | +8.5% |
| 1974 | 470 An | -7.8% |
| 1975 | 440 An | -6.4% |
| 1976 | 480 An | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 500 An | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 520 An | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 540 An | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 560 An | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 580 An | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 600 An | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 620 An | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 640 An | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 660 An | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 670 An | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 680 An | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 690 An | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 700 An | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 710 An | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 720 An | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 730 An | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 740 An | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 750 An | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 760 An | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 770 An | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 780 An | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 790 An | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 800 An | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 830 An | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 851 An | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 840 An | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 850 An | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 779 An | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 860 An | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 606 An | -29.5% |
| 2007 | 870 An | +43.6% |
| 2008 | 483 An | -44.5% |
| 2009 | 455 An | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 386 An | -15.2% |
| 2011 | 322 An | -16.6% |
| 2012 | 333 An | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 353 An | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 366 An | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 345 An | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 400 An | +15.9% |
| 2017 | 408 An | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 413 An | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 422 An | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 415 An | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 422 An | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 431 An | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 440 An | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 450 An | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 693.33 An | 550 An | 840 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 512 An | 440 An | 610 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 640 An | 560 An | 700 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 755 An | 710 An | 800 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 742.4 An | 455 An | 870 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 374.8 An | 322 An | 422 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 431.6 An | 415 An | 450 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 174 Saint Lucia 734 An compare
- 175 French Polynesia 596 An compare
- 176 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 579 An compare
- 178 French Guiana 422 An compare
- 179 Guadeloupe 356 An compare
- 180 New Caledonia 315 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 milk, total — milk animals in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Milk, total — milk animals in Sao Tome and Principe was 450 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 870 An in 2007.
- What is the lowest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 322 An in 2011.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for milk, total — milk animals?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 177th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk, total — milk animals rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. 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 Milk, Total — Milk Animals. 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.