Number of poultry birds in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Number of poultry birds was 423,000 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
423,000 animals
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
179th
of 199 countries
All-time high
424,000 animals
in 2022
All-time low
85,000 animals
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Number of poultry birds 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 423,000 animals for number of poultry birds in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of poultry birds in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 424,000 animals in 2022 and was at its lowest, 85,000 animals, in 1961.
That places Equatorial Guinea 179th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Number of poultry birds in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 85,000 animals | — |
| 1962 | 102,000 animals | +20.0% |
| 1963 | 91,000 animals | -10.8% |
| 1964 | 94,000 animals | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 95,000 animals | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 106,000 animals | +11.6% |
| 1967 | 106,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 106,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 116,000 animals | +9.4% |
| 1970 | 116,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 116,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 126,000 animals | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 126,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 126,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 146,000 animals | +15.9% |
| 1976 | 147,000 animals | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 147,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 157,000 animals | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 157,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 157,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 177,000 animals | +12.7% |
| 1982 | 188,000 animals | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 190,000 animals | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 210,000 animals | +10.5% |
| 1985 | 215,000 animals | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 225,000 animals | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 230,000 animals | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 240,000 animals | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 250,000 animals | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 263,000 animals | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 270,000 animals | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 280,000 animals | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 290,000 animals | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 295,000 animals | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 300,000 animals | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 305,000 animals | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 310,000 animals | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 320,000 animals | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 330,000 animals | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 340,000 animals | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 350,000 animals | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 350,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 350,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 350,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 360,000 animals | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 360,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 360,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 370,000 animals | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 370,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 370,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 381,000 animals | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 389,000 animals | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 397,000 animals | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 397,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 399,000 animals | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 401,000 animals | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 403,000 animals | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 406,000 animals | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 409,000 animals | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 412,000 animals | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 420,000 animals | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 424,000 animals | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 419,000 animals | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 423,000 animals | +1.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 423,000 animals is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.54 million animals, 2% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 423,000 animals is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.07 million animals, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100,111 animals | 85,000 animals | 116,000 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 136,400 animals | 116,000 animals | 157,000 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 208,200 animals | 157,000 animals | 250,000 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 296,300 animals | 263,000 animals | 330,000 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 356,000 animals | 340,000 animals | 370,000 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 395,200 animals | 370,000 animals | 409,000 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 419,600 animals | 412,000 animals | 424,000 animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More agriculture & rural data for Equatorial Guinea
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2842 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 30.0% (1983)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.2% (1983)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of poultry birds in Equatorial Guinea?
- Number of poultry birds in Equatorial Guinea was 423,000 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 poultry birds recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 424,000 animals in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of poultry birds recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 85,000 animals in 1961.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for number of poultry birds?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 179th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of poultry birds rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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 poultry birds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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