Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 459.10 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
459.10 million An
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
4th
of 29 groups
All-time high
459.10 million An
in 2024
All-time low
286.14 million An
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Southern Asia, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Southern Asia is 459.10 million An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Southern Asia peaked at 459.10 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 286.14 million An, in 1962.

That places Southern Asia 4th 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 Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Southern Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 286.28 million An
1962 286.14 million An -0.1%
1963 286.57 million An +0.2%
1964 291.69 million An +1.8%
1965 291.96 million An +0.1%
1966 294.61 million An +0.9%
1967 296.53 million An +0.7%
1968 298.67 million An +0.7%
1969 300.66 million An +0.7%
1970 303.14 million An +0.8%
1971 304.57 million An +0.5%
1972 305.85 million An +0.4%
1973 306.23 million An +0.1%
1974 308.69 million An +0.8%
1975 311.05 million An +0.8%
1976 314.11 million An +1.0%
1977 316.01 million An +0.6%
1978 323.21 million An +2.3%
1979 328.69 million An +1.7%
1980 322.50 million An -1.9%
1981 328.26 million An +1.8%
1982 334.42 million An +1.9%
1983 338.51 million An +1.2%
1984 341.36 million An +0.8%
1985 345.22 million An +1.1%
1986 352.27 million An +2.0%
1987 353.55 million An +0.4%
1988 356.58 million An +0.9%
1989 361.35 million An +1.3%
1990 364.13 million An +0.8%
1991 365.96 million An +0.5%
1992 371.26 million An +1.4%
1993 372.28 million An +0.3%
1994 373.90 million An +0.4%
1995 375.58 million An +0.5%
1996 377.76 million An +0.6%
1997 378.43 million An +0.2%
1998 377.92 million An -0.1%
1999 377.83 million An -0.0%
2000 377.65 million An -0.0%
2001 377.53 million An -0.0%
2002 378.22 million An +0.2%
2003 379.10 million An +0.2%
2004 385.46 million An +1.7%
2005 392.79 million An +1.9%
2006 405.37 million An +3.2%
2007 413.46 million An +2.0%
2008 414.05 million An +0.1%
2009 415.63 million An +0.4%
2010 416.98 million An +0.3%
2011 419.97 million An +0.7%
2012 421.50 million An +0.4%
2013 422.90 million An +0.3%
2014 420.17 million An -0.6%
2015 424.46 million An +1.0%
2016 429.12 million An +1.1%
2017 432.43 million An +0.8%
2018 437.60 million An +1.2%
2019 442.11 million An +1.0%
2020 446.70 million An +1.0%
2021 450.43 million An +0.8%
2022 454.91 million An +1.0%
2023 454.18 million An -0.2%
2024 459.10 million An +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 292.57 million An 286.14 million An 300.66 million An 9
1970s 312.15 million An 303.14 million An 328.69 million An 10
1980s 343.40 million An 322.50 million An 361.35 million An 10
1990s 373.51 million An 364.13 million An 378.43 million An 10
2000s 393.92 million An 377.53 million An 415.63 million An 10
2010s 426.72 million An 416.98 million An 442.11 million An 10
2020s 453.06 million An 446.70 million An 459.10 million An 5

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  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. 5 China 100.62 million An compare
  6. 6 China, mainland 100.47 million An compare
  7. 7 Ethiopia 71.92 million An compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Southern Asia?
Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Southern Asia was 459.10 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 Asia?
The highest recorded value was 459.10 million An in 2024.
What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 286.14 million An in 1962.
How does Southern Asia rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
Southern Asia ranks 4th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Asia 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.