Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre was 0.4583 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 0.4583 An per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.9062 An per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.3354 An per square kilometre, in 2011.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 136th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.875 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.875 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.8021 An per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1964 | 0.7292 An per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1965 | 0.625 An per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1966 | 0.5729 An per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1967 | 0.6875 An per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1968 | 0.6875 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.6458 An per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1970 | 0.6354 An per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.6042 An per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1972 | 0.4896 An per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5312 An per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4896 An per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4583 An per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5 An per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5208 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5417 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5625 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5833 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.6042 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 0.625 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6458 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6667 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.6875 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.6979 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7083 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.7188 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.7292 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.7396 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.75 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7604 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7708 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7812 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7917 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8021 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8125 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8229 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8333 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8646 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8865 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.875 An per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8854 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8115 An per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8958 An per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6312 An per square kilometre | -29.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9062 An per square kilometre | +43.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5031 An per square kilometre | -44.5% |
| 2009 | 0.474 An per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4021 An per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3354 An per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3469 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3677 An per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3812 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3594 An per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4167 An per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2017 | 0.425 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4302 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4396 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4323 An per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4396 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.449 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4583 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.4583 An per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.1 An per square kilometre, 15% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.4583 An per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.88 An per square kilometre, 24% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -44.5% | 0.9062 An per square kilometre | 0.5031 An per square kilometre |
| 2007 | +43.6% | 0.6312 An per square kilometre | 0.9062 An per square kilometre |
| 2006 | -29.5% | 0.8958 An per square kilometre | 0.6312 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7222 An per square kilometre | 0.5729 An per square kilometre | 0.875 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5333 An per square kilometre | 0.4583 An per square kilometre | 0.6354 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6667 An per square kilometre | 0.5833 An per square kilometre | 0.7292 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7865 An per square kilometre | 0.7396 An per square kilometre | 0.8333 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7733 An per square kilometre | 0.474 An per square kilometre | 0.9062 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3904 An per square kilometre | 0.3354 An per square kilometre | 0.4396 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4448 An per square kilometre | 0.4323 An per square kilometre | 0.4583 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 133 Paraguay 0.5193 An per square kilometre compare
- 134 Kazakhstan 0.4983 An per square kilometre compare
- 135 Qatar 0.4613 An per square kilometre compare
- 137 Oman 0.4385 An per square kilometre compare
- 138 Mauritania 0.4134 An per square kilometre compare
- 139 Algeria 0.3968 An per square kilometre 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 milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.4583 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9062 An per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3354 An per square kilometre in 2011.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 136th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.