Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 382.48 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
382.48 million An
Change on year
up 2.5%
Rank
7th
of 29 groups
All-time high
382.48 million An
in 2024
All-time low
104.79 million An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024

100.0M200.0M300.0M400.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) is 382.48 million An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 382.48 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 104.79 million An, in 1961.

That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 7th out of 29 groups 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.

Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 104.79 million An
1962 106.69 million An +1.8%
1963 108.60 million An +1.8%
1964 111.63 million An +2.8%
1965 115.31 million An +3.3%
1966 117.83 million An +2.2%
1967 120.99 million An +2.7%
1968 123.49 million An +2.1%
1969 124.95 million An +1.2%
1970 127.27 million An +1.9%
1971 128.63 million An +1.1%
1972 128.66 million An +0.0%
1973 128.40 million An -0.2%
1974 128.60 million An +0.2%
1975 131.87 million An +2.5%
1976 132.81 million An +0.7%
1977 135.49 million An +2.0%
1978 140.14 million An +3.4%
1979 143.88 million An +2.7%
1980 145.31 million An +1.0%
1981 148.51 million An +2.2%
1982 152.86 million An +2.9%
1983 153.82 million An +0.6%
1984 150.44 million An -2.2%
1985 151.67 million An +0.8%
1986 152.11 million An +0.3%
1987 149.47 million An -1.7%
1988 151.89 million An +1.6%
1989 156.66 million An +3.1%
1990 160.11 million An +2.2%
1991 159.01 million An -0.7%
1992 173.39 million An +9.0%
1993 175.99 million An +1.5%
1994 179.61 million An +2.1%
1995 184.46 million An +2.7%
1996 186.87 million An +1.3%
1997 192.37 million An +2.9%
1998 198.84 million An +3.4%
1999 208.24 million An +4.7%
2000 207.70 million An -0.3%
2001 211.14 million An +1.7%
2002 219.30 million An +3.9%
2003 225.41 million An +2.8%
2004 227.70 million An +1.0%
2005 235.37 million An +3.4%
2006 242.14 million An +2.9%
2007 255.35 million An +5.5%
2008 265.01 million An +3.8%
2009 270.91 million An +2.2%
2010 278.77 million An +2.9%
2011 284.56 million An +2.1%
2012 293.84 million An +3.3%
2013 300.50 million An +2.3%
2014 307.52 million An +2.3%
2015 314.94 million An +2.4%
2016 324.60 million An +3.1%
2017 327.74 million An +1.0%
2018 337.14 million An +2.9%
2019 348.77 million An +3.4%
2020 362.46 million An +3.9%
2021 362.10 million An -0.1%
2022 364.10 million An +0.6%
2023 373.18 million An +2.5%
2024 382.48 million An +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 114.92 million An 104.79 million An 124.95 million An 9
1970s 132.57 million An 127.27 million An 143.88 million An 10
1980s 151.27 million An 145.31 million An 156.66 million An 10
1990s 181.89 million An 159.01 million An 208.24 million An 10
2000s 236.00 million An 207.70 million An 270.91 million An 10
2010s 311.84 million An 278.77 million An 348.77 million An 10
2020s 368.86 million An 362.10 million An 382.48 million An 5

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 4 Pakistan 103.85 million An compare
  2. 4 United Republic of Tanzania 39.05 million An compare
  3. 5 China 100.62 million An compare
  4. 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 17.76 million An compare
  5. 6 China, mainland 100.47 million An compare
  6. 6 Türkiye 16.99 million An compare
  7. 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 11.25 million An compare
  8. 7 Ethiopia 71.92 million An compare
  9. 8 Argentina 52.78 million An compare
  10. 9 Sudan (former) 41.37 million An compare
  11. 9 Viet Nam 8.24 million An compare
  12. 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 5.74 million An compare
  13. 10 Australia and New Zealand 39.89 million An compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 382.48 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 382.48 million An in 2024.
What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 104.79 million An in 1961.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 7th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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.