Cattle — Stocks in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Cattle — Stocks was 742,836 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Stocks in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, cattle — stocks in Guinea-Bissau stood at 742,836 An. 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 — stocks in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 742,836 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 230,000 An, in 1962.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 110th of 189 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.
Cattle — Stocks in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 230,286 An | — |
| 1962 | 230,000 An | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 230,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 230,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 230,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 230,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 230,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 230,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 230,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 230,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 236,000 An | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 242,000 An | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 248,000 An | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 254,000 An | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 260,000 An | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 266,000 An | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 272,000 An | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 278,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 284,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 290,000 An | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 297,000 An | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 304,000 An | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 311,000 An | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 318,000 An | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 325,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 333,000 An | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 350,000 An | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 370,000 An | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 400,000 An | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 410,044 An | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 410,000 An | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 420,250 An | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 430,760 An | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 441,530 An | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 452,570 An | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 463,880 An | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 475,480 An | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 487,360 An | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 499,550 An | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 512,040 An | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 515,000 An | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 515,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 520,000 An | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 520,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 530,000 An | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 550,000 An | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 574,060 An | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 599,200 An | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 620,000 An | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 641,500 An | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 650,000 An | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 650,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 670,000 An | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 675,000 An | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 684,238 An | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 693,350 An | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 702,202 An | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 711,496 An | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 720,882 An | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 730,127 An | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 736,533 An | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 741,627 An | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 735,671 An | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 742,836 An | +1.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 742,836 An is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.83 million An, 15% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 742,836 An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.61 million An, 28% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 230,032 An | 230,000 An | 230,286 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 257,000 An | 230,000 An | 284,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 329,800 An | 290,000 An | 400,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 449,142 An | 410,000 An | 499,550 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 545,530 An | 512,040 An | 620,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 679,867 An | 641,500 An | 720,882 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 737,359 An | 730,127 An | 742,836 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More agriculture & rural data for Guinea-Bissau
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.4063 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 456.57 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5335 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 40.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 40.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 31.5% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — stocks in Guinea-Bissau?
- Cattle — stocks in Guinea-Bissau was 742,836 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 742,836 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 230,000 An in 1962.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for cattle — stocks?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 110th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle — stocks 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.