Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 562 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 562 An.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 823 An in 1962 and was at its lowest, 242 An, in 1973.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 172nd of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 644 An | — |
| 1962 | 823 An | +27.8% |
| 1963 | 800 An | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 498 An | -37.8% |
| 1965 | 396 An | -20.5% |
| 1966 | 381 An | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 353 An | -7.3% |
| 1968 | 423 An | +19.8% |
| 1969 | 326 An | -22.9% |
| 1970 | 427 An | +31.0% |
| 1971 | 362 An | -15.2% |
| 1972 | 310 An | -14.4% |
| 1973 | 242 An | -21.9% |
| 1974 | 250 An | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 260 An | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 280 An | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 300 An | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 320 An | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 340 An | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 360 An | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 360 An | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 360 An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 365 An | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 365 An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 365 An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 365 An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 365 An | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 365 An | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 365 An | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 370 An | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 370 An | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 420 An | +13.5% |
| 1993 | 440 An | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 460 An | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 480 An | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 500 An | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 530 An | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 540 An | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 550 An | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 550 An | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 550 An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 570 An | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 590 An | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 590 An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 630 An | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 630 An | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 630 An | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 650 An | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 650 An | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 650 An | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 333 An | -48.8% |
| 2012 | 333 An | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 333 An | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 579 An | +73.9% |
| 2015 | 576 An | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 333 An | -42.2% |
| 2017 | 333 An | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 500 An | +50.2% |
| 2019 | 461 An | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 438 An | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 484 An | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 530 An | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 542 An | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 562 An | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 516 An | 326 An | 823 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 309.1 An | 242 An | 427 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 363.5 An | 360 An | 365 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 466 An | 370 An | 550 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 604 An | 550 An | 650 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 443.1 An | 333 An | 650 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 511.2 An | 438 An | 562 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 169 Suriname 936 An compare
- 170 Singapore 789 An compare
- 171 Réunion 650 An compare
- 173 Republic of Korea 423 An compare
- 174 New Caledonia 373 An compare
- 175 Antigua and Barbuda 288 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 fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered in Sao Tome and Principe was 562 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 823 An in 1962.
- What is the lowest sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 242 An in 1973.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 172nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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 fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. 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.