Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.2 LSU/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.2 LSU/ha
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
31st
of 172 countries
All-time high
0.2 LSU/ha
in 2017
All-time low
0.01 LSU/ha
in 1972
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–2023

00.050.10.150.2196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.

Analysis

In 2023, swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 0.2 LSU/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.2 LSU/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.01 LSU/ha, in 1972.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 31st of 172 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961 to 2023.
Year LSU/ha Change
1961 0.03 LSU/ha
1962 0.03 LSU/ha +0.0%
1963 0.03 LSU/ha +0.0%
1964 0.02 LSU/ha -33.3%
1965 0.02 LSU/ha +0.0%
1966 0.02 LSU/ha +0.0%
1967 0.02 LSU/ha +0.0%
1968 0.02 LSU/ha +0.0%
1969 0.02 LSU/ha +0.0%
1970 0.02 LSU/ha +0.0%
1971 0.02 LSU/ha +0.0%
1972 0.01 LSU/ha -50.0%
1973 0.02 LSU/ha +100.0%
1974 0.01 LSU/ha -50.0%
1975 0.02 LSU/ha +100.0%
1976 0.04 LSU/ha +100.0%
1977 0.02 LSU/ha -50.0%
1978 0.02 LSU/ha +0.0%
1979 0.01 LSU/ha -50.0%
1980 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
1981 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
1982 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
1983 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
1984 0.02 LSU/ha +100.0%
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 0.01 LSU/ha -50.0%
1994 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
1995 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
1996 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
1997 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
1998 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
1999 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
2000 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
2001 0.02 LSU/ha +100.0%
2002 0.04 LSU/ha +100.0%
2003 0.04 LSU/ha +0.0%
2004 0.06 LSU/ha +50.0%
2005 0.07 LSU/ha +16.7%
2006 0.08 LSU/ha +14.3%
2007 0.09 LSU/ha +12.5%
2008 0.12 LSU/ha +33.3%
2009 0.14 LSU/ha +16.7%
2010 0.15 LSU/ha +7.1%
2011 0.16 LSU/ha +6.7%
2012 0.17 LSU/ha +6.3%
2013 0.19 LSU/ha +11.8%
2014 0.19 LSU/ha +0.0%
2015 0.19 LSU/ha +0.0%
2016 0.18 LSU/ha -5.3%
2017 0.2 LSU/ha +11.1%
2018 0.18 LSU/ha -10.0%
2019 0.18 LSU/ha +0.0%
2020 0.18 LSU/ha +0.0%
2021 0.19 LSU/ha +5.6%
2022 0.19 LSU/ha +0.0%
2023 0.2 LSU/ha +5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0233 LSU/ha 0.02 LSU/ha 0.03 LSU/ha 9
1970s 0.019 LSU/ha 0.01 LSU/ha 0.04 LSU/ha 10
1980s 0.016 LSU/ha 0.01 LSU/ha 0.02 LSU/ha 10
1990s 0.013 LSU/ha 0.01 LSU/ha 0.02 LSU/ha 10
2000s 0.067 LSU/ha 0.01 LSU/ha 0.14 LSU/ha 10
2010s 0.179 LSU/ha 0.15 LSU/ha 0.2 LSU/ha 10
2020s 0.19 LSU/ha 0.18 LSU/ha 0.2 LSU/ha 4

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 28 China 0.21 LSU/ha compare
  2. 28 China, mainland 0.21 LSU/ha compare
  3. 28 Czechoslovakia 0.21 LSU/ha compare
  4. 31 French Polynesia 0.2 LSU/ha compare
  5. 33 Martinique 0.19 LSU/ha compare
  6. 33 Norway 0.19 LSU/ha compare
  7. 33 Philippines 0.19 LSU/ha compare

See the full ranking of 223 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area in Sao Tome and Principe?
Swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.2 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 0.2 LSU/ha in 2017.
What is the lowest swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.01 LSU/ha in 1972.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 31st out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
Is swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Swine / pigs — 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
223 places, 12,804 data points, 1961–2023
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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.