Number of cattle in Guinea-Bissau

Number of cattle in Guinea-Bissau was 742,836 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 1% from 2023. That is the 111th highest of 190 countries in 2024.

2024, head742,836 Estimated

Change on 2023+1%

Rank111th of 190Countries ranked

Series high742,8362024

Series low230,0001962

Next release: Thursday, 31 December 2026, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Number of cattle in Guinea-Bissau, 1961 to 2024

head. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.

All 64 values

Period	head
2024	742,836 Estimated
2023	735,671 Estimated
2022	741,627 Estimated
2021	736,533 Estimated
2020	730,127 Estimated
2019	720,882 Estimated
2018	711,496 Estimated
2017	702,202 Estimated
2016	693,350 Estimated
2015	684,238 Estimated
2014	675,000 Estimated
2013	670,000 Estimated
2012	650,000 Estimated
2011	650,000 Estimated
2010	641,500 Estimated
2009	620,000 Estimated
2008	599,200 Estimated
2007	574,060
2006	550,000 Estimated
2005	530,000 Estimated
2004	520,000 Estimated
2003	520,000 Estimated
2002	515,000 Estimated
2001	515,000 Estimated
2000	512,040
1999	499,550
1998	487,360
1997	475,480
1996	463,880
1995	452,570
1994	441,530
1993	430,760
1992	420,250
1991	410,000
1990	410,044
1989	400,000
1988	370,000 Estimated
1987	350,000 Estimated
1986	333,000
1985	325,000 Estimated
1984	318,000 Estimated
1983	311,000 Estimated
1982	304,000 Estimated
1981	297,000 Estimated
1980	290,000 Estimated
1979	284,000 Estimated
1978	278,000 Estimated
1977	272,000 Estimated
1976	266,000 Estimated
1975	260,000 Estimated
1974	254,000 Estimated
1973	248,000 Estimated
1972	242,000 Estimated
1971	236,000 Estimated
1970	230,000 Estimated
1969	230,000 Estimated
1968	230,000 Estimated
1967	230,000 Estimated
1966	230,000 Estimated
1965	230,000 Estimated
1964	230,000 Estimated
1963	230,000 Estimated
1962	230,000 Estimated
1961	230,286

Rankings

Countries by number of cattle 196 places
EU countries by number of cattle 27 places

Definition

Number of cattle (domestic cattle, not buffaloes) present in the country, as published in FAOSTAT's crops and livestock products domain. FAO asks for the count on one day of the year, usually the census or survey date, so the reference day differs between countries.

FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

How to cite

FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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APA 7

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111) (Number of cattle, Guinea-Bissau, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

MLA 9

Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111), Number of cattle, Guinea-Bissau, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-population/guinea-bissau. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111). Number of cattle, Guinea-Bissau, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-population/guinea-bissau.

Harvard

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111), Number of cattle, Guinea-Bissau, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-population/guinea-bissau (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{food_number_of_cattle_guinea_2024,
  author = {{Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations}},
  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111): Number of cattle, Guinea-Bissau, 1961 to 2024}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-population/guinea-bissau. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production\_Crops\_Livestock\_E\_All\_Data\_\%28Normalized\%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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742,836 head in 2024, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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