Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks, per capita in India

India: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks, per capita was 0.2117 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.2117 An per person
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
61st
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.5079 An per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.2117 An per person
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks, per capita in India, 1961–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.

Analysis

In 2024, cattle and buffaloes — stocks, per capita in India stood at 0.2117 An per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks, per capita in India peaked at 0.5079 An per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2117 An per person, in 2024.

That places India 61st out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks, per capita in India, year by year

Annual values for Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks, per capita in India, 1961 to 2024.
Year An per person Change
1961 0.5079 An per person
1962 0.493 An per person -2.9%
1963 0.4813 An per person -2.4%
1964 0.4758 An per person -1.2%
1965 0.4661 An per person -2.0%
1966 0.4577 An per person -1.8%
1967 0.45 An per person -1.7%
1968 0.4426 An per person -1.7%
1969 0.4354 An per person -1.6%
1970 0.4279 An per person -1.7%
1971 0.4205 An per person -1.7%
1972 0.4134 An per person -1.7%
1973 0.4062 An per person -1.7%
1974 0.3989 An per person -1.8%
1975 0.3916 An per person -1.8%
1976 0.3855 An per person -1.5%
1977 0.3781 An per person -1.9%
1978 0.3741 An per person -1.1%
1979 0.371 An per person -0.8%
1980 0.3675 An per person -0.9%
1981 0.3641 An per person -0.9%
1982 0.3641 An per person -0.0%
1983 0.3599 An per person -1.1%
1984 0.3558 An per person -1.1%
1985 0.3517 An per person -1.1%
1986 0.3479 An per person -1.1%
1987 0.3408 An per person -2.0%
1988 0.3362 An per person -1.4%
1989 0.3317 An per person -1.3%
1990 0.3273 An per person -1.3%
1991 0.3232 An per person -1.2%
1992 0.3198 An per person -1.0%
1993 0.3134 An per person -2.0%
1994 0.3072 An per person -2.0%
1995 0.3013 An per person -1.9%
1996 0.2955 An per person -1.9%
1997 0.289 An per person -2.2%
1998 0.2825 An per person -2.3%
1999 0.2762 An per person -2.2%
2000 0.2701 An per person -2.2%
2001 0.2642 An per person -2.2%
2002 0.2587 An per person -2.1%
2003 0.2535 An per person -2.0%
2004 0.2538 An per person +0.1%
2005 0.2543 An per person +0.2%
2006 0.2549 An per person +0.3%
2007 0.2557 An per person +0.3%
2008 0.2512 An per person -1.7%
2009 0.2468 An per person -1.7%
2010 0.2425 An per person -1.8%
2011 0.2384 An per person -1.7%
2012 0.2343 An per person -1.7%
2013 0.2303 An per person -1.7%
2014 0.2263 An per person -1.7%
2015 0.2247 An per person -0.7%
2016 0.2229 An per person -0.8%
2017 0.2212 An per person -0.8%
2018 0.2197 An per person -0.7%
2019 0.2184 An per person -0.6%
2020 0.2172 An per person -0.5%
2021 0.2156 An per person -0.7%
2022 0.2146 An per person -0.4%
2023 0.2132 An per person -0.7%
2024 0.2117 An per person -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.4677 An per person 0.4354 An per person 0.5079 An per person 9
1970s 0.3967 An per person 0.371 An per person 0.4279 An per person 10
1980s 0.3519 An per person 0.3317 An per person 0.3675 An per person 10
1990s 0.3035 An per person 0.2762 An per person 0.3273 An per person 10
2000s 0.2563 An per person 0.2468 An per person 0.2701 An per person 10
2010s 0.2279 An per person 0.2184 An per person 0.2425 An per person 10
2020s 0.2145 An per person 0.2117 An per person 0.2172 An per person 5

Countries ranked near India

  1. 58 Lesotho 0.2214 An per person compare
  2. 59 Madagascar 0.2177 An per person compare
  3. 60 Slovenia 0.2134 An per person compare
  4. 62 Dominica 0.2095 An per person compare
  5. 63 Lithuania 0.2077 An per person compare
  6. 64 Cameroon 0.204 An per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks, per capita in India?
Cattle and buffaloes — stocks, per capita in India was 0.2117 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks, per capita recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.5079 An per person in 1961.
What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks, per capita recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2117 An per person in 2024.
How does India rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks, per capita?
India ranks 61st out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks, per capita rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks, per capita
Unit
An per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
168 places, 9,791 data points, 1961–2024
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Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.