Sheep — Stocks in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Sheep — Stocks was 48,390 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks in Guinea-Bissau is 48,390 LSU, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 48,390 LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11,500 LSU, in 1961.
That places Guinea-Bissau 102nd out of 180 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.
Sheep — Stocks in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11,500 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 11,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 11,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 11,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 11,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 11,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 11,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 11,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 11,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 11,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 12,000 LSU | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 12,400 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 12,900 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 13,300 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 13,800 LSU | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 14,600 LSU | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 15,400 LSU | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 16,300 LSU | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 17,100 LSU | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 17,800 LSU | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 18,300 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 18,700 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 19,000 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 19,300 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 19,500 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 20,040 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 21,000 LSU | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 22,000 LSU | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 23,000 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 24,218 LSU | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 24,500 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 25,000 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 25,500 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 26,000 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 26,500 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 27,000 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 27,500 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 28,000 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 28,500 LSU | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 28,000 LSU | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 28,500 LSU | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 28,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 29,000 LSU | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 29,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 30,000 LSU | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 33,000 LSU | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 35,816 LSU | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 38,875 LSU | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 42,000 LSU | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 45,376 LSU | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 46,000 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 46,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 47,000 LSU | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 47,200 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 47,194 LSU | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 47,238 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 47,291 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 47,348 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 47,407 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 48,100 LSU | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 48,070 LSU | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 48,232 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 48,390 LSU | +0.3% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 48,390 LSU is below the median for low income countries, which is 373,388 LSU, 13% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 48,390 LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 146,749 LSU, 33% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,500 LSU | 11,500 LSU | 11,500 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 13,930 LSU | 11,500 LSU | 17,100 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,864 LSU | 17,800 LSU | 23,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,272 LSU | 24,218 LSU | 28,500 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,269 LSU | 28,000 LSU | 42,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 46,805 LSU | 45,376 LSU | 47,407 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 48,198 LSU | 48,070 LSU | 48,390 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 sheep — stocks in Guinea-Bissau?
- Sheep — stocks in Guinea-Bissau was 48,390 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 48,390 LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,500 LSU in 1961.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for sheep — stocks?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 102nd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 Sheep — 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.