Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Uganda
Uganda: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 14.72 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Uganda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 14.72 million An for cattle and buffaloes — stocks in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Uganda peaked at 14.92 million An in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.38 million An, in 1962.
That places Uganda 24th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Uganda, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.62 million An | — |
| 1962 | 3.38 million An | -6.5% |
| 1963 | 3.46 million An | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 3.46 million An | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 3.50 million An | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 3.50 million An | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 3.63 million An | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 3.68 million An | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 3.97 million An | +7.8% |
| 1970 | 4.28 million An | +7.8% |
| 1971 | 4.22 million An | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 4.47 million An | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 4.63 million An | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 4.77 million An | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 4.87 million An | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 4.99 million An | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 4.91 million An | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 5.25 million An | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 5.24 million An | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 4.77 million An | -9.0% |
| 1981 | 4.75 million An | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 4.82 million An | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 4.87 million An | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 4.99 million An | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 5.00 million An | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 5.20 million An | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 3.91 million An | -24.9% |
| 1988 | 4.26 million An | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 4.42 million An | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 4.91 million An | +11.2% |
| 1991 | 5.12 million An | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 5.21 million An | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 5.37 million An | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 5.11 million An | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 5.23 million An | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 5.30 million An | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 5.46 million An | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 5.65 million An | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 5.82 million An | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 5.97 million An | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 6.14 million An | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 6.33 million An | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 6.52 million An | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 6.57 million An | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 6.77 million An | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 6.97 million An | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 7.18 million An | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 11.41 million An | +58.8% |
| 2009 | 11.75 million An | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 12.10 million An | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 12.47 million An | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 12.81 million An | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 12.99 million An | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 13.62 million An | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 14.03 million An | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 14.37 million An | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 14.19 million An | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 14.57 million An | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 14.79 million An | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 14.92 million An | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 14.50 million An | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 14.53 million An | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 14.61 million An | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 14.72 million An | +0.7% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 14.72 million An is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.83 million An, 3.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 14.72 million An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.61 million An, 5.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +58.8% | 7.18 million An | 11.41 million An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.58 million An | 3.38 million An | 3.97 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.76 million An | 4.22 million An | 5.25 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.70 million An | 3.91 million An | 5.20 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.32 million An | 4.91 million An | 5.82 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.56 million An | 5.97 million An | 11.75 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.59 million An | 12.10 million An | 14.79 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.66 million An | 14.50 million An | 14.92 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 21 Indonesia 19.17 million An compare
- 22 Russian Federation 17.38 million An compare
- 23 France 16.48 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
- 27 Caribbean 8.27 million An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Uganda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 22.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2613 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 315.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6806 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 26.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 26.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Uganda?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Uganda was 14.72 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 14.92 million An in 2020.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.38 million An in 1962.
- How does Uganda rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Uganda ranks 24th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda 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.