Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Seychelles
Seychelles: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 557 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Seychelles, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 557 An for cattle and buffaloes — stocks in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 85.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Seychelles peaked at 3,100 An in 1991 and was at its lowest, 150 An, in 2011.
That places Seychelles 186th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,400 An | — |
| 1962 | 1,430 An | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 1,450 An | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 1,470 An | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 1,500 An | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 1,530 An | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 1,570 An | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 1,600 An | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 1,650 An | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 1,700 An | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 1,741 An | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 1,819 An | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 1,901 An | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 1,987 An | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 2,076 An | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 2,169 An | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 2,266 An | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 2,366 An | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 2,470 An | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 2,578 An | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 2,691 An | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 2,300 An | -14.5% |
| 1983 | 2,000 An | -13.0% |
| 1984 | 1,800 An | -10.0% |
| 1985 | 2,100 An | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 2,200 An | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 2,200 An | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2,300 An | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 2,300 An | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3,000 An | +30.4% |
| 1991 | 3,100 An | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 3,000 An | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 2,850 An | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 2,650 An | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 2,400 An | -9.4% |
| 1996 | 2,200 An | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 2,050 An | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 1,850 An | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 1,660 An | -10.3% |
| 2000 | 1,500 An | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 1,250 An | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 1,467 An | +17.4% |
| 2003 | 1,250 An | -14.8% |
| 2004 | 1,050 An | -16.0% |
| 2005 | 850 An | -19.0% |
| 2006 | 570 An | -32.9% |
| 2007 | 740 An | +29.8% |
| 2008 | 530 An | -28.4% |
| 2009 | 350 An | -34.0% |
| 2010 | 340 An | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 150 An | -55.9% |
| 2012 | 200 An | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 300 An | +50.0% |
| 2014 | 300 An | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 270 An | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 270 An | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 290 An | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 362 An | +24.8% |
| 2019 | 426 An | +17.7% |
| 2020 | 500 An | +17.4% |
| 2021 | 600 An | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 631 An | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 517 An | -18.1% |
| 2024 | 557 An | +7.7% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 557 An is below the median for high income countries, which is 556,466 An, 0% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 557 An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.61 million An, 0% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Seychelles changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -55.9% | 340 An | 150 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,511 An | 1,400 An | 1,650 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,050 An | 1,700 An | 2,470 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,247 An | 1,800 An | 2,691 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,476 An | 1,660 An | 3,100 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 955.7 An | 350 An | 1,500 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 290.8 An | 150 An | 426 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 561 An | 500 An | 631 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 183 Sao Tome and Principe 1,588 An compare
- 184 Brunei Darussalam 1,169 An compare
- 185 Bahamas 743 An compare
- 187 Cook Islands 233 An compare
- 188 Singapore 177 An compare
- 189 Niue 113 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Seychelles
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 506.85 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7772 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5452 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Seychelles?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Seychelles was 557 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 3,100 An in 1991.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 150 An in 2011.
- How does Seychelles rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Seychelles ranks 186th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.