Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Asia

Asia: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 690.07 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
690.07 million An
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
1st
of 20 groups
All-time high
690.07 million An
in 2024
All-time low
402.75 million An
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Asia, 1961–2024

0200.0M400.0M600.0M196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.

Analysis

In 2024, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Asia stood at 690.07 million An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Asia peaked at 690.07 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 402.75 million An, in 1962.

That places Asia 1st out of 20 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Asia, year by year

Annual values for Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 405.03 million An —
1962 402.75 million An -0.6%
1963 405.56 million An +0.7%
1964 415.48 million An +2.4%
1965 420.93 million An +1.3%
1966 427.66 million An +1.6%
1967 434.18 million An +1.5%
1968 441.14 million An +1.6%
1969 443.72 million An +0.6%
1970 445.69 million An +0.4%
1971 447.41 million An +0.4%
1972 449.35 million An +0.4%
1973 449.71 million An +0.1%
1974 453.14 million An +0.8%
1975 453.74 million An +0.1%
1976 455.25 million An +0.3%
1977 455.80 million An +0.1%
1978 463.22 million An +1.6%
1979 469.84 million An +1.4%
1980 464.99 million An -1.0%
1981 473.14 million An +1.8%
1982 482.68 million An +2.0%
1983 492.30 million An +2.0%
1984 498.67 million An +1.3%
1985 506.24 million An +1.5%
1986 518.95 million An +2.5%
1987 525.26 million An +1.2%
1988 530.89 million An +1.1%
1989 538.20 million An +1.4%
1990 543.26 million An +0.9%
1991 549.36 million An +1.1%
1992 580.13 million An +5.6%
1993 585.13 million An +0.9%
1994 593.08 million An +1.4%
1995 603.33 million An +1.7%
1996 612.83 million An +1.6%
1997 589.19 million An -3.9%
1998 597.48 million An +1.4%
1999 598.50 million An +0.2%
2000 600.85 million An +0.4%
2001 596.56 million An -0.7%
2002 591.93 million An -0.8%
2003 591.51 million An -0.1%
2004 599.07 million An +1.3%
2005 607.38 million An +1.4%
2006 621.12 million An +2.3%
2007 627.24 million An +1.0%
2008 631.57 million An +0.7%
2009 630.20 million An -0.2%
2010 631.36 million An +0.2%
2011 631.82 million An +0.1%
2012 633.78 million An +0.3%
2013 631.28 million An -0.4%
2014 631.83 million An +0.1%
2015 637.38 million An +0.9%
2016 646.17 million An +1.4%
2017 651.99 million An +0.9%
2018 651.03 million An -0.1%
2019 658.64 million An +1.2%
2020 669.76 million An +1.7%
2021 678.20 million An +1.3%
2022 686.18 million An +1.2%
2023 688.08 million An +0.3%
2024 690.07 million An +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 421.83 million An 402.75 million An 443.72 million An 9
1970s 454.31 million An 445.69 million An 469.84 million An 10
1980s 503.13 million An 464.99 million An 538.20 million An 10
1990s 585.23 million An 543.26 million An 612.83 million An 10
2000s 609.74 million An 591.51 million An 631.57 million An 10
2010s 640.53 million An 631.28 million An 658.64 million An 10
2020s 682.46 million An 669.76 million An 690.07 million An 5

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 1 India 307.13 million An compare
  2. 2 Brazil 239.99 million An compare
  3. 3 USSR 116.06 million An compare
  4. 4 Pakistan 103.85 million An compare
  5. 4 United Republic of Tanzania 39.05 million An compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Asia?
Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Asia was 690.07 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 690.07 million An in 2024.
What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 402.75 million An in 1962.
How does Asia rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
Asia ranks 1st out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Asia 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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Indicator
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
238 places, 13,828 data points, 1961–2024
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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.