Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production was 1.04 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — 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 raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production in Sao Tome and Principe is 1.04 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 2.47 t in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.6 t, in 2011.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 173rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.93 t | — |
| 1962 | 2.47 t | +28.0% |
| 1963 | 2.4 t | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 1.49 t | -37.9% |
| 1965 | 1.19 t | -20.1% |
| 1966 | 1.14 t | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 1.06 t | -7.0% |
| 1968 | 1.27 t | +19.8% |
| 1969 | 0.98 t | -22.8% |
| 1970 | 1.28 t | +30.6% |
| 1971 | 1.09 t | -14.8% |
| 1972 | 0.93 t | -14.7% |
| 1973 | 0.73 t | -21.5% |
| 1974 | 0.75 t | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.78 t | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.84 t | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 0.9 t | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 0.96 t | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 1.02 t | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 1.08 t | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 1.08 t | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.08 t | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.09 t | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 1.09 t | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.09 t | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.09 t | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.09 t | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.09 t | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.09 t | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.11 t | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 1.11 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.26 t | +13.5% |
| 1993 | 1.32 t | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 1.38 t | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 1.44 t | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 1.5 t | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 1.59 t | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 1.62 t | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.65 t | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 1.65 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.65 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.71 t | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 1.77 t | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 1.77 t | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.89 t | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 1.89 t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.89 t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.95 t | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.95 t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.95 t | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6 t | -69.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.04 t | +73.3% |
| 2015 | 1.04 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6 t | -42.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6 t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9 t | +50.0% |
| 2019 | 1.01 t | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 0.85 t | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 1.07 t | +25.9% |
| 2022 | 1.06 t | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.05 t | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.04 t | -1.0% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 1.04 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,282 t, 0% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 1.04 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 693.77 t, 0% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +73.3% | 0.6 t | 1.04 t |
| 2011 | -69.2% | 1.95 t | 0.6 t |
| 2018 | +50.0% | 0.6 t | 0.9 t |
| 2016 | -42.3% | 1.04 t | 0.6 t |
| 1964 | -37.9% | 2.4 t | 1.49 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.55 t | 0.98 t | 2.47 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.928 t | 0.73 t | 1.28 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.09 t | 1.08 t | 1.09 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4 t | 1.11 t | 1.65 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.81 t | 1.65 t | 1.95 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.894 t | 0.6 t | 1.95 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 t | 0.85 t | 1.07 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 170 Réunion 2 t compare
- 171 Republic of Korea 1.15 t compare
- 172 Antigua and Barbuda 1.1 t compare
- 174 French Guiana 1 t compare
- 175 New Caledonia 0.88 t compare
- 176 Jamaica 0.73 t 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 raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production in Sao Tome and Principe was 1.04 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 2.47 t in 1962.
- What is the lowest raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 t in 2011.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 173rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — production rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — 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.