Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.0125 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 0.0125 kg per person.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.0947 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0113 kg per person, in 2011.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 162nd of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0947 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0935 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0851 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0765 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 1965 | 0.065 kg per person | -15.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0588 kg per person | -9.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0692 kg per person | +17.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0682 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0631 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0609 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0567 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1972 | 0.045 kg per person | -20.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0477 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0429 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0394 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0418 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0424 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0429 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0434 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.044 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0446 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0453 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0459 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0465 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.047 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0466 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0462 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0456 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0451 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0447 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0443 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0441 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0439 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0437 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0436 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0435 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0434 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0434 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0434 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0444 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0443 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0438 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0438 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.037 kg per person | -15.4% |
| 2005 | 0.036 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0263 kg per person | -27.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0316 kg per person | +20.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0192 kg per person | -39.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0176 kg per person | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0142 kg per person | -19.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0113 kg per person | -20.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0115 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0121 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0123 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0113 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0132 kg per person | +16.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0132 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0132 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0133 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.013 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0127 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0126 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0125 kg per person | -0.9% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0125 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4337 kg per person, 3% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0125 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2816 kg per person, 4% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -39.1% | 0.0316 kg per person | 0.0192 kg per person |
| 2006 | -27.1% | 0.036 kg per person | 0.0263 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0749 kg per person | 0.0588 kg per person | 0.0947 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0463 kg per person | 0.0394 kg per person | 0.0609 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0457 kg per person | 0.044 kg per person | 0.047 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0438 kg per person | 0.0434 kg per person | 0.0447 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0344 kg per person | 0.0176 kg per person | 0.0444 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0126 kg per person | 0.0113 kg per person | 0.0142 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0127 kg per person | 0.0125 kg per person | 0.013 kg per person | 4 |
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More environment data for Sao Tome and Principe
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- 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 — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.0125 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0947 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0113 kg per person in 2011.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 162nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.