Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.3 LSU/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 0.3 LSU/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.31 LSU/ha in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.07 LSU/ha, in 1972.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 141st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.12 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.12 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.12 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1 LSU/ha | -16.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.09 LSU/ha | -10.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1 LSU/ha | +11.1% |
| 1968 | 0.09 LSU/ha | -10.0% |
| 1969 | 0.09 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.09 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.08 LSU/ha | -11.1% |
| 1972 | 0.07 LSU/ha | -12.5% |
| 1973 | 0.08 LSU/ha | +14.3% |
| 1974 | 0.07 LSU/ha | -12.5% |
| 1975 | 0.08 LSU/ha | +14.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1 LSU/ha | +25.0% |
| 1977 | 0.09 LSU/ha | -10.0% |
| 1978 | 0.09 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.09 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.09 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.09 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +22.2% |
| 1983 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +18.2% |
| 1985 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.14 LSU/ha | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 0.16 LSU/ha | +14.3% |
| 1992 | 0.18 LSU/ha | +12.5% |
| 1993 | 0.17 LSU/ha | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 0.17 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +17.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.22 LSU/ha | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 0.19 LSU/ha | -13.6% |
| 1999 | 0.18 LSU/ha | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.19 LSU/ha | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.21 LSU/ha | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 0.23 LSU/ha | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 0.24 LSU/ha | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.25 LSU/ha | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.26 LSU/ha | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.26 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.28 LSU/ha | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.29 LSU/ha | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.28 LSU/ha | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.27 LSU/ha | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.27 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.27 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.31 LSU/ha | +14.8% |
| 2014 | 0.31 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.31 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.29 LSU/ha | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.31 LSU/ha | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3 LSU/ha | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1033 LSU/ha | 0.09 LSU/ha | 0.12 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.084 LSU/ha | 0.07 LSU/ha | 0.1 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.118 LSU/ha | 0.09 LSU/ha | 0.13 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.181 LSU/ha | 0.14 LSU/ha | 0.22 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.249 LSU/ha | 0.19 LSU/ha | 0.29 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.294 LSU/ha | 0.27 LSU/ha | 0.31 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3 LSU/ha | 0.3 LSU/ha | 0.3 LSU/ha | 4 |
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- 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)
- Roundwood — Import value, annual growth rate 200 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2015)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.3 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.31 LSU/ha in 2013.
- What is the lowest major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.07 LSU/ha in 1972.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 141st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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 Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area. 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.