Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks by country
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area...
Countries reporting
208
Highest
307.13 million An
India
Lowest
113 An
Niue
Median
1.53 million An
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
13,828
What the numbers show
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks is currently reported for 208 countries. The highest value is 307.13 million An in India; the lowest is 113 An in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.53 million An, and the mean is 9.88 million An.
Over the past decade 113 countries rose and 94 fell. The largest increase was in Democratic Republic of the Congo (up 114.0%), and the largest decrease in Brunei Darussalam (down 64.2%).
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 307.13 million An | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 2 | Brazil | 239.99 million An | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 3 | USSR | 116.06 million An | 1991 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 103.85 million An | 2024 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 4 | United Republic of Tanzania | 39.05 million An | 2024 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 5 | China | 100.62 million An | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 5 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 17.76 million An | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 6 | China, mainland | 100.47 million An | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 6 | Türkiye | 16.99 million An | 2024 | up 18.4% | flat |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 71.92 million An | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 7 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 11.25 million An | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 8 | Argentina | 52.78 million An | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 9 | Sudan (former) | 41.37 million An | 2011 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 9 | Viet Nam | 8.24 million An | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 10 | Australia and New Zealand | 39.89 million An | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 10 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 5.74 million An | 2024 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 11 | Chad | 39.63 million An | 2024 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.95 million An | 2024 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 12 | Mexico | 36.93 million An | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 12 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.03 million An | 2024 | up 114.0% | rising |
| 13 | Sudan | 31.26 million An | 2024 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 13 | Syrian Arab Republic | 833,187 An | 2024 | down 24.1% | rising |
| 14 | Ethiopia PDR | 31.00 million An | 1992 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 14 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 570,727 An | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 15 | Colombia | 30.88 million An | 2024 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 15 | Timor-Leste | 374,875 An | 2024 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 16 | Australia | 30.37 million An | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 16 | Melanesia | 353,270 An | 2024 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 26.54 million An | 2024 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 17 | Republic of Moldova | 98,817 An | 2024 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Kenya | 22.44 million An | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 18 | Polynesia | 58,989 An | 2024 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 19 | Nigeria | 20.94 million An | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 19 | Micronesia | 18,348 An | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 19 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 18,348 An | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 20 | Niger | 20.38 million An | 2024 | up 79.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Indonesia | 19.17 million An | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 22 | Russian Federation | 17.38 million An | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 23 | France | 16.48 million An | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 24 | Uganda | 14.72 million An | 2024 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Uzbekistan | 14.39 million An | 2024 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 26 | South Sudan | 14.28 million An | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 27 | Mali | 14.04 million An | 2024 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 27 | Caribbean | 8.27 million An | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 28 | Paraguay | 13.63 million An | 2024 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 28 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.90 million An | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 29 | Myanmar | 12.88 million An | 2024 | down 31.9% | rising |
| 29 | Cabo Verde | 29,779 An | 2024 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 30 | South Africa | 12.12 million An | 2024 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 31 | Uruguay | 11.96 million An | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 32 | Canada | 10.98 million An | 2024 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 33 | Germany | 10.47 million An | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 34 | Burkina Faso | 10.28 million An | 2024 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 35 | New Zealand | 9.52 million An | 2024 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 36 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 9.41 million An | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 37 | Guinea | 9.32 million An | 2024 | up 53.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Nepal | 8.51 million An | 2024 | down 31.5% | rising |
| 39 | Kazakhstan | 7.99 million An | 2024 | up 36.3% | flat |
| 40 | Madagascar | 6.96 million An | 2024 | down 31.8% | flat |
