How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 162nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.

Is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (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.

Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe

Name: Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe
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Sao Tome and Principe: Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.0037 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0037 kg per person

Change on year

down 0.9%

World rank

162nd

of 167 countries

All-time high

0.0284 kg per person

in 1961

All-time low

0.0034 kg per person

in 2011

Years of data

1961–2023

Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 that leaches (n content), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 0.0037 kg per person.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.0284 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0034 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 that leaches (N content), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per person	Change
1961	0.0284 kg per person	—
1962	0.0281 kg per person	-1.2%
1963	0.0255 kg per person	-9.1%
1964	0.0229 kg per person	-10.1%
1965	0.0195 kg per person	-15.0%
1966	0.0176 kg per person	-9.5%
1967	0.0208 kg per person	+17.7%
1968	0.0205 kg per person	-1.4%
1969	0.0189 kg per person	-7.5%
1970	0.0183 kg per person	-3.6%
1971	0.017 kg per person	-6.8%
1972	0.0135 kg per person	-20.7%
1973	0.0143 kg per person	+6.1%
1974	0.0129 kg per person	-10.1%
1975	0.0118 kg per person	-8.2%
1976	0.0125 kg per person	+6.0%
1977	0.0127 kg per person	+1.5%
1978	0.0129 kg per person	+1.2%
1979	0.013 kg per person	+1.2%
1980	0.0132 kg per person	+1.3%
1981	0.0134 kg per person	+1.4%
1982	0.0136 kg per person	+1.5%
1983	0.0138 kg per person	+1.5%
1984	0.014 kg per person	+1.3%
1985	0.0141 kg per person	+1.0%
1986	0.014 kg per person	-0.8%
1987	0.0139 kg per person	-1.0%
1988	0.0137 kg per person	-1.2%
1989	0.0135 kg per person	-1.1%
1990	0.0134 kg per person	-1.0%
1991	0.0133 kg per person	-0.8%
1992	0.0132 kg per person	-0.5%
1993	0.0132 kg per person	-0.5%
1994	0.0131 kg per person	-0.4%
1995	0.0131 kg per person	-0.3%
1996	0.013 kg per person	-0.2%
1997	0.013 kg per person	-0.1%
1998	0.013 kg per person	-0.0%
1999	0.013 kg per person	+0.1%
2000	0.0133 kg per person	+2.1%
2001	0.0133 kg per person	-0.1%
2002	0.0131 kg per person	-1.2%
2003	0.0131 kg per person	+0.0%
2004	0.0111 kg per person	-15.4%
2005	0.0108 kg per person	-2.7%
2006	0.0079 kg per person	-27.1%
2007	0.0095 kg per person	+20.3%
2008	0.0058 kg per person	-39.1%
2009	0.0053 kg per person	-8.8%
2010	0.0043 kg per person	-19.0%
2011	0.0034 kg per person	-20.3%
2012	0.0035 kg per person	+1.8%
2013	0.0036 kg per person	+4.8%
2014	0.0037 kg per person	+2.2%
2015	0.0034 kg per person	-8.2%
2016	0.004 kg per person	+16.4%
2017	0.004 kg per person	+0.1%
2018	0.004 kg per person	+0.0%
2019	0.004 kg per person	+0.9%
2020	0.0039 kg per person	-2.5%
2021	0.0038 kg per person	-2.6%
2022	0.0038 kg per person	-0.6%
2023	0.0037 kg per person	-0.9%

Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries

Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0037 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1301 kg per person, 3% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0037 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0845 kg per person, 4% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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%	0.0095 kg per person	0.0058 kg per person
2006	-27.1%	0.0108 kg per person	0.0079 kg per person

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0225 kg per person	0.0176 kg per person	0.0284 kg per person	9
1970s	0.0139 kg per person	0.0118 kg per person	0.0183 kg per person	10
1980s	0.0137 kg per person	0.0132 kg per person	0.0141 kg per person	10
1990s	0.0131 kg per person	0.013 kg per person	0.0134 kg per person	10
2000s	0.0103 kg per person	0.0053 kg per person	0.0133 kg per person	10
2010s	0.0038 kg per person	0.0034 kg per person	0.0043 kg per person	10
2020s	0.0038 kg per person	0.0037 kg per person	0.0039 kg per person	4

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

159 Jordan 0.005 kg per person compare
160 Kuwait 0.0049 kg per person compare
161 Mauritius 0.0038 kg per person compare
163 Seychelles 0.0036 kg per person compare
164 Liberia 0.0032 kg per person compare
165 Bahrain 0.0032 kg per person compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe?: Cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.0037 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?: The highest recorded value was 0.0284 kg per person in 1961.
What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0034 kg per person in 2011.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 162nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
Is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (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 that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total

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Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita
Unit: kg per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 169 places, 9,689 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 04 October 2026

Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.