What is the highest sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?

The highest recorded value was 0.03 LSU/ha in 1996.

What is the lowest sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?

The lowest recorded value was 0.01 LSU/ha in 1961.

How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area?

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 121st out of 187 countries with data for 2023.

Is sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?

Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. 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 Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Sao Tome and Principe

Name: Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Sao Tome and Principe
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Sao Tome and Principe: Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.02 LSU/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.02 LSU/ha

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

121st

of 187 countries

All-time high

0.03 LSU/ha

in 1996

All-time low

0.01 LSU/ha

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Sheep and Goats — 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, sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 0.02 LSU/ha.

The figure is down 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.03 LSU/ha in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.01 LSU/ha, in 1961.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 121st of 187 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.

Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961 to 2023.
Year	LSU/ha	Change
1961	0.01 LSU/ha	—
1962	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1963	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1964	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1965	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1966	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1967	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1968	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1969	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1970	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1971	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1972	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1973	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1974	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1975	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1976	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1977	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1978	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1979	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1980	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1981	0.01 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1982	0.02 LSU/ha	+100.0%
1983	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1984	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1985	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1986	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1987	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1988	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1989	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1990	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1991	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1992	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1993	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1994	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1995	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1996	0.03 LSU/ha	+50.0%
1997	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1998	0.02 LSU/ha	-33.3%
1999	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2000	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2001	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2002	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2003	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2004	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2005	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2006	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2007	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2008	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2009	0.03 LSU/ha	+50.0%
2010	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2011	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2012	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2013	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2014	0.02 LSU/ha	-33.3%
2015	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2016	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2017	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2018	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2019	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2020	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2021	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2022	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2023	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.01 LSU/ha	0.01 LSU/ha	0.01 LSU/ha	9
1970s	0.01 LSU/ha	0.01 LSU/ha	0.01 LSU/ha	10
1980s	0.018 LSU/ha	0.01 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	10
1990s	0.022 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	0.03 LSU/ha	10
2000s	0.021 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	0.03 LSU/ha	10
2010s	0.024 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	0.03 LSU/ha	10
2020s	0.02 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	4

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

121 Australia 0.02 LSU/ha compare
121 Austria 0.02 LSU/ha compare
121 Bulgaria 0.02 LSU/ha compare
121 China, Hong Kong SAR 0.02 LSU/ha compare
121 Dominican Republic 0.02 LSU/ha compare
121 Gabon 0.02 LSU/ha compare
121 Guatemala 0.02 LSU/ha compare
121 Hungary 0.02 LSU/ha compare
121 Iceland 0.02 LSU/ha compare
121 Mexico 0.02 LSU/ha compare
121 Myanmar 0.02 LSU/ha compare
121 Republic of Korea 0.02 LSU/ha compare
121 Slovakia 0.02 LSU/ha compare
121 Slovenia 0.02 LSU/ha compare
121 Zambia 0.02 LSU/ha compare
121 OECD 0.02 LSU/ha compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

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)
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0.4586 % change on previous year (2024)
Wood fuel — Production, annual growth rate 0.5528 % change on previous year (2024)
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0.5528 % change on previous year (2024)
Industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)

All data for Sao Tome and Principe →

Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in Sao Tome and Principe?: Sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.02 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?: The highest recorded value was 0.03 LSU/ha in 1996.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?: The lowest recorded value was 0.01 LSU/ha in 1961.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 121st out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?: Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. 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 Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Sao Tome and Principe. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/sheep-and-goats-livestock-units-per-agricultural-land-area/sao-tome-and-principe/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/sheep-and-goats-livestock-units-per-agricultural-land-area/sao-tome-and-principe/">Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Sao Tome and Principe</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Unit: LSU/ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 238 places, 13,567 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.