Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 9,588 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep and goats — stocks in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 9,588 An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 9,588 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,543 An, in 1972.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 177th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,625 An | — |
| 1962 | 4,768 An | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 4,515 An | -5.3% |
| 1964 | 3,911 An | -13.4% |
| 1965 | 3,952 An | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 3,654 An | -7.5% |
| 1967 | 3,543 An | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 3,600 An | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 3,444 An | -4.3% |
| 1970 | 3,186 An | -7.5% |
| 1971 | 2,752 An | -13.6% |
| 1972 | 2,543 An | -7.6% |
| 1973 | 2,711 An | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 3,189 An | +17.6% |
| 1975 | 4,100 An | +28.6% |
| 1976 | 4,400 An | +7.3% |
| 1977 | 4,700 An | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 5,000 An | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 5,200 An | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 5,400 An | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 5,500 An | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 5,600 An | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 5,700 An | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 5,700 An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 5,800 An | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 5,900 An | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 5,950 An | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 6,000 An | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 6,050 An | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 6,100 An | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 6,150 An | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 6,400 An | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 6,550 An | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 6,700 An | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 6,850 An | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 7,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 7,100 An | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 7,200 An | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 7,300 An | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 7,400 An | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 7,450 An | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 7,600 An | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 7,700 An | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 7,800 An | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 8,200 An | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 8,200 An | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8,200 An | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8,400 An | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 8,600 An | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 8,700 An | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 8,800 An | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 8,850 An | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 8,900 An | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 8,900 An | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8,962 An | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 9,043 An | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 9,126 An | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 9,216 An | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 9,306 An | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 9,382 An | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 9,428 An | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 9,463 An | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 9,525 An | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 9,588 An | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,001 An | 3,444 An | 4,768 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,778 An | 2,543 An | 5,200 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,760 An | 5,400 An | 6,050 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,735 An | 6,100 An | 7,300 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,955 An | 7,400 An | 8,600 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,980 An | 8,700 An | 9,306 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,477 An | 9,382 An | 9,588 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 174 Suriname 11,008 An compare
- 175 Vanuatu 10,769 An compare
- 176 Papua New Guinea 10,459 An compare
- 178 Panama 8,998 An compare
- 179 Brunei Darussalam 7,428 An compare
- 180 Seychelles 5,847 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 sheep and goats — stocks in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Sao Tome and Principe was 9,588 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 9,588 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,543 An in 1972.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 177th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Sheep and Goats — Stocks. 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.