Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.0105 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 0.0105 An per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.0214 An per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0045 An per person, in 2011.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 132nd out of 164 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.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0197 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0214 An per person | +8.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0192 An per person | -10.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0143 An per person | -25.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0109 An per person | -23.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0112 An per person | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0112 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0119 An per person | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0106 An per person | -11.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0111 An per person | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0092 An per person | -17.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0088 An per person | -5.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0097 An per person | +10.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0124 An per person | +28.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0145 An per person | +17.2% |
| 1976 | 0.015 An per person | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0156 An per person | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0162 An per person | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0163 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0164 An per person | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0165 An per person | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0165 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0166 An per person | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0163 An per person | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0162 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0162 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0159 An per person | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0157 An per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0155 An per person | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0152 An per person | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.015 An per person | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0154 An per person | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0153 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0154 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0153 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0154 An per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0155 An per person | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0156 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0155 An per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0153 An per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0152 An per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0151 An per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0148 An per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0145 An per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0148 An per person | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0144 An per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0141 An per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0139 An per person | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0138 An per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0138 An per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0045 An per person | -67.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0053 An per person | +17.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0052 An per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0124 An per person | +138.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0121 An per person | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0057 An per person | -52.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0064 An per person | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0071 An per person | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0083 An per person | +16.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0076 An per person | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0086 An per person | +13.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0094 An per person | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0101 An per person | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0105 An per person | +4.0% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0105 An per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1328 An per person, 8% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0105 An per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.102 An per person, 10% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita 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 | +138.8% | 0.0052 An per person | 0.0124 An per person |
| 2011 | -67.4% | 0.0138 An per person | 0.0045 An per person |
| 2016 | -52.8% | 0.0121 An per person | 0.0057 An per person |
| 1974 | +28.0% | 0.0097 An per person | 0.0124 An per person |
| 1964 | -25.8% | 0.0192 An per person | 0.0143 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0145 An per person | 0.0106 An per person | 0.0214 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0129 An per person | 0.0088 An per person | 0.0163 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0162 An per person | 0.0155 An per person | 0.0166 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0154 An per person | 0.015 An per person | 0.0156 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0146 An per person | 0.0138 An per person | 0.0153 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0081 An per person | 0.0045 An per person | 0.0138 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0092 An per person | 0.0076 An per person | 0.0105 An per person | 5 |
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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 sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.0105 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0214 An per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0045 An per person in 2011.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 132nd out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.