Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 369,464 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Guinea-Bissau stood at 369,464 LSU. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 369,464 LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 115,000 LSU, in 1962.
That places Guinea-Bissau 117th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 115,143 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 115,000 LSU | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 115,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 115,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 115,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 115,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 115,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 115,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 115,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 115,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 118,000 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 121,000 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 124,000 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 127,000 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 130,000 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 133,000 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 136,000 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 139,000 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 142,000 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 145,000 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 148,500 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 152,000 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 155,500 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 159,000 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 162,500 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 166,500 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 175,000 LSU | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 185,000 LSU | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 200,000 LSU | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 205,022 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 205,000 LSU | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 210,125 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 215,380 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 220,765 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 226,285 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 231,940 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 237,740 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 243,680 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 249,775 LSU | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 256,020 LSU | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 257,500 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 257,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 260,000 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 260,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 265,000 LSU | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 275,000 LSU | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 287,030 LSU | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 299,600 LSU | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 310,000 LSU | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 320,750 LSU | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 325,000 LSU | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 325,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 335,000 LSU | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 337,500 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 342,119 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 346,675 LSU | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 351,101 LSU | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 355,748 LSU | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 360,441 LSU | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 366,262 LSU | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 360,548 LSU | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 365,038 LSU | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 369,464 LSU | +1.2% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 369,464 LSU is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.35 million LSU, 16% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 369,464 LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.23 million LSU, 30% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 115,016 LSU | 115,000 LSU | 115,143 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 128,500 LSU | 115,000 LSU | 142,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 164,900 LSU | 145,000 LSU | 200,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 224,571 LSU | 205,000 LSU | 249,775 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 272,765 LSU | 256,020 LSU | 310,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 339,933 LSU | 320,750 LSU | 360,441 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 365,328 LSU | 360,548 LSU | 369,464 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More environment data for Guinea-Bissau
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.4449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Guinea-Bissau?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Guinea-Bissau was 369,464 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 369,464 LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 115,000 LSU in 1962.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 117th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.