Burkina Faso vs Guinea: Number of cattle
Burkina Faso
10.28 million animals
in 2024
Guinea
9.32 million animals
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
35th
Guinea rank
38th
Number of cattle over time
- Burkina Faso
- Guinea
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 10.28 million animals against 9.32 million animals in Guinea, a difference of 960,730 animals.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 35th and Guinea ranks 38th of 197 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.16 million animals | 1.31 million animals | 849,444 animals | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 2.53 million animals | 1.42 million animals | 1.11 million animals | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 3.29 million animals | 1.36 million animals | 1.93 million animals | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 4.30 million animals | 2.09 million animals | 2.21 million animals | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 6.90 million animals | 3.70 million animals | 3.20 million animals | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 9.20 million animals | 6.32 million animals | 2.87 million animals | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 9.54 million animals | 9.13 million animals | 412,796 animals | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of cattle, Burkina Faso or Guinea?
- Burkina Faso, at 10.28 million animals against 9.32 million animals in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of cattle between Burkina Faso and Guinea?
- 960,730 animals, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Guinea rank globally for number of cattle?
- Burkina Faso ranks 35th and Guinea ranks 38th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of cattle. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.