Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Western Asia

Western Asia: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 27.88 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
27.88 million An
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
23rd
of 29 groups
All-time high
29.36 million An
in 2020
All-time low
16.28 million An
in 1991
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

010.0M20.0M30.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

Western Asia recorded 27.88 million An for cattle and buffaloes — stocks in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Western Asia peaked at 29.36 million An in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.28 million An, in 1991.

Western Asia ranks 23rd 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 Western Asia, year by year

Annual values for Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Western Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 17.73 million An
1962 17.42 million An -1.7%
1963 18.02 million An +3.4%
1964 17.99 million An -0.1%
1965 18.57 million An +3.2%
1966 18.61 million An +0.2%
1967 19.19 million An +3.2%
1968 19.48 million An +1.5%
1969 19.12 million An -1.8%
1970 18.58 million An -2.8%
1971 18.12 million An -2.5%
1972 18.32 million An +1.1%
1973 18.41 million An +0.5%
1974 18.85 million An +2.4%
1975 18.87 million An +0.1%
1976 19.10 million An +1.2%
1977 19.56 million An +2.4%
1978 20.02 million An +2.3%
1979 20.51 million An +2.4%
1980 21.23 million An +3.5%
1981 21.54 million An +1.5%
1982 21.54 million An +0.0%
1983 19.84 million An -7.9%
1984 19.40 million An -2.2%
1985 17.49 million An -9.8%
1986 17.50 million An +0.1%
1987 17.68 million An +1.0%
1988 17.78 million An +0.5%
1989 17.64 million An -0.8%
1990 17.15 million An -2.8%
1991 16.28 million An -5.1%
1992 20.00 million An +22.9%
1993 19.94 million An -0.3%
1994 19.76 million An -0.9%
1995 19.55 million An -1.1%
1996 19.64 million An +0.4%
1997 19.32 million An -1.6%
1998 19.40 million An +0.4%
1999 19.66 million An +1.3%
2000 19.60 million An -0.3%
2001 19.51 million An -0.5%
2002 19.00 million An -2.6%
2003 19.18 million An +1.0%
2004 19.66 million An +2.5%
2005 20.45 million An +4.0%
2006 20.57 million An +0.6%
2007 20.91 million An +1.6%
2008 21.13 million An +1.1%
2009 21.98 million An +4.0%
2010 22.73 million An +3.4%
2011 24.10 million An +6.0%
2012 25.96 million An +7.7%
2013 26.56 million An +2.3%
2014 26.52 million An -0.2%
2015 24.84 million An -6.3%
2016 24.95 million An +0.4%
2017 26.74 million An +7.2%
2018 27.71 million An +3.6%
2019 28.79 million An +3.9%
2020 29.36 million An +2.0%
2021 29.25 million An -0.4%
2022 28.07 million An -4.0%
2023 27.70 million An -1.3%
2024 27.88 million An +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 18.46 million An 17.42 million An 19.48 million An 9
1970s 19.03 million An 18.12 million An 20.51 million An 10
1980s 19.17 million An 17.49 million An 21.54 million An 10
1990s 19.07 million An 16.28 million An 20.00 million An 10
2000s 20.20 million An 19.00 million An 21.98 million An 10
2010s 25.89 million An 22.73 million An 28.79 million An 10
2020s 28.45 million An 27.70 million An 29.36 million An 5

Countries ranked near Western Asia

  1. 20 Niger 20.38 million An compare
  2. 21 Indonesia 19.17 million An compare
  3. 22 Russian Federation 17.38 million An compare
  4. 23 France 16.48 million An compare
  5. 24 Uganda 14.72 million An compare
  6. 25 Uzbekistan 14.39 million An compare
  7. 26 South Sudan 14.28 million An compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Western Asia?
Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Western Asia was 27.88 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Western Asia?
The highest recorded value was 29.36 million An in 2020.
What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Western Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 16.28 million An in 1991.
How does Western Asia rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
Western Asia ranks 23rd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Western Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Western 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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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.