Cattle livestock count heads in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Cattle livestock count heads was 5,520 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5,520
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
184th
of 197 countries
All-time high
5,520
in 2024
All-time low
2,400
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cattle livestock count heads in Equatorial Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 5,520 for cattle livestock count heads in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle livestock count heads in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 5,520 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,400, in 1963.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 184th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle livestock count heads in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,660 | — |
| 1962 | 2,540 | -4.5% |
| 1963 | 2,400 | -5.5% |
| 1964 | 2,410 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 2,958 | +22.7% |
| 1966 | 2,915 | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 2,951 | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 3,000 | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 3,100 | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 3,200 | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 3,300 | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 3,300 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3,400 | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 4,000 | +17.6% |
| 1975 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4,100 | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 4,100 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 4,100 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 4,200 | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 4,200 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4,200 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 4,300 | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 4,400 | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 4,400 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4,450 | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 4,500 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 4,550 | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 4,600 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 4,650 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 4,700 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 4,750 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 4,800 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 4,800 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4,850 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 4,850 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4,900 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 4,900 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4,950 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 4,950 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5,000 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5,050 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 5,050 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5,050 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5,100 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 5,100 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5,100 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5,100 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5,200 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 5,200 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5,300 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 5,300 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5,300 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5,313 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 5,338 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 5,366 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 5,394 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 5,421 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 5,442 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 5,462 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 5,478 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 5,499 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 5,520 | +0.4% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 5,520 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 918,057, 1% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 5,520 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.41 million, 0% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,770 | 2,400 | 3,100 | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,750 | 3,200 | 4,100 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,380 | 4,200 | 4,600 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,815 | 4,650 | 4,950 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,050 | 4,950 | 5,100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,313 | 5,200 | 5,421 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,480 | 5,442 | 5,520 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 181 French Polynesia 8,097 compare
- 182 Bahrain 7,000 compare
- 183 Grenada 6,191 compare
- 185 Antigua and Barbuda 4,500 compare
- 186 Mauritius 3,500 compare
- 187 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,600 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Equatorial Guinea
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0516 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0542 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0321 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 212.14 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle livestock count heads in Equatorial Guinea?
- Cattle livestock count heads in Equatorial Guinea was 5,520 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 5,520 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,400 in 1963.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for cattle livestock count heads?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 184th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle livestock count heads rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cattle livestock count heads. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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