| 41 | Ireland | 6.31 million An | 2024 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 42 | Italy | 6.20 million An | 2024 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 43 | Poland | 6.19 million An | 2024 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 44 | Spain | 6.17 million An | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 45 | Cameroon | 5.94 million An | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 46 | Peru | 5.84 million An | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 47 | Zimbabwe | 5.74 million An | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 48 | Nicaragua | 5.62 million An | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 49 | Afghanistan | 5.56 million An | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 50 | Philippines | 5.31 million An | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 51 | Angola | 5.20 million An | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 52 | Thailand | 5.17 million An | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 53 | Mongolia | 5.07 million An | 2024 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 54 | Zambia | 4.89 million An | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 55 | Central African Republic | 4.86 million An | 2024 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Somalia | 4.79 million An | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 57 | Yugoslav SFR | 4.55 million An | 1991 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 58 | Czechoslovakia | 4.35 million An | 1992 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 59 | Guatemala | 4.34 million An | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 60 | Belarus | 4.10 million An | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 61 | Egypt | 4.07 million An | 2024 | down 53.3% | rising |
| 62 | Japan | 3.98 million An | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 63 | Republic of Korea | 3.89 million An | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 64 | Senegal | 3.71 million An | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 65 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 3.56 million An | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 66 | Cambodia | 3.50 million An | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 67 | Ecuador | 3.44 million An | 2024 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 68 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 3.40 million An | 1999 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 69 | Cuba | 3.25 million An | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 70 | Dominican Republic | 3.03 million An | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 71 | Chile | 2.96 million An | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 72 | Namibia | 2.91 million An | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 73 | Honduras | 2.90 million An | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 74 | Tajikistan | 2.80 million An | 2024 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 75 | Benin | 2.76 million An | 2024 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Turkmenistan | 2.55 million An | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 77 | Mozambique | 2.47 million An | 2024 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 78 | Azerbaijan | 2.43 million An | 2024 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 79 | Iraq | 2.37 million An | 2024 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 80 | Morocco | 2.37 million An | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 81 | Ghana | 2.36 million An | 2024 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 82 | Malawi | 2.31 million An | 2024 | up 75.3% | rising |
| 83 | Eritrea | 2.16 million An | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 84 | Ukraine | 2.16 million An | 2024 | down 51.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Belgium | 2.15 million An | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 86 | Mauritania | 1.99 million An | 2024 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 87 | Yemen | 1.97 million An | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 88 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.83 million An | 2024 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 89 | Romania | 1.83 million An | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 90 | Austria | 1.82 million An | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 91 | Algeria | 1.78 million An | 2024 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 92 | Costa Rica | 1.58 million An | 2024 | up 21.1% | falling |
| 93 | Rwanda | 1.55 million An | 2024 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 94 | Switzerland | 1.53 million An | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 95 | Haiti | 1.52 million An | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 96 | Portugal | 1.49 million An | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 97 | Sri Lanka | 1.46 million An | 2024 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 98 | Denmark | 1.41 million An | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 99 | Panama | 1.40 million An | 2024 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 100 | Czechia | 1.40 million An | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 101 | Sweden | 1.33 million An | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 102 | Burundi | 1.23 million An | 2024 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 103 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1.22 million An | 2005 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 104 | Botswana | 918,057 An | 2024 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 105 | Hungary | 878,800 An | 2024 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 106 | Georgia | 856,477 An | 2024 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 107 | Norway | 852,800 An | 2024 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 108 | Malaysia | 800,839 An | 2024 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 109 | El Salvador | 772,208 An | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 110 | Finland | 764,030 An | 2024 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 111 | Guinea-Bissau | 742,836 An | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 112 | Serbia | 698,605 An | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 113 | Sierra Leone | 682,125 An | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 114 | Eswatini | 652,513 An | 2024 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 115 | Lithuania | 599,770 An | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 116 | Greece | 599,500 An | 2024 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 117 | Bulgaria | 578,750 An | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 118 | Saudi Arabia | 534,181 An | 2024 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 119 | Lesotho | 517,450 An | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 120 | Tunisia | 495,935 An | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 121 | Armenia | 492,148 An | 2024 | down 27.4% | rising |
