Milk, Total — Production in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Milk, Total — Production was 594.35 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Milk, Total — Production in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for milk, total — production in Sao Tome and Principe is 594.35 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk, total — production in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 1,196 t in 2007 and was at its lowest, 74.8 t, in 1975.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 176th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Milk, Total — Production in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 142.8 t | — |
| 1962 | 142.8 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 130.9 t | -8.3% |
| 1964 | 119 t | -9.1% |
| 1965 | 102 t | -14.3% |
| 1966 | 93.5 t | -8.3% |
| 1967 | 112.2 t | +20.0% |
| 1968 | 112.2 t | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 105.4 t | -6.1% |
| 1970 | 103.7 t | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 98.6 t | -4.9% |
| 1972 | 79.9 t | -19.0% |
| 1973 | 86.7 t | +8.5% |
| 1974 | 79.9 t | -7.8% |
| 1975 | 74.8 t | -6.4% |
| 1976 | 81.6 t | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 85 t | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 88.4 t | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 91.8 t | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 95.2 t | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 98.6 t | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 102 t | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 105.4 t | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 108.8 t | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 112.2 t | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 113.9 t | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 115.6 t | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 117.3 t | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 119 t | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 120.7 t | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 986.88 t | +717.6% |
| 1992 | 1,001 t | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 1,015 t | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 1,029 t | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 1,043 t | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 1,057 t | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 1,071 t | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 1,084 t | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 1,098 t | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 1,140 t | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 1,169 t | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 1,154 t | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 1,168 t | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 1,070 t | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 1,182 t | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 831.25 t | -29.7% |
| 2007 | 1,196 t | +43.9% |
| 2008 | 662.23 t | -44.7% |
| 2009 | 623.73 t | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 528.72 t | -15.2% |
| 2011 | 440.77 t | -16.6% |
| 2012 | 455.68 t | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 483.76 t | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 501.35 t | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 472.2 t | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 548.23 t | +16.1% |
| 2017 | 561.18 t | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 532.09 t | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 547 t | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 551.48 t | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 560.89 t | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 571.78 t | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 583.07 t | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 594.35 t | +1.9% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 594.35 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 289,670 t, 0% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 594.35 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 221,864 t, 0% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk, Total — Production 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 | +717.6% | 120.7 t | 986.88 t |
| 2008 | -44.7% | 1,196 t | 662.23 t |
| 2007 | +43.9% | 831.25 t | 1,196 t |
| 2006 | -29.7% | 1,182 t | 831.25 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 117.87 t | 93.5 t | 142.8 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 87.04 t | 74.8 t | 103.7 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 108.8 t | 95.2 t | 119 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 950.44 t | 120.7 t | 1,098 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,020 t | 623.73 t | 1,196 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 507.1 t | 440.77 t | 561.18 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 572.31 t | 551.48 t | 594.35 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 173 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 824.43 t compare
- 174 French Polynesia 648.81 t compare
- 175 Grenada 616.59 t compare
- 177 New Caledonia 344 t compare
- 178 Tonga 325.7 t compare
- 179 French Guiana 293 t 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 milk, total — production in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Milk, total — production in Sao Tome and Principe was 594.35 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest milk, total — production recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 1,196 t in 2007.
- What is the lowest milk, total — production recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.8 t in 1975.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for milk, total — production?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 176th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk, total — production rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Milk, Total — Production. 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.