Egg production, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Egg production, per capita was 0.0008 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Egg production, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for egg production, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe is 0.0008 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 74.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egg production, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.0032 tonnes per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 tonnes per person, in 2017.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 167th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Egg production, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +15.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | +17.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | -30.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -65.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +42.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -21.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0008 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0031 tonnes per person, 26% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0008 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 tonnes per person, 69% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egg production, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -65.5% | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person |
| 2018 | +42.0% | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person |
| 2015 | -30.4% | 0.0031 tonnes per person | 0.0022 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0029 tonnes per person | 0.0027 tonnes per person | 0.0032 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0021 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.0032 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 164 Gabon 0.001 tonnes per person compare
- 165 Uganda 0.0009 tonnes per person compare
- 166 East Timor 0.0008 tonnes per person compare
- 168 Nauru 0.0008 tonnes per person compare
- 169 Solomon Islands 0.0007 tonnes per person compare
- 170 Madagascar 0.0007 tonnes per person compare
More reference data data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0038 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.006 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0126 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.014 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is egg production, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Egg production, per capita in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.0008 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest egg production, per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0032 tonnes per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest egg production, per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 tonnes per person in 2017.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for egg production, per capita?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 167th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is egg production, per capita rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Egg production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Egg production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Egg production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Egg production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Egg production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.