Cameroon vs Spain: Number of cattle
Cameroon
5.94 million animals
in 2024
Spain
6.17 million animals
in 2024
Cameroon rank
44th
Spain rank
43rd
Number of cattle over time
- Cameroon
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 6.17 million animals against 5.94 million animals in Cameroon, a difference of 232,190 animals.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
Cameroon ranks 44th and Spain ranks 43rd of 196 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.82 million animals | 3.79 million animals | 1.96 million animals | Spain |
| 1970s | 2.62 million animals | 4.43 million animals | 1.81 million animals | Spain |
| 1980s | 3.98 million animals | 4.92 million animals | 942,829 animals | Spain |
| 1990s | 4.79 million animals | 5.39 million animals | 605,100 animals | Spain |
| 2000s | 5.70 million animals | 6.36 million animals | 661,383 animals | Spain |
| 2010s | 5.65 million animals | 6.16 million animals | 506,400 animals | Spain |
| 2020s | 5.90 million animals | 6.43 million animals | 530,484 animals | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of cattle, Cameroon or Spain?
- Spain, at 6.17 million animals against 5.94 million animals in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of cattle between Cameroon and Spain?
- 232,190 animals, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Spain?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Spain rank globally for number of cattle?
- Cameroon ranks 44th and Spain ranks 43rd of 196 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.