Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 17.12 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Southern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Southern Africa is 17.12 million An, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Southern Africa peaked at 20.62 million An in 1979 and was at its lowest, 14.59 million An, in 1966.
Southern Africa ranks 25th of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17.13 million An | — |
| 1962 | 17.42 million An | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 17.33 million An | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 17.31 million An | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 16.99 million An | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 14.59 million An | -14.1% |
| 1967 | 15.02 million An | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 15.46 million An | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 16.10 million An | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 16.57 million An | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 16.53 million An | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 17.13 million An | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 17.71 million An | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 18.67 million An | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 18.25 million An | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 18.72 million An | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 19.50 million An | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 19.46 million An | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 20.62 million An | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 20.22 million An | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 19.20 million An | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 19.00 million An | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 18.96 million An | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 18.61 million An | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 17.50 million An | -5.9% |
| 1986 | 17.50 million An | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 17.56 million An | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 18.05 million An | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 18.60 million An | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 19.32 million An | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 19.19 million An | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 19.16 million An | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 18.26 million An | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 17.84 million An | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 18.38 million An | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 18.43 million An | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 18.93 million An | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 19.36 million An | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 20.04 million An | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 20.00 million An | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 19.71 million An | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 19.13 million An | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 19.18 million An | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 19.16 million An | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 20.39 million An | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 19.33 million An | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 19.71 million An | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 19.83 million An | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 19.85 million An | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 20.03 million An | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 19.85 million An | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 20.32 million An | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 19.75 million An | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 19.55 million An | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 19.31 million An | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 19.10 million An | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 17.98 million An | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 17.64 million An | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 17.22 million An | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 16.69 million An | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 16.66 million An | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 17.57 million An | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 17.50 million An | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 17.12 million An | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.37 million An | 14.59 million An | 17.42 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.31 million An | 16.53 million An | 20.62 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.52 million An | 17.50 million An | 20.22 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.89 million An | 17.84 million An | 20.04 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.63 million An | 19.13 million An | 20.39 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.08 million An | 17.22 million An | 20.32 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.11 million An | 16.66 million An | 17.57 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 22 Russian Federation 17.38 million An compare
- 23 France 16.48 million An compare
- 24 Uganda 14.72 million An compare
- 25 Uzbekistan 14.39 million An compare
- 26 South Sudan 14.28 million An compare
- 27 Mali 14.04 million An compare
- 28 Paraguay 13.63 million An compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Southern Africa?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Southern Africa was 17.12 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 20.62 million An in 1979.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.59 million An in 1966.
- How does Southern Africa rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Southern Africa ranks 25th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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
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.