Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Greece
Greece: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 599,500 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Greece, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Greece recorded 599,500 An for cattle and buffaloes — stocks in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Greece peaked at 1.25 million An in 1975 and was at its lowest, 535,187 An, in 2019.
That places Greece 116th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Greece, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.14 million An | — |
| 1962 | 1.13 million An | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 1.12 million An | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 1.08 million An | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 1.06 million An | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 1.08 million An | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 1.11 million An | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 1.12 million An | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 1.06 million An | -5.4% |
| 1970 | 1.01 million An | -4.3% |
| 1971 | 965,967 An | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 996,673 An | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 1.06 million An | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 1.24 million An | +16.6% |
| 1975 | 1.25 million An | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 1.19 million An | -4.6% |
| 1977 | 1.12 million An | -5.9% |
| 1978 | 1.04 million An | -7.1% |
| 1979 | 977,420 An | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 933,968 An | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 881,946 An | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 831,328 An | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 792,855 An | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 755,576 An | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 725,483 An | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 722,692 An | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 725,483 An | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 683,894 An | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 677,903 An | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 654,633 An | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 624,283 An | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 602,770 An | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 588,065 An | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 579,930 An | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 578,500 An | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 581,792 An | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 581,143 An | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 581,105 An | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 584,232 An | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 602,810 An | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 614,035 An | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 622,367 An | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 626,878 An | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 621,796 An | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 605,283 An | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 618,932 An | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 630,274 An | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 625,286 An | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 628,065 An | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 628,977 An | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 628,979 An | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 624,852 An | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 611,131 An | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 602,214 An | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 611,905 An | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 613,390 An | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 615,273 An | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 546,489 An | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 535,187 An | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 636,728 An | +19.0% |
| 2021 | 620,243 An | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 586,200 An | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 645,000 An | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 599,500 An | -7.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 599,500 An is above the median for high income countries, which is 556,466 An, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Greece's 599,500 An is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.11 million An, 54% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.10 million An | 1.06 million An | 1.14 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.09 million An | 965,967 An | 1.25 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 773,113 An | 677,903 An | 933,968 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 595,645 An | 578,500 An | 654,633 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 619,573 An | 602,810 An | 630,274 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 601,840 An | 535,187 An | 628,979 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 617,534 An | 586,200 An | 645,000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More agriculture & rural data for Greece
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 962.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2078 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Greece?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Greece was 599,500 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 million An in 1975.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 535,187 An in 2019.
- How does Greece rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Greece ranks 116th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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.