| 122 | Israel | 477,958 An | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 123 | Togo | 477,388 An | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 124 | Slovenia | 453,890 An | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 125 | Oman | 446,988 An | 2024 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Croatia | 422,000 An | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 127 | Slovakia | 416,680 An | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 128 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 383,331 An | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 129 | Latvia | 352,090 An | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 130 | Congo | 335,224 An | 2024 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Djibouti | 317,893 An | 2024 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Bhutan | 314,157 An | 2024 | down 20.4% | rising |
| 133 | Gambia | 309,195 An | 2024 | down 35.5% | rising |
| 134 | Albania | 272,035 An | 2024 | down 45.6% | flat |
| 135 | Estonia | 232,390 An | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 136 | Puerto Rico | 218,598 An | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 137 | Libya | 208,931 An | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 138 | Luxembourg | 180,530 An | 2024 | down 9.2% | flat |
| 139 | China, Taiwan Province of | 157,717 An | 2024 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 140 | Jamaica | 153,169 An | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 141 | North Macedonia | 144,597 An | 2024 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 142 | United Arab Emirates | 119,098 An | 2024 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Belize | 99,019 An | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 144 | Guyana | 98,851 An | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 145 | Papua New Guinea | 90,889 An | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 146 | Vanuatu | 89,000 An | 2024 | down 49.1% | rising |
| 147 | Jordan | 88,910 An | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 148 | Cyprus | 82,680 An | 2024 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 149 | Fiji | 80,720 An | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 150 | New Caledonia | 77,281 An | 2024 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 151 | Iceland | 76,902 An | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 152 | Guadeloupe | 75,830 An | 2006 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 153 | Lebanon | 75,538 An | 2024 | down 19.6% | flat |
| 154 | Montenegro | 67,496 An | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 155 | Comoros | 51,420 An | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 156 | Qatar | 45,424 An | 2024 | up 103.9% | volatile |
| 157 | Liberia | 43,270 An | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 158 | Trinidad and Tobago | 42,011 An | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 159 | Palestine | 41,590 An | 2022 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 160 | Gabon | 39,678 An | 2024 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 161 | Samoa | 38,349 An | 2024 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 162 | Réunion | 36,372 An | 2006 | up 40.1% | flat |
| 163 | Kuwait | 32,136 An | 2024 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Suriname | 29,839 An | 2024 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 165 | Martinique | 23,900 An | 2006 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 166 | Solomon Islands | 15,381 An | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 167 | Dominica | 13,873 An | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 168 | Malta | 13,800 An | 2024 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 169 | French Guiana | 13,386 An | 2006 | up 51.2% | volatile |
| 170 | Tonga | 12,196 An | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 171 | Barbados | 11,241 An | 2024 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 172 | Saint Lucia | 10,486 An | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 173 | French Polynesia | 8,097 An | 2024 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 174 | Bahrain | 7,000 An | 2024 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 175 | Grenada | 6,191 An | 2024 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 176 | Equatorial Guinea | 5,520 An | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 177 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4,500 An | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 178 | Mauritius | 3,525 An | 2024 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 179 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2,600 An | 2024 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 180 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1,903 An | 2024 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 181 | Faroe Islands | 1,816 An | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 182 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1,709 An | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 183 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,588 An | 2024 | up 32.3% | falling |
| 184 | Brunei Darussalam | 1,169 An | 2024 | down 64.2% | volatile |
| 185 | Bahamas | 743 An | 2024 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 186 | Seychelles | 557 An | 2024 | up 85.7% | volatile |
| 187 | Cook Islands | 233 An | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 188 | Singapore | 177 An | 2024 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 189 | Niue | 113 An | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.79 billion An
- Asia 690.07 million An
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 560.15 million An
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 379.73 million An
- Americas 550.57 million An
- Middle Africa 58.05 million An
- Southern Asia 459.10 million An
- Africa 400.18 million An
- South America 390.62 million An
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 382.48 million An
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 288.91 million An
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 10.13 million An
- Eastern Africa 194.87 million An
- Eastern Asia 114.14 million An
- Europe 109.49 million An
- Northern America 98.14 million An
- Western Africa 89.97 million An
- United States of America 87.16 million An
- European Union (27) 72.40 million An
- South-Eastern Asia 59.39 million An
- Central America 53.54 million An
- Oceania 40.32 million An
- Northern Africa 40.17 million An
- Western Europe 36.20 million An
- Eastern Europe 35.02 million An
- Central Asia 29.56 million An
- Western Asia 27.88 million An
- Northern Europe 21.35 million An
- Southern Africa 17.12 million An
- Southern Europe 16.92 million An
About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.