Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in France

France: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 16.48 million An in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
16.48 million An
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
26th
of 205 countries
All-time high
24.08 million An
in 1976
All-time low
16.48 million An
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in France, 1961–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

In 2024, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in France stood at 16.48 million An. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in France peaked at 24.08 million An in 1976 and was at its lowest, 16.48 million An, in 2024.

That places France 26th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 20.64 million An 19.50 million An 21.68 million An 9
1970s 23.10 million An 21.72 million An 24.08 million An 10
1980s 23.01 million An 21.34 million An 23.92 million An 10
1990s 20.54 million An 20.05 million An 21.39 million An 10
2000s 20.08 million An 19.42 million An 21.26 million An 10
2010s 19.05 million An 18.17 million An 19.56 million An 10
2020s 17.08 million An 16.48 million An 17.82 million An 5

Countries ranked near France

  1. 23 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 17.76 million An compare
  2. 24 Russian Federation 17.38 million An compare
  3. 25 Türkiye 16.99 million An compare
  4. 27 Uganda 14.72 million An compare
  5. 28 Uzbekistan 14.39 million An compare
  6. 29 South Sudan 14.28 million An compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in France?
Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in France was 16.48 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 24.08 million An in 1976.
What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 16.48 million An in 2024.
How does France rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
France ranks 26th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this France 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.