Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.44 LSU/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in Guinea-Bissau is 0.44 LSU/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.44 LSU/ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.23 LSU/ha, in 1962.
That places Guinea-Bissau 47th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.24 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.23 LSU/ha | -4.2% |
| 1963 | 0.23 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.23 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.23 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.23 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.23 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.23 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.23 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.23 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.24 LSU/ha | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 0.24 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.25 LSU/ha | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.25 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.26 LSU/ha | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.26 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.27 LSU/ha | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.27 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.28 LSU/ha | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.28 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.28 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.28 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.29 LSU/ha | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.28 LSU/ha | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.28 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3 LSU/ha | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 0.32 LSU/ha | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 0.35 LSU/ha | +9.4% |
| 1989 | 0.35 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.35 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.35 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.36 LSU/ha | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.36 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.36 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.36 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.37 LSU/ha | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.37 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.38 LSU/ha | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.38 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.39 LSU/ha | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.38 LSU/ha | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.38 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.38 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.37 LSU/ha | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.38 LSU/ha | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.39 LSU/ha | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4 LSU/ha | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.41 LSU/ha | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.42 LSU/ha | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.43 LSU/ha | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.43 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.43 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.43 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.43 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.43 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.44 LSU/ha | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.44 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.44 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.44 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.44 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.43 LSU/ha | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.44 LSU/ha | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.44 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2311 LSU/ha | 0.23 LSU/ha | 0.24 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.255 LSU/ha | 0.23 LSU/ha | 0.28 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.301 LSU/ha | 0.28 LSU/ha | 0.35 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.364 LSU/ha | 0.35 LSU/ha | 0.38 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.39 LSU/ha | 0.37 LSU/ha | 0.42 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.434 LSU/ha | 0.43 LSU/ha | 0.44 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4375 LSU/ha | 0.43 LSU/ha | 0.44 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 45 Cyprus 0.45 LSU/ha compare
- 45 Slovenia 0.45 LSU/ha compare
- 47 El Salvador 0.44 LSU/ha compare
- 47 Paraguay 0.44 LSU/ha compare
- 50 Central African Republic 0.43 LSU/ha compare
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)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 44.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0003 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate 49.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita 0.0004 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -15.04 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in Guinea-Bissau?
- Cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in Guinea-Bissau was 0.44 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.44 LSU/ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.23 LSU/ha in 1962.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 47th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 — Livestock units per agricultural land area. 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.