Japan vs Korea: Cattle livestock count heads

Japan
3.98 million
in 2024
Korea
3.89 million
in 2024
Japan rank
61st
Korea rank
62nd

Cattle livestock count heads over time

  • Japan
  • Korea
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M196119922024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 3.98 million against 3.89 million in Korea, a difference of 95,720.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 61st and Korea ranks 62nd of 195 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 3.25 million 1.27 million 1.99 million Japan
1970s 3.75 million 1.57 million 2.18 million Japan
1980s 4.59 million 2.20 million 2.39 million Japan
1990s 4.85 million 2.79 million 2.06 million Japan
2000s 4.47 million 2.36 million 2.11 million Japan
2010s 4.00 million 3.40 million 595,946 Japan
2020s 3.98 million 3.97 million 8,998 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cattle livestock count heads, Japan or Korea?
Japan, at 3.98 million against 3.89 million in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in cattle livestock count heads between Japan and Korea?
95,720, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Japan and Korea rank globally for cattle livestock count heads?
Japan ranks 61st and Korea ranks 62nd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Cattle livestock count heads. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cattle livestock count heads
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 11,450 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed