Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 194.87 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Eastern Africa, 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 Eastern Africa is 194.87 million An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Eastern Africa peaked at 194.87 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.08 million An, in 1961.
Eastern Africa ranks 9th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.90 million An | 62.08 million An | 70.54 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 75.81 million An | 71.91 million An | 81.03 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.09 million An | 78.96 million An | 87.00 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.46 million An | 86.46 million An | 100.53 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 109.15 million An | 96.70 million An | 128.59 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 157.44 million An | 132.84 million An | 178.17 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 188.72 million An | 182.68 million An | 194.87 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 6 China, mainland 100.47 million An compare
- 7 Ethiopia 71.92 million An compare
- 8 Argentina 52.78 million An compare
- 9 Sudan (former) 41.37 million An compare
- 10 Australia and New Zealand 39.89 million An compare
- 11 Chad 39.63 million An compare
- 12 Mexico 36.93 million An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Eastern Africa
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate -0.4094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oranges — Area harvested 87,521 ha (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production 69,790 t (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 25.89 million An (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Production 1.72 million t (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield 6,329 kg/ha (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Area harvested 271,421 ha (2024)
- Oranges — Production 1.05 million t (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Production 22.11 million t (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight 516 kg/An (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Eastern Africa?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Eastern Africa was 194.87 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 194.87 million An in 2024.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.08 million An in 1961.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Eastern Africa ranks 9th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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.