Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises was 0.0025 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Sao Tome and Principe is 0.0025 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.0189 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 kg per person, in 2011.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 162nd 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: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0189 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0187 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.017 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0153 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 1965 | 0.013 kg per person | -15.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0118 kg per person | -9.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0138 kg per person | +17.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0136 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0126 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0122 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0113 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1972 | 0.009 kg per person | -20.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0095 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0086 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0079 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0084 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0085 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0086 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0087 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0088 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0089 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0091 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0092 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0093 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0094 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0093 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0092 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0091 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.009 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0089 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0089 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0088 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0088 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0087 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0087 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0087 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0087 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0087 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0087 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0089 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0089 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0088 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0088 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0074 kg per person | -15.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0072 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0053 kg per person | -27.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0063 kg per person | +20.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0038 kg per person | -39.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0035 kg per person | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0028 kg per person | -19.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0023 kg per person | -20.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0023 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0024 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0025 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0023 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0026 kg per person | +16.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0026 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0026 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0027 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0026 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0025 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0025 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0025 kg per person | -0.9% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0025 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0867 kg per person, 3% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0025 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0563 kg per person, 4% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises 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% | 0.0063 kg per person | 0.0038 kg per person |
| 2006 | -27.1% | 0.0072 kg per person | 0.0053 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.015 kg per person | 0.0118 kg per person | 0.0189 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0093 kg per person | 0.0079 kg per person | 0.0122 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0091 kg per person | 0.0088 kg per person | 0.0094 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0088 kg per person | 0.0087 kg per person | 0.0089 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0069 kg per person | 0.0035 kg per person | 0.0089 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0025 kg per person | 0.0023 kg per person | 0.0028 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0025 kg per person | 0.0025 kg per person | 0.0026 kg per person | 4 |
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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 — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.0025 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0189 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 kg per person in 2011.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 162nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per 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 volatilises (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 that volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 that volatilises (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.