Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Guinea
Guinea: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.046 animals per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Guinea stood at 0.046 animals per person.
That represents a change of down 13.6% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Guinea peaked at 0.0566 animals per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0126 animals per person, in 1986.
Guinea ranks 61st 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, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0257 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0258 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0261 animals per person | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0264 animals per person | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0267 animals per person | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0272 animals per person | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0255 animals per person | -6.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0267 animals per person | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0238 animals per person | -10.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0234 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.023 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0226 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0233 animals per person | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0262 animals per person | +12.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0269 animals per person | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0264 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.025 animals per person | -5.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0246 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0232 animals per person | -5.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0228 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.022 animals per person | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0219 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0224 animals per person | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0228 animals per person | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0196 animals per person | -14.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0126 animals per person | -35.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0155 animals per person | +22.7% |
| 1988 | 0.02 animals per person | +28.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0199 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0221 animals per person | +11.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0232 animals per person | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0246 animals per person | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0261 animals per person | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0277 animals per person | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 0.035 animals per person | +26.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0358 animals per person | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0369 animals per person | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0381 animals per person | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0391 animals per person | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0404 animals per person | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0418 animals per person | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0418 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0441 animals per person | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0456 animals per person | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0472 animals per person | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0504 animals per person | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0519 animals per person | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0534 animals per person | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.055 animals per person | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0566 animals per person | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0525 animals per person | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0546 animals per person | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0536 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0557 animals per person | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0561 animals per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0546 animals per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0499 animals per person | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0493 animals per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0426 animals per person | -13.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0438 animals per person | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0451 animals per person | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0464 animals per person | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0532 animals per person | +14.8% |
| 2024 | 0.046 animals per person | -13.6% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.046 animals per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.027 animals per person, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.046 animals per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0245 animals per person, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita 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 | -35.5% | 0.0196 animals per person | 0.0126 animals per person |
| 1988 | +28.9% | 0.0155 animals per person | 0.02 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.026 animals per person | 0.0238 animals per person | 0.0272 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0244 animals per person | 0.0226 animals per person | 0.0269 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.02 animals per person | 0.0126 animals per person | 0.0228 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0309 animals per person | 0.0221 animals per person | 0.0391 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0472 animals per person | 0.0404 animals per person | 0.055 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0525 animals per person | 0.0426 animals per person | 0.0566 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0469 animals per person | 0.0438 animals per person | 0.0532 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More agriculture & rural data for Guinea
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.4594 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.8053 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0006 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.17 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Guinea?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Guinea was 0.046 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0566 animals per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0126 animals per person in 1986.
- How does Guinea rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Guinea ranks 61st out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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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How this figure is calculated
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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.