Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Egypt
Egypt: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 4.07 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Egypt stood at 4.07 million An.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 53.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Egypt peaked at 9.11 million An in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.02 million An, in 1961.
Egypt ranks 61st of 189 countries on this measure, 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 Egypt, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.02 million An | — |
| 1962 | 3.07 million An | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 3.12 million An | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 3.17 million An | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 3.23 million An | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 3.28 million An | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 3.33 million An | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 4.00 million An | +20.3% |
| 1969 | 4.06 million An | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 4.12 million An | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 4.18 million An | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 4.23 million An | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 4.26 million An | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 4.29 million An | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 4.31 million An | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 4.31 million An | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 4.31 million An | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 4.43 million An | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 4.28 million An | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 4.26 million An | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 4.22 million An | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 4.22 million An | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 4.09 million An | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 4.16 million An | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 4.14 million An | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 4.30 million An | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 4.75 million An | +10.6% |
| 1988 | 5.24 million An | +10.3% |
| 1989 | 5.27 million An | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 5.52 million An | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 6.06 million An | +9.9% |
| 1992 | 6.16 million An | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 6.26 million An | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 5.65 million An | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 5.72 million An | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 6.17 million An | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 6.39 million An | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 6.37 million An | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 6.75 million An | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 7.06 million An | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 7.33 million An | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 7.80 million An | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 8.00 million An | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 8.21 million An | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 8.37 million An | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 8.55 million An | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 9.04 million An | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 9.08 million An | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 8.36 million An | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 8.55 million An | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 8.76 million An | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 9.11 million An | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 8.66 million An | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 8.71 million An | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 8.58 million An | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 8.45 million An | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 7.82 million An | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 7.82 million An | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 4.24 million An | -45.9% |
| 2020 | 4.09 million An | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 4.24 million An | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 4.66 million An | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 4.27 million An | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 4.07 million An | -4.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 4.07 million An is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.78 million An, 1.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 4.07 million An is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 446,988 An, 9.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -45.9% | 7.82 million An | 4.24 million An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.37 million An | 3.02 million An | 4.06 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.27 million An | 4.12 million An | 4.43 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.47 million An | 4.09 million An | 5.27 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.10 million An | 5.52 million An | 6.75 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.18 million An | 7.06 million An | 9.08 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.07 million An | 4.24 million An | 9.11 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.27 million An | 4.07 million An | 4.66 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More agriculture & rural data for Egypt
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1655 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 510.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.571 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Egypt?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Egypt was 4.07 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 9.11 million An in 2012.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.02 million An in 1961.
- How does Egypt rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Egypt ranks 61st out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.