Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Algeria
Algeria: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 1.78 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Algeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Algeria is 1.78 million An, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Algeria peaked at 2.15 million An in 2015 and was at its lowest, 525,000 An, in 1963.
That places Algeria 91st out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Algeria, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 611,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 610,000 An | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 525,000 An | -13.9% |
| 1964 | 531,000 An | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 602,000 An | +13.4% |
| 1966 | 700,000 An | +16.3% |
| 1967 | 801,000 An | +14.4% |
| 1968 | 841,000 An | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 871,000 An | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 885,000 An | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 918,000 An | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 890,000 An | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 872,090 An | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 910,140 An | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 1.00 million An | +10.1% |
| 1976 | 1.01 million An | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 1.13 million An | +11.4% |
| 1978 | 1.21 million An | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 1.33 million An | +9.5% |
| 1980 | 1.36 million An | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 1.38 million An | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 1.50 million An | +9.1% |
| 1983 | 1.65 million An | +9.9% |
| 1984 | 1.40 million An | -14.9% |
| 1985 | 1.42 million An | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 1.35 million An | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 1.42 million An | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 1.43 million An | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 1.41 million An | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 1.39 million An | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 1.30 million An | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 1.33 million An | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 1.31 million An | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 1.27 million An | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 1.27 million An | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.23 million An | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 1.26 million An | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 1.32 million An | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 1.58 million An | +19.9% |
| 2000 | 1.60 million An | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.61 million An | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.51 million An | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 1.56 million An | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 1.61 million An | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 1.59 million An | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.61 million An | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.63 million An | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.64 million An | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.68 million An | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.75 million An | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 1.79 million An | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.84 million An | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.91 million An | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 2.05 million An | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 2.15 million An | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 2.08 million An | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 1.90 million An | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 1.82 million An | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 1.79 million An | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.74 million An | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 1.73 million An | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.73 million An | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.81 million An | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 1.78 million An | -1.3% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 1.78 million An is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 918,057 An, 1.9× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 1.78 million An is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 446,988 An, 4.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 676,889 An | 525,000 An | 871,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.02 million An | 872,090 An | 1.33 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.43 million An | 1.35 million An | 1.65 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.33 million An | 1.23 million An | 1.58 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.60 million An | 1.51 million An | 1.68 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.91 million An | 1.75 million An | 2.15 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.76 million An | 1.73 million An | 1.81 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 88 Kyrgyzstan 1.83 million An compare
- 89 Romania 1.83 million An compare
- 90 Austria 1.82 million An compare
- 92 Costa Rica 1.58 million An compare
- 93 Rwanda 1.55 million An compare
- 94 Switzerland 1.53 million An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Algeria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1451 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 878.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.884 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2418 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2017)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Algeria?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Algeria was 1.78 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.15 million An in 2015.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 525,000 An in 1963.
- How does Algeria rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Algeria ranks 91st out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.