Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre was 0.574 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 0.574 kg per square kilometre for cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 1.4 kg per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.4154 kg per square kilometre, in 2011.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 155th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.35 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.35 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1964 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1965 | 0.9666 kg per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1966 | 0.8855 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1967 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1968 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.9965 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1970 | 0.9801 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.9337 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1972 | 0.7565 kg per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8199 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1974 | 0.7536 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1975 | 0.7093 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 0.7699 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 0.802 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.8341 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8662 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.8983 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.9303 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 0.9624 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.9945 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.36 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.4 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2005 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8842 kg per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 2007 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6728 kg per square kilometre | -35.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6262 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5147 kg per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4154 kg per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4319 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4628 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4827 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4498 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5359 kg per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5442 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5534 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.567 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5631 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5601 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5676 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.574 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.574 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.76 kg per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.574 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.79 kg per square kilometre, 15% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -35.3% | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | 0.6728 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | 0.8855 kg per square kilometre | 1.35 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8225 kg per square kilometre | 0.7093 kg per square kilometre | 0.9801 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | 0.8983 kg per square kilometre | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 kg per square kilometre | 0.6262 kg per square kilometre | 1.4 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4958 kg per square kilometre | 0.4154 kg per square kilometre | 0.567 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5662 kg per square kilometre | 0.5601 kg per square kilometre | 0.574 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 152 Oman 0.7008 kg per square kilometre compare
- 153 Jordan 0.6696 kg per square kilometre compare
- 154 Mauritania 0.6113 kg per square kilometre compare
- 156 Seychelles 0.5665 kg per square kilometre compare
- 157 Mozambique 0.4905 kg per square kilometre compare
- 158 Papua New Guinea 0.4736 kg per square kilometre 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.574 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4 kg per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4154 kg per square kilometre in 2011.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 155th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Losses from manure treated Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.