Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Canada
Canada: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 10.98 million An in 2024. ▬ Flat
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Canada, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Canada recorded 10.98 million An for cattle and buffaloes — stocks in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Canada peaked at 14.93 million An in 2005 and was at its lowest, 10.67 million An, in 1987.
That places Canada 32nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Canada, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.70 million An | — |
| 1962 | 10.93 million An | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 11.22 million An | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 11.68 million An | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 12.13 million An | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 11.90 million An | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 11.72 million An | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 11.68 million An | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 11.40 million An | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 11.63 million An | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 11.98 million An | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 12.32 million An | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 12.85 million An | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 13.48 million An | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 14.28 million An | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 14.05 million An | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 13.36 million An | -4.9% |
| 1978 | 12.53 million An | -6.3% |
| 1979 | 12.00 million An | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 12.13 million An | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 12.17 million An | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 12.16 million An | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 11.86 million An | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 11.63 million An | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 11.33 million An | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 10.96 million An | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 10.67 million An | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 10.76 million An | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 10.98 million An | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 11.22 million An | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 11.29 million An | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 11.87 million An | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 11.86 million An | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 12.01 million An | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 12.71 million An | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 13.40 million An | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 13.41 million An | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 13.36 million An | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 13.21 million An | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 13.20 million An | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 13.61 million An | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 13.75 million An | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 13.47 million An | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 14.55 million An | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 14.93 million An | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 14.65 million An | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 14.13 million An | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 13.76 million An | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 13.03 million An | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 12.67 million An | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 12.15 million An | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 12.23 million An | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 12.24 million An | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 12.05 million An | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 11.64 million An | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 11.61 million An | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 11.51 million An | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 11.67 million An | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 11.67 million An | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11.54 million An | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 11.52 million An | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 11.52 million An | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11.24 million An | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 10.98 million An | -2.3% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 10.98 million An is above the median for high income countries, which is 556,466 An, 19.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.48 million An | 10.70 million An | 12.13 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.85 million An | 11.63 million An | 14.28 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.46 million An | 10.67 million An | 12.17 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.43 million An | 11.22 million An | 13.41 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.91 million An | 13.03 million An | 14.93 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.94 million An | 11.51 million An | 12.67 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.36 million An | 10.98 million An | 11.54 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 29 Cabo Verde 29,779 An compare
- 29 Myanmar 12.88 million An compare
- 30 South Africa 12.12 million An compare
- 31 Uruguay 11.96 million An compare
- 33 Germany 10.47 million An compare
- 34 Burkina Faso 10.28 million An compare
- 35 New Zealand 9.52 million An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Canada
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 31.61 % change on previous year (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,092 current US$ per person (2022)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0803 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1712 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.9% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.9% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Canada?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Canada was 10.98 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 14.93 million An in 2005.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.67 million An in 1987.
- How does Canada rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Canada ranks 32nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada 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.