Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Guinea
Guinea: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 8.82 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep and goats — stocks in Guinea stood at 8.82 million An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 92.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Guinea peaked at 8.82 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 533,819 An, in 1986.
Guinea ranks 50th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Guinea, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 591,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 621,000 An | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 644,000 An | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 668,000 An | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 696,000 An | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 720,000 An | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 700,000 An | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 700,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 670,000 An | -4.3% |
| 1970 | 675,000 An | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 650,000 An | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 644,453 An | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 742,224 An | +15.2% |
| 1974 | 754,216 An | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 774,854 An | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 790,000 An | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 805,000 An | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 813,000 An | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 825,000 An | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 842,000 An | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 855,000 An | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 870,000 An | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 890,000 An | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 900,000 An | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 830,000 An | -7.8% |
| 1986 | 533,819 An | -35.7% |
| 1987 | 726,114 An | +36.0% |
| 1988 | 836,136 An | +15.2% |
| 1989 | 924,024 An | +10.5% |
| 1990 | 944,782 An | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 992,328 An | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 1.04 million An | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 1.10 million An | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 1.25 million An | +14.0% |
| 1995 | 1.34 million An | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 1.43 million An | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 1.52 million An | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 1.62 million An | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 1.72 million An | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 1.85 million An | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 1.98 million An | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 2.11 million An | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 2.25 million An | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 2.40 million An | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 2.56 million An | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 2.74 million An | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 2.92 million An | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 3.11 million An | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 3.32 million An | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 3.72 million An | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 3.97 million An | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 4.24 million An | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 4.52 million An | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 4.60 million An | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 4.90 million An | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 5.23 million An | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 5.58 million An | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 5.96 million An | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 6.36 million An | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 6.78 million An | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 7.24 million An | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 7.72 million An | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 8.21 million An | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 8.82 million An | +7.5% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 8.82 million An is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.96 million An, 1.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 8.82 million An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.99 million An, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -35.7% | 830,000 An | 533,819 An |
| 1987 | +36.0% | 533,819 An | 726,114 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 667,778 An | 591,000 An | 720,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 747,375 An | 644,453 An | 825,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 820,709 An | 533,819 An | 924,024 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.29 million An | 944,782 An | 1.72 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.53 million An | 1.85 million An | 3.32 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.91 million An | 3.72 million An | 6.36 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.75 million An | 6.78 million An | 8.82 million An | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Guinea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3129 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 587.44 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6148 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 31.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 31.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.8% (2016)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Guinea?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Guinea was 8.82 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 8.82 million An in 2024.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 533,819 An in 1986.
- How does Guinea rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Guinea ranks 50th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep and Goats — 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.