Cattle livestock count heads in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Cattle livestock count heads was 742,836 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cattle livestock count heads in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle livestock count heads in Guinea-Bissau is 742,836, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle livestock count heads in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 742,836 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 230,000, in 1962.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 112th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 230,032 | 230,000 | 230,286 | 9 |
| 1970s | 257,000 | 230,000 | 284,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 329,800 | 290,000 | 400,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 449,142 | 410,000 | 499,550 | 10 |
| 2000s | 545,530 | 512,040 | 620,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 679,867 | 641,500 | 720,882 | 10 |
| 2020s | 737,359 | 730,127 | 742,836 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Guinea-Bissau
- Agriculture share gdp 40.63 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 40.63 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 31.5% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2018)
- Rural population 53.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 1.20 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 40.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 1.33 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle livestock count heads in Guinea-Bissau?
- Cattle livestock count heads in Guinea-Bissau was 742,836 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 742,836 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 230,000 in 1962.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for cattle livestock count heads?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 112th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle livestock count heads rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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