Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) was 0.0023 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in Sao Tome and Principe is 0.0023 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.0035 kg per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 kg per person, in 1972.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 112th out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0034 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0035 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0033 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0028 kg per person | -13.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0028 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0025 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0024 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0024 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0023 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0021 kg per person | -9.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0018 kg per person | -15.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0016 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0017 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0021 kg per person | +18.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0026 kg per person | +27.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0027 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0029 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.003 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.003 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.003 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.003 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.003 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.003 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.003 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.003 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.003 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0029 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0029 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0028 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0028 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0027 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0028 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0028 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0028 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0028 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0028 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0028 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0028 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0028 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0028 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0028 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0028 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0027 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0027 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0028 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0027 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0027 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0026 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0027 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0026 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0026 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0026 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0025 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0025 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0025 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0024 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0024 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0024 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0024 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0024 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0023 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0023 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0023 kg per person | -2.2% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0023 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0256 kg per person, 9% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0023 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0262 kg per person, 9% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +27.3% | 0.0021 kg per person | 0.0026 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0028 kg per person | 0.0023 kg per person | 0.0035 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0023 kg per person | 0.0016 kg per person | 0.003 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.003 kg per person | 0.0028 kg per person | 0.003 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0028 kg per person | 0.0027 kg per person | 0.0028 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0027 kg per person | 0.0026 kg per person | 0.0028 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0025 kg per person | 0.0024 kg per person | 0.0026 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0023 kg per person | 0.0023 kg per person | 0.0024 kg per person | 4 |
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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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.0023 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0035 kg per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 kg per person in 1972.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n)?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 112th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. 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 Sheep and Goats — 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
Sheep and Goats — 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.
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — 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
Sheep and Goats — 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.