Bangladesh vs Colombia: Number of cattle
Bangladesh
25.01 million animals
in 2024
Colombia
30.34 million animals
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
15th
Colombia rank
14th
Number of cattle over time
- Bangladesh
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 30.34 million animals against 25.01 million animals in Bangladesh, a difference of 5.33 million animals.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 15th and Colombia ranks 14th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Colombia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.65 million animals | 17.24 million animals | 5.41 million animals | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 26.65 million animals | 22.73 million animals | 3.92 million animals | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 22.29 million animals | 23.95 million animals | 1.67 million animals | Colombia |
| 1990s | 22.98 million animals | 25.19 million animals | 2.21 million animals | Colombia |
| 2000s | 22.65 million animals | 25.52 million animals | 2.87 million animals | Colombia |
| 2010s | 23.58 million animals | 24.44 million animals | 855,860 animals | Colombia |
| 2020s | 24.70 million animals | 29.29 million animals | 4.59 million animals | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of cattle, Bangladesh or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 30.34 million animals against 25.01 million animals in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of cattle between Bangladesh and Colombia?
- 5.33 million animals, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Colombia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Colombia rank globally for number of cattle?
- Bangladesh ranks 15th and Colombia ranks 14th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of cattle. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.