El Salvador vs Norway: Number of cattle
El Salvador
772,208 animals
in 2024
Norway
852,800 animals
in 2024
El Salvador rank
111th
Norway rank
108th
Number of cattle over time
- El Salvador
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 852,800 animals against 772,208 animals in El Salvador, a difference of 80,592 animals.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.
El Salvador ranks 111th and Norway ranks 108th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.18 million animals | 1.07 million animals | 110,254 animals | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 1.17 million animals | 943,957 animals | 225,617 animals | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 1.06 million animals | 973,680 animals | 84,805 animals | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 1.19 million animals | 994,543 animals | 198,498 animals | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.28 million animals | 935,705 animals | 340,391 animals | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 960,873 animals | 866,114 animals | 94,759 animals | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 764,743 animals | 881,957 animals | 117,214 animals | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of cattle, El Salvador or Norway?
- Norway, at 852,800 animals against 772,208 animals in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of cattle between El Salvador and Norway?
- 80,592 animals, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Norway?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Norway rank globally for number of cattle?
- El Salvador ranks 111th and Norway ranks 108th 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.