Goats — Stocks in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Goats — Stocks was 606.6 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Goats — Stocks in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 606.6 LSU for goats — stocks in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 610.4 LSU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 91.8 LSU, in 1971.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 165th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Goats — Stocks in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 151 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 142.9 LSU | -5.4% |
| 1963 | 147.2 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 142 LSU | -3.5% |
| 1965 | 130 LSU | -8.5% |
| 1966 | 113.5 LSU | -12.7% |
| 1967 | 115 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 102.6 LSU | -10.8% |
| 1969 | 109 LSU | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 102.7 LSU | -5.8% |
| 1971 | 91.8 LSU | -10.6% |
| 1972 | 100 LSU | +8.9% |
| 1973 | 140 LSU | +40.0% |
| 1974 | 200 LSU | +42.9% |
| 1975 | 280 LSU | +40.0% |
| 1976 | 300 LSU | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 320 LSU | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 340 LSU | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 350 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 360 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 370 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 380 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 390 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 390 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 400 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 410 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 415 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 420 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 425 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 430 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 435 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 440 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 445 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 450 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 455 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 460 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 465 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 470 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 475 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 480 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 485 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 490 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 490 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 500 LSU | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 520 LSU | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 520 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 520 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 520 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 540 LSU | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 550 LSU | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 560 LSU | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 565 LSU | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 570 LSU | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 570 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 572.2 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 577 LSU | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 584.1 LSU | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 591.6 LSU | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 598.4 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 603.2 LSU | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 605.5 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 610.4 LSU | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 606.6 LSU | -0.6% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 606.6 LSU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 219,928 LSU, 0% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 606.6 LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 443,946 LSU, 0% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats — Stocks 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +42.9% | 140 LSU | 200 LSU |
| 1973 | +40.0% | 100 LSU | 140 LSU |
| 1975 | +40.0% | 200 LSU | 280 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 128.13 LSU | 102.6 LSU | 151 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 222.45 LSU | 91.8 LSU | 350 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 396 LSU | 360 LSU | 425 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 452.5 LSU | 430 LSU | 475 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 506.5 LSU | 480 LSU | 540 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 573.83 LSU | 550 LSU | 598.4 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 606.42 LSU | 603.2 LSU | 610.4 LSU | 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 goats — stocks in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Goats — stocks in Sao Tome and Principe was 606.6 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 610.4 LSU in 2022.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.8 LSU in 1971.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for goats — stocks?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 165th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Goats — Stocks. 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.