Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Northern Africa

Northern Africa: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 40.17 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
40.17 million An
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
19th
of 29 groups
All-time high
55.84 million An
in 2008
All-time low
13.92 million An
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Northern Africa, 1961–2024

10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M60.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Northern Africa is 40.17 million An, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Northern Africa peaked at 55.84 million An in 2008 and was at its lowest, 13.92 million An, in 1962.

Northern Africa ranks 19th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Northern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Northern Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 14.17 million An
1962 13.92 million An -1.8%
1963 14.97 million An +7.6%
1964 16.33 million An +9.1%
1965 16.68 million An +2.1%
1966 17.97 million An +7.7%
1967 19.25 million An +7.2%
1968 21.02 million An +9.2%
1969 21.28 million An +1.2%
1970 21.72 million An +2.1%
1971 22.22 million An +2.3%
1972 22.40 million An +0.8%
1973 23.65 million An +5.6%
1974 23.83 million An +0.8%
1975 25.22 million An +5.8%
1976 25.33 million An +0.4%
1977 25.30 million An -0.1%
1978 26.14 million An +3.3%
1979 27.11 million An +3.7%
1980 28.11 million An +3.7%
1981 29.04 million An +3.3%
1982 29.62 million An +2.0%
1983 29.44 million An -0.6%
1984 29.76 million An +1.1%
1985 29.82 million An +0.2%
1986 28.96 million An -2.9%
1987 29.97 million An +3.5%
1988 30.54 million An +1.9%
1989 31.45 million An +3.0%
1990 32.15 million An +2.2%
1991 33.03 million An +2.7%
1992 36.41 million An +10.2%
1993 38.31 million An +5.2%
1994 39.06 million An +2.0%
1995 40.24 million An +3.0%
1996 42.31 million An +5.2%
1997 44.14 million An +4.3%
1998 45.70 million An +3.5%
1999 47.60 million An +4.2%
2000 49.32 million An +3.6%
2001 50.81 million An +3.0%
2002 51.05 million An +0.5%
2003 52.74 million An +3.3%
2004 53.12 million An +0.7%
2005 53.98 million An +1.6%
2006 54.79 million An +1.5%
2007 55.49 million An +1.3%
2008 55.84 million An +0.6%
2009 55.27 million An -1.0%
2010 55.82 million An +1.0%
2011 55.81 million An -0.0%
2012 44.68 million An -19.9%
2013 44.60 million An -0.2%
2014 45.06 million An +1.0%
2015 45.29 million An +0.5%
2016 45.31 million An +0.1%
2017 44.86 million An -1.0%
2018 45.12 million An +0.6%
2019 41.63 million An -7.7%
2020 41.51 million An -0.3%
2021 40.92 million An -1.4%
2022 40.31 million An -1.5%
2023 40.39 million An +0.2%
2024 40.17 million An -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 17.29 million An 13.92 million An 21.28 million An 9
1970s 24.29 million An 21.72 million An 27.11 million An 10
1980s 29.67 million An 28.11 million An 31.45 million An 10
1990s 39.90 million An 32.15 million An 47.60 million An 10
2000s 53.24 million An 49.32 million An 55.84 million An 10
2010s 46.82 million An 41.63 million An 55.82 million An 10
2020s 40.66 million An 40.17 million An 41.51 million An 5

Countries ranked near Northern Africa

  1. 16 Australia 30.37 million An compare
  2. 17 Bangladesh 26.54 million An compare
  3. 18 Kenya 22.44 million An compare
  4. 19 Nigeria 20.94 million An compare
  5. 20 Niger 20.38 million An compare
  6. 21 Indonesia 19.17 million An compare
  7. 22 Russian Federation 17.38 million An compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Northern Africa?
Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Northern Africa was 40.17 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Northern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 55.84 million An in 2008.
What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Northern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 13.92 million An in 1962.
How does Northern Africa rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
Northern Africa ranks 19th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Northern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern Africa 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

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.