Number of pigs in São Tomé and Príncipe

Number of pigs in São Tomé and Príncipe was 42,594 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 3.4% from 2023. That is the 124th highest of 171 countries in 2024.

2024, head42,594 Estimated

Change on 2023+3.4%

Rank124th of 171Countries ranked

Series high42,5942024

Series low1,3001980

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Number of pigs in São Tomé and Príncipe, 1961 to 2024

head. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.

All 64 values

Period	head
2024	42,594 Estimated
2023	41,194 Estimated
2022	39,826 Estimated
2021	39,251 Estimated
2020	38,693 Estimated
2019	38,297 Estimated
2018	37,300
2017	40,104
2016	35,319
2015	35,266 Estimated
2014	35,000 Estimated
2013	33,000
2012	30,000
2011	27,657
2010	25,000 Estimated
2009	24,000 Estimated
2008	20,000 Estimated
2007	15,600 Estimated
2006	13,000 Estimated
2005	12,000 Estimated
2004	10,000 Estimated
2003	8,000 Estimated
2002	6,400 Estimated
2001	4,300 Estimated
2000	2,200 Estimated
1999	2,100 Estimated
1998	2,000 Estimated
1997	1,900 Estimated
1996	1,800 Estimated
1995	1,700 Estimated
1994	1,600 Estimated
1993	1,500 Estimated
1992	3,100 Estimated
1991	3,000 Estimated
1990	2,900 Estimated
1989	2,800 Estimated
1988	2,700 Estimated
1987	2,600 Estimated
1986	2,500 Estimated
1985	2,400 Estimated
1984	2,300 Estimated
1983	2,200 Estimated
1982	2,100 Estimated
1981	2,000 Estimated
1980	1,300 Estimated
1979	2,000 Estimated
1978	3,000 Estimated
1977	4,000 Estimated
1976	6,800
1975	4,000 Estimated
1974	1,947
1973	3,342
1972	2,662
1971	2,985
1970	3,283
1969	3,537
1968	3,726
1967	4,152
1966	4,175
1965	4,459
1964	4,261
1963	5,491
1962	5,491
1961	4,808

São Tomé and Príncipe compared with nearby places

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Number of pigs, 2024, head. São Tomé and Príncipe is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Rankings

Countries by number of pigs 178 places
EU countries by number of pigs 27 places

Definition

Number of pigs (swine) present in the country, as published in FAOSTAT's crops and livestock products domain. FAO asks for the count on one day of the year, usually the census or survey date, so the reference day differs between countries.

FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

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FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111) (Number of pigs, São Tomé and Príncipe, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

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Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111), Number of pigs, São Tomé and Príncipe, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/pig-population/sao-tome-and-principe. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). Number of pigs, São Tomé and Príncipe, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/pig-population/sao-tome-and-principe.

Harvard

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111), Number of pigs, São Tomé and Príncipe, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/pig-population/sao-tome-and-principe (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{food_number_of_pigs_sao_2024,
  author = {{Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations}},
  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111): Number of pigs, São Tomé and Príncipe, 1961 to 2024}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/pig-population/sao-tome-and-principe. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production\_Crops\_Livestock\_E\_All\_Data\_\%28Normalized\%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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42,594 head in 2024, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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