Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.02 LSU/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 0.02 LSU/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.07 LSU/ha in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.01 LSU/ha, in 2011.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 179th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.06 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.05 LSU/ha | -16.7% |
| 1965 | 0.04 LSU/ha | -20.0% |
| 1966 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +25.0% |
| 1968 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.04 LSU/ha | -20.0% |
| 1970 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.03 LSU/ha | -25.0% |
| 1973 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +33.3% |
| 1979 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +25.0% |
| 1983 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +20.0% |
| 1985 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +16.7% |
| 1996 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.06 LSU/ha | -14.3% |
| 1999 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.05 LSU/ha | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 0.04 LSU/ha | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.03 LSU/ha | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.02 LSU/ha | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.01 LSU/ha | -50.0% |
| 2012 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +100.0% |
| 2014 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.01 LSU/ha | -50.0% |
| 2016 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +100.0% |
| 2017 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.05 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.034 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.054 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.063 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 0.07 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.045 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.017 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 179 Botswana 0.02 LSU/ha compare
- 179 Congo 0.02 LSU/ha compare
- 179 Kazakhstan 0.02 LSU/ha compare
- 179 Mauritania 0.02 LSU/ha compare
- 179 Mauritius 0.02 LSU/ha compare
More environment data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -16.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.85 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.214 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.16 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Import value, annual growth rate 200 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2015)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.02 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.07 LSU/ha in 1995.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 LSU/ha in 2011.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 179th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.