Number of cattle in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Number of cattle was 5,520 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of cattle in Equatorial Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 5,520 animals for number of cattle 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, number of cattle in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 5,520 animals in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,400 animals, in 1963.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 183rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,770 animals | 2,400 animals | 3,100 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,750 animals | 3,200 animals | 4,100 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,380 animals | 4,200 animals | 4,600 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,815 animals | 4,650 animals | 4,950 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,050 animals | 4,950 animals | 5,100 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,313 animals | 5,200 animals | 5,421 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,480 animals | 5,442 animals | 5,520 animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 180 French Polynesia 8,097 animals compare
- 181 Bahrain 7,000 animals compare
- 182 Grenada 6,191 animals compare
- 184 Antigua and Barbuda 4,500 animals compare
- 185 Mauritius 3,500 animals compare
- 186 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,600 animals compare
More agriculture & rural data for Equatorial Guinea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 411.21 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.2% (2025)
- Rural population 550,978 (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 28.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.2% (1983)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 30.0% (1983)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.2% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.2% (2025)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 21 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of cattle in Equatorial Guinea?
- Number of cattle in Equatorial Guinea was 5,520 animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of cattle recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 5,520 animals in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,400 animals in 1963.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for number of cattle?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 183rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of cattle 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of cattle. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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