Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Share of cereals allocated to animal feed was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Guinea-Bissau is 0.0%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 16.0% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1961.
That places Guinea-Bissau 182nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0% | — |
| 1962 | 0.0% | — |
| 1963 | 0.0% | — |
| 1964 | 0.0% | — |
| 1965 | 0.0% | — |
| 1966 | 0.0% | — |
| 1967 | 0.0% | — |
| 1968 | 0.0% | — |
| 1969 | 0.0% | — |
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 0.0% | — |
| 1974 | 0.0% | — |
| 1975 | 0.0% | — |
| 1976 | 0.0% | — |
| 1977 | 0.0% | — |
| 1978 | 0.0% | — |
| 1979 | 0.0% | — |
| 1980 | 0.0% | — |
| 1981 | 3.1% | — |
| 1982 | 1.6% | -50.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1984 | 2.9% | — |
| 1985 | 2.8% | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 4.5% | +60.2% |
| 1987 | 16.0% | +250.9% |
| 1988 | 12.1% | -24.1% |
| 1989 | 8.7% | -28.4% |
| 1990 | 9.5% | +9.5% |
| 1991 | 13.6% | +43.1% |
| 1992 | 13.1% | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 14.4% | +9.5% |
| 1994 | 8.6% | -40.1% |
| 1995 | 6.5% | -25.0% |
| 1996 | 1.8% | -72.5% |
| 1997 | 3.0% | +71.7% |
| 1998 | 3.0% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 3.4% | +15.2% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | +32.0% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | -23.5% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -16.2% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | +15.3% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -33.7% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | +24.4% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | +91.7% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.0%. (23 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.3%. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Guinea-Bissau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +250.9% | 4.5% | 16.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.2% | 0.0% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.7% | 1.8% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 1.9% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 0.0% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 179 Papua New Guinea 1.2% compare
- 180 Solomon Islands 0.9% compare
- 181 Yemen 0.3% compare
- 182 Bermuda 0.0%
- 182 Dominica 0.0%
- 182 Kiribati 0.0% compare
- 182 Maldives 0.0%
- 182 Marshall Islands 0.0%
- 182 Micronesia (country) 0.0%
- 182 Nauru 0.0%
- 182 Samoa 0.0% compare
- 182 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0% compare
- 182 Uganda 0.0% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Guinea-Bissau
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.3104 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3882 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Guinea-Bissau?
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Guinea-Bissau was 0.0% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 1987.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1961.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for share of cereals allocated to animal feed?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 182nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to animal feed rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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 Share of cereals allocated to animal feed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to animal feed, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.