Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 560.15 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
560.15 million An
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
2nd
of 29 groups
All-time high
560.15 million An
in 2024
All-time low
184.68 million An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) stood at 560.15 million An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 560.15 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 184.68 million An, in 1961.

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 2nd of 29 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year

Annual values for Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 184.68 million An —
1962 188.12 million An +1.9%
1963 192.06 million An +2.1%
1964 199.57 million An +3.9%
1965 203.92 million An +2.2%
1966 209.01 million An +2.5%
1967 214.22 million An +2.5%
1968 219.13 million An +2.3%
1969 221.78 million An +1.2%
1970 224.77 million An +1.3%
1971 226.45 million An +0.7%
1972 227.11 million An +0.3%
1973 226.15 million An -0.4%
1974 227.86 million An +0.8%
1975 230.95 million An +1.4%
1976 232.96 million An +0.9%
1977 236.33 million An +1.4%
1978 246.20 million An +4.2%
1979 252.84 million An +2.7%
1980 245.15 million An -3.0%
1981 249.78 million An +1.9%
1982 255.10 million An +2.1%
1983 258.05 million An +1.2%
1984 255.21 million An -1.1%
1985 257.59 million An +0.9%
1986 263.28 million An +2.2%
1987 262.83 million An -0.2%
1988 266.91 million An +1.6%
1989 271.62 million An +1.8%
1990 276.14 million An +1.7%
1991 278.04 million An +0.7%
1992 284.82 million An +2.4%
1993 287.94 million An +1.1%
1994 292.47 million An +1.6%
1995 299.89 million An +2.5%
1996 304.68 million An +1.6%
1997 312.62 million An +2.6%
1998 319.66 million An +2.2%
1999 329.61 million An +3.1%
2000 330.71 million An +0.3%
2001 335.56 million An +1.5%
2002 345.24 million An +2.9%
2003 353.50 million An +2.4%
2004 357.28 million An +1.1%
2005 367.75 million An +2.9%
2006 381.26 million An +3.7%
2007 397.81 million An +4.3%
2008 411.08 million An +3.3%
2009 418.97 million An +1.9%
2010 425.01 million An +1.4%
2011 433.41 million An +2.0%
2012 449.31 million An +3.7%
2013 457.14 million An +1.7%
2014 468.19 million An +2.4%
2015 477.87 million An +2.1%
2016 489.60 million An +2.5%
2017 495.28 million An +1.2%
2018 498.03 million An +0.6%
2019 510.01 million An +2.4%
2020 526.03 million An +3.1%
2021 530.61 million An +0.9%
2022 539.19 million An +1.6%
2023 549.18 million An +1.9%
2024 560.15 million An +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 203.61 million An 184.68 million An 221.78 million An 9
1970s 233.16 million An 224.77 million An 252.84 million An 10
1980s 258.55 million An 245.15 million An 271.62 million An 10
1990s 298.59 million An 276.14 million An 329.61 million An 10
2000s 369.92 million An 330.71 million An 418.97 million An 10
2010s 470.38 million An 425.01 million An 510.01 million An 10
2020s 541.03 million An 526.03 million An 560.15 million An 5

Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

  1. 1 India 307.13 million An compare
  2. 2 Brazil 239.99 million An compare
  3. 3 USSR 116.06 million An compare
  4. 4 Pakistan 103.85 million An compare
  5. 4 United Republic of Tanzania 39.05 million An compare
  6. 5 China 100.62 million An compare
  7. 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 17.76 million An compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 560.15 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 560.15 million An in 2024.
What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 184.68 million An in 1961.
How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 2nd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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.