Cattle and Buffaloes β€” Stocks in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Cattle and Buffaloes β€” Stocks was 379.73 million An in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
379.73 million An
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
9th
of 33 regions
All-time high
379.73 million An
in 2024
All-time low
121.76 million An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cattle and Buffaloes β€” Stocks in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024

100.0M200.0M300.0M400.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 379.73 million An for cattle and buffaloes β€” stocks in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes β€” stocks in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 379.73 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 121.76 million An, in 1961.

That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 9th out of 33 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 136.10 million An 121.76 million An 149.22 million An 9
1970s 155.03 million An 149.90 million An 169.46 million An 10
1980s 169.26 million An 162.62 million An 173.68 million An 10
1990s 196.60 million An 176.67 million An 220.87 million An 10
2000s 248.95 million An 221.68 million An 281.62 million An 10
2010s 318.72 million An 289.00 million An 347.24 million An 10
2020s 365.49 million An 354.81 million An 379.73 million An 5

Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

  1. 6 China, mainland 100.47 million An compare
  2. 7 Ethiopia 71.92 million An compare
  3. 8 Argentina 52.78 million An compare
  4. 9 Sudan (former) 41.37 million An compare
  5. 10 Australia and New Zealand 39.89 million An compare
  6. 11 Chad 39.63 million An compare

See the full ranking of 238 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle and buffaloes β€” stocks in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Cattle and buffaloes β€” stocks in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 379.73 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle and buffaloes β€” stocks recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 379.73 million An in 2024.
What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes β€” stocks recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 121.76 million An in 1961.
How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for cattle and buffaloes β€” stocks?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 9th out of 33 regions with data for 2024.
Is cattle and buffaloes β€” stocks rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle and Buffaloes β€” Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cattle and Buffaloes β€” 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.