Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 119,098 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in United Arab Emirates, 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 United Arab Emirates is 119,098 An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in United Arab Emirates peaked at 119,098 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,000 An, in 1961.
That places United Arab Emirates 142nd 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 United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 5,300 An | +6.0% |
| 1963 | 5,600 An | +5.7% |
| 1964 | 5,800 An | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 6,000 An | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 6,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 8,000 An | +33.3% |
| 1968 | 10,000 An | +25.0% |
| 1969 | 12,000 An | +20.0% |
| 1970 | 15,000 An | +25.0% |
| 1971 | 20,000 An | +33.3% |
| 1972 | 23,000 An | +15.0% |
| 1973 | 33,000 An | +43.5% |
| 1974 | 38,000 An | +15.2% |
| 1975 | 28,000 An | -26.3% |
| 1976 | 15,900 An | -43.2% |
| 1977 | 18,566 An | +16.8% |
| 1978 | 23,332 An | +25.7% |
| 1979 | 25,000 An | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 25,665 An | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 26,832 An | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 28,400 An | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 31,000 An | +9.2% |
| 1984 | 32,871 An | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 35,172 An | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 41,433 An | +17.8% |
| 1987 | 44,109 An | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 46,118 An | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 46,102 An | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 49,328 An | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 52,781 An | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 56,475 An | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 60,428 An | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 64,657 An | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 69,183 An | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 74,026 An | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 79,208 An | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 84,753 An | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 90,686 An | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 96,050 An | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 101,795 An | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 107,444 An | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 113,082 An | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 100,000 An | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 55,903 An | -44.1% |
| 2006 | 58,838 An | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 61,927 An | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 65,179 An | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 103,909 An | +59.4% |
| 2010 | 100,860 An | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 88,617 An | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 78,717 An | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 85,359 An | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 89,510 An | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 110,929 An | +23.9% |
| 2016 | 108,384 An | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 106,177 An | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 103,361 An | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 100,914 An | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 103,102 An | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 112,370 An | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 110,698 An | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 116,687 An | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 119,098 An | +2.1% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 119,098 An is below the median for high income countries, which is 556,466 An, 21% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 119,098 An is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 446,988 An, 27% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in United Arab Emirates 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +59.4% | 65,179 An | 103,909 An |
| 2005 | -44.1% | 100,000 An | 55,903 An |
| 1976 | -43.2% | 28,000 An | 15,900 An |
| 1973 | +43.5% | 23,000 An | 33,000 An |
| 1975 | -26.3% | 38,000 An | 28,000 An |
| 1967 | +33.3% | 6,000 An | 8,000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,078 An | 5,000 An | 12,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 23,980 An | 15,000 An | 38,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 35,770 An | 25,665 An | 46,118 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 68,152 An | 49,328 An | 90,686 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 86,413 An | 55,903 An | 113,082 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 97,283 An | 78,717 An | 110,929 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 112,391 An | 103,102 An | 119,098 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 139 China, Taiwan Province of 157,717 An compare
- 140 Jamaica 153,169 An compare
- 141 North Macedonia 144,597 An compare
- 143 Belize 99,019 An compare
- 144 Guyana 98,851 An compare
- 145 Papua New Guinea 90,889 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for United Arab Emirates
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 2.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0086 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.5232 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0347 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0077 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 386.83 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in United Arab Emirates?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in United Arab Emirates was 119,098 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 119,098 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,000 An in 1961.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 142nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.