Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0082 animals per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe is 0.0082 animals per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 73.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.015 animals per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.004 animals per person, in 1975.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 144th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0124 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0128 animals per person | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0148 animals per person | +16.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0093 animals per person | -37.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0072 animals per person | -22.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0047 animals per person | -35.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0113 animals per person | +141.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0119 animals per person | +5.1% |
| 1969 | 0.015 animals per person | +26.0% |
| 1970 | 0.012 animals per person | -19.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0137 animals per person | +14.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0111 animals per person | -19.2% |
| 1973 | 0.011 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0047 animals per person | -56.9% |
| 1975 | 0.004 animals per person | -14.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0045 animals per person | +11.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0044 animals per person | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0048 animals per person | +9.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0045 animals per person | -6.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0043 animals per person | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0043 animals per person | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0044 animals per person | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0044 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0045 animals per person | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0046 animals per person | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0045 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0045 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0044 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0044 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0043 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0043 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0043 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0043 animals per person | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0043 animals per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0042 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0042 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0042 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0042 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0042 animals per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0043 animals per person | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0042 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0043 animals per person | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0044 animals per person | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0044 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0044 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0043 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0042 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0041 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0042 animals per person | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0041 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0041 animals per person | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0041 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0041 animals per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0047 animals per person | +14.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0046 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0052 animals per person | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0051 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0053 animals per person | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0054 animals per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0055 animals per person | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0061 animals per person | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0068 animals per person | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0075 animals per person | +10.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0082 animals per person | +10.3% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0082 animals per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.027 animals per person, 30% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0082 animals per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0245 animals per person, 34% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +141.3% | 0.0047 animals per person | 0.0113 animals per person |
| 1974 | -56.9% | 0.011 animals per person | 0.0047 animals per person |
| 1964 | -37.2% | 0.0148 animals per person | 0.0093 animals per person |
| 1966 | -35.3% | 0.0072 animals per person | 0.0047 animals per person |
| 1969 | +26.0% | 0.0119 animals per person | 0.015 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.011 animals per person | 0.0047 animals per person | 0.015 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0075 animals per person | 0.004 animals per person | 0.0137 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0044 animals per person | 0.0043 animals per person | 0.0046 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0043 animals per person | 0.0042 animals per person | 0.0043 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0043 animals per person | 0.0041 animals per person | 0.0044 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0047 animals per person | 0.0041 animals per person | 0.0054 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0068 animals per person | 0.0055 animals per person | 0.0082 animals per person | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.7042 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1786 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.6726 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1869 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.0082 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.015 animals per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.004 animals per person in 1975.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 144th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
- 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
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.