Sheep — Stocks in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Sheep — Stocks was 3,386 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 3,386 An for sheep — stocks in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 3,386 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,189 An, in 1974.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 169th out of 179 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 — Stocks in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,115 An | — |
| 1962 | 3,339 An | +7.2% |
| 1963 | 3,043 An | -8.9% |
| 1964 | 2,491 An | -18.1% |
| 1965 | 2,652 An | +6.5% |
| 1966 | 2,519 An | -5.0% |
| 1967 | 2,393 An | -5.0% |
| 1968 | 2,574 An | +7.6% |
| 1969 | 2,354 An | -8.5% |
| 1970 | 2,159 An | -8.3% |
| 1971 | 1,834 An | -15.1% |
| 1972 | 1,543 An | -15.9% |
| 1973 | 1,311 An | -15.0% |
| 1974 | 1,189 An | -9.3% |
| 1975 | 1,300 An | +9.3% |
| 1976 | 1,400 An | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 1,500 An | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 1,600 An | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 1,700 An | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 1,800 An | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 1,800 An | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1,800 An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,800 An | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,800 An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,800 An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,800 An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,800 An | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,800 An | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,800 An | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1,800 An | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1,800 An | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2,000 An | +11.1% |
| 1993 | 2,100 An | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 2,200 An | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 2,300 An | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 2,400 An | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 2,450 An | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 2,500 An | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 2,550 An | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 2,600 An | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 2,600 An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2,700 An | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 2,800 An | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 2,800 An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3,000 An | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 3,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3,200 An | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 3,200 An | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3,200 An | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3,200 An | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3,200 An | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3,200 An | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3,200 An | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3,240 An | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 3,273 An | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 3,285 An | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 3,301 An | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 3,322 An | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 3,336 An | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 3,346 An | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 3,357 An | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 3,372 An | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 3,386 An | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,720 An | 2,354 An | 3,339 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,554 An | 1,189 An | 2,159 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,800 An | 1,800 An | 1,800 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,210 An | 1,800 An | 2,550 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,890 An | 2,600 An | 3,200 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,242 An | 3,200 An | 3,322 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,359 An | 3,336 An | 3,386 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 166 Mauritius 5,050 An compare
- 167 Antigua and Barbuda 4,473 An compare
- 168 Brunei Darussalam 4,356 An compare
- 170 Costa Rica 2,896 An compare
- 171 Guadeloupe 2,250 An compare
- 172 New Caledonia 1,753 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 12.19 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 12.19 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sheep — stocks in Sao Tome and Principe was 3,386 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 3,386 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,189 An in 1974.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for sheep — stocks?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 169th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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 — 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.