Burkina Faso vs Guinea: Number of poultry birds
Burkina Faso
36.04 million animals
in 2024
Guinea
39.25 million animals
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
83rd
Guinea rank
80th
Number of poultry birds over time
- Burkina Faso
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 39.25 million animals against 36.04 million animals in Burkina Faso, a difference of 3.21 million animals.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 83rd and Guinea ranks 80th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 6 and Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.43 million animals | 3.50 million animals | 5.93 million animals | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 10.39 million animals | 4.84 million animals | 5.54 million animals | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 14.16 million animals | 6.49 million animals | 7.67 million animals | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 19.44 million animals | 9.16 million animals | 10.27 million animals | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 28.01 million animals | 14.50 million animals | 13.51 million animals | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 37.06 million animals | 27.85 million animals | 9.21 million animals | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 35.77 million animals | 36.33 million animals | 559,200 animals | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of poultry birds, Burkina Faso or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 39.25 million animals against 36.04 million animals in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of poultry birds between Burkina Faso and Guinea?
- 3.21 million animals, with Guinea 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 poultry birds?
- Burkina Faso ranks 83rd and Guinea ranks 80th of 199 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 poultry birds. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.