Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0307 animals per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Guinea-Bissau is 0.0307 animals per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.0406 animals per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0241 animals per person, in 1980.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 89th of 190 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.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0292 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0288 animals per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0286 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0289 animals per person | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0296 animals per person | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.03 animals per person | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0299 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0294 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0292 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0291 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.029 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0307 animals per person | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0304 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0293 animals per person | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0292 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0274 animals per person | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 0.027 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0253 animals per person | -6.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0244 animals per person | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0241 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0249 animals per person | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0257 animals per person | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0253 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.026 animals per person | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0256 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0261 animals per person | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.027 animals per person | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0287 animals per person | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0292 animals per person | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0308 animals per person | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 0.033 animals per person | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0328 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0325 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0323 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0323 animals per person | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0324 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0326 animals per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0328 animals per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.033 animals per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0332 animals per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0327 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.032 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0355 animals per person | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0347 animals per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0345 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0343 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0341 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0406 animals per person | +19.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0366 animals per person | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0369 animals per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0367 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0369 animals per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.036 animals per person | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0344 animals per person | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0335 animals per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0334 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0337 animals per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0321 animals per person | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0317 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0313 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0311 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0308 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0308 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0307 animals per person | -0.1% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0307 animals per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0269 animals per person, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0307 animals per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0245 animals per person, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0293 animals per person | 0.0286 animals per person | 0.03 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0282 animals per person | 0.0244 animals per person | 0.0307 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0263 animals per person | 0.0241 animals per person | 0.0292 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0325 animals per person | 0.0308 animals per person | 0.033 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0348 animals per person | 0.032 animals per person | 0.0406 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0345 animals per person | 0.0317 animals per person | 0.0369 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0309 animals per person | 0.0307 animals per person | 0.0313 animals per person | 5 |
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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 yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Guinea-Bissau?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Guinea-Bissau was 0.0307 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0406 animals per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0241 animals per person in 1980.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 89th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.