Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks, per square kilometre by country
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
167
Highest
202.89 An per square kilometre
Bangladesh
Lowest
0.0743 An per square kilometre
Bahamas
Median
10.5 An per square kilometre
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
9,625
What the numbers show
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks, per square kilometre is currently reported for 167 countries. The highest value is 202.89 An per square kilometre in Bangladesh; the lowest is 0.0743 An per square kilometre in Bahamas.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.5 An per square kilometre, and the mean is 19.15 An per square kilometre.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,730.
Over the past decade 86 countries rose and 81 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 141.5%), and the largest decrease in Fiji (down 75.7%).
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks, per square kilometre: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangladesh | 202.89 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 2 | Pakistan | 130.27 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 103.12 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 4 | Ireland | 94.73 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 5 | Belgium | 73.64 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 6 | Uganda | 72.88 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 71.3 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 8 | Uruguay | 67.86 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 9 | Dominican Republic | 62.75 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 61.43 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 11 | Rwanda | 58.91 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 12 | Haiti | 55.22 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 13 | Nepal | 54.63 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 37.4% | rising |
| 14 | Burundi | 47.71 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 61.4% | rising |
| 15 | Nicaragua | 46.7 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 16 | Malta | 44.47 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 17 | Guinea | 39.97 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 69.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Guatemala | 39.91 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 19 | Switzerland | 38.69 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 20 | Kenya | 37.67 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 21 | Burkina Faso | 37.07 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 22 | New Zealand | 36.23 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 23 | El Salvador | 36.12 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 24 | Denmark | 35.87 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 25 | Eswatini | 35.67 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 26 | Paraguay | 33.11 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 27 | Uzbekistan | 32.09 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 28 | Cuba | 31.33 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 29 | France | 31.18 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 30 | Germany | 31.05 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 31 | Costa Rica | 30.36 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.3% | falling |
| 32 | Azerbaijan | 30.34 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 33 | Chad | 29.9 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 67.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Gambia | 29.84 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 30.8% | rising |
| 35 | Brazil | 28.75 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 36 | Comoros | 27.59 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 37 | Colombia | 26.83 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 38 | Israel | 26.8 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 39 | Barbados | 26.46 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 40 | Guinea-Bissau | 26.16 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 41 | Honduras | 25.83 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 42 | Puerto Rico | 25.05 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 43 | Sri Lanka | 23.43 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 44 | Malawi | 23.2 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 76.2% | rising |
| 45 | Nigeria | 22.94 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 46 | Slovenia | 22.65 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 47 | Benin | 22.42 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 48 | South Sudan | 22.37 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 49 | Austria | 22.24 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 50 | Lesotho | 22.07 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 51 | Italy | 21.69 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 52 | Belarus | 20.68 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 53 | Panama | 20.47 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 54 | Poland | 20.47 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 55 | Senegal | 19.9 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 56 | Cambodia | 19.84 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 57 | Argentina | 19.82 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 58 | Myanmar | 19.73 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 29.6% | rising |
| 59 | Tajikistan | 19.47 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 60 | Mexico | 18.84 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 61 | Dominica | 18.5 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 62 | Philippines | 17.97 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 63 | Armenia | 17.82 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 64 | Eritrea | 17.76 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 65 | Czechia | 17.75 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 66 | Saint Lucia | 17.22 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 67 | Tonga | 16.91 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 68 | Portugal | 16.68 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 69 | Sudan | 16.44 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 70 | Grenada | 16.32 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 71 | Niger | 15.17 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 79.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Ecuador | 14.99 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 27.5% | rising |
| 73 | Zimbabwe | 14.88 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 74 | Jamaica | 14.23 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 75 | Samoa | 13.68 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 20.4% | rising |
| 76 | Djibouti | 13.65 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Madagascar | 12.93 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 25.0% | flat |
| 78 | Spain | 12.6 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 79 | Georgia | 12.55 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 80 | Cameroon | 12.53 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 81 | China | 11.21 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 82 | Mali | 11.17 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 83 | Japan | 11.09 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 84 | Thailand | 10.5 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 85 | Ghana | 10.07 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 86 | South Africa | 10.06 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 87 | Lithuania | 9.96 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 88 | Indonesia | 9.82 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 89 | Hungary | 9.61 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.5% | falling |
| 90 | Albania | 9.61 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 47.1% | rising |
| 91 | Kyrgyzstan | 9.4 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 92 | Antigua and Barbuda | 9.25 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 93 | Sierra Leone | 9.24 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 94 | Slovakia | 8.94 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 95 | Cyprus | 8.9 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 96 | Togo | 8.79 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 97 | Bahrain | 8.75 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 35.8% | rising |
| 98 | Serbia | 8.63 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 99 | Bhutan | 8.39 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 100 | Afghanistan | 8.39 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 101 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8.12 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 102 | Romania | 7.96 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 103 | Central African Republic | 7.72 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Somalia | 7.63 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 105 | Croatia | 7.42 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 106 | Lebanon | 7.29 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 107 | Vanuatu | 7.28 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 48.7% | rising |
| 108 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7.18 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 109 | Palestine, State of | 6.9 An per square kilometre | 2022 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 110 | Zambia | 6.88 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 111 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6.69 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 112 | Morocco | 6.46 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 113 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.45 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 114 | North Macedonia | 5.92 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 115 | Latvia | 5.91 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 116 | Estonia | 5.65 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 117 | Iraq | 5.55 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 118 | Bulgaria | 5.48 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 119 | Turkmenistan | 5.41 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 120 | Montenegro | 5.09 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 121 | Greece | 5 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 122 | Peru | 4.59 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 123 | Belize | 4.35 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 124 | Egypt | 4.29 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 50.7% | rising |
| 125 | New Caledonia | 4.27 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 126 | Fiji | 4.16 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 75.7% | rising |
| 127 | Angola | 4.14 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 128 | Chile | 4.01 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 129 | Ukraine | 3.98 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Australia | 3.88 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 131 | Qatar | 3.83 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 141.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Yemen | 3.73 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 133 | Namibia | 3.67 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 134 | Mongolia | 3.43 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 83.8% | rising |
| 135 | Sweden | 3.36 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 136 | Tunisia | 3.35 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 137 | Mozambique | 3.06 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 138 | Finland | 2.63 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 139 | Kazakhstan | 2.45 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 16.3% | falling |
| 140 | French Polynesia | 2.45 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.9% | falling |
| 141 | Malaysia | 2.43 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 142 | Norway | 2.4 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 143 | Mauritania | 1.91 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.0% | flat |
| 144 | Kuwait | 1.79 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Botswana | 1.76 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 146 | Mauritius | 1.72 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 147 | United Arab Emirates | 1.64 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.61 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 35.1% | falling |
| 149 | Oman | 1.42 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 150 | Faroe Islands | 1.28 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 151 | Canada | 1.28 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 152 | Seychelles | 1.12 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 72.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Jordan | 1.02 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 154 | Congo | 0.9827 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 155 | Iceland | 0.7808 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 156 | Algeria | 0.7582 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 157 | Solomon Islands | 0.548 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 158 | Guyana | 0.4725 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 159 | Liberia | 0.448 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 160 | Singapore | 0.2465 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Saudi Arabia | 0.2335 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 162 | Suriname | 0.2071 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 29.0% | rising |
| 163 | Papua New Guinea | 0.2012 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 164 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.196 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 165 | Gabon | 0.1535 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Libya | 0.1201 An per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 167 | Bahamas | 0.0743 An per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.8% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 13.76 An per square kilometre
How this figure is calculated
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.