Number of cattle by country
Countries reporting
197
Highest
238.18 million animals
Brazil
Lowest
113 animals
Niue
Median
1.49 million animals
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
11,450
What the numbers show
Number of cattle is currently reported for 197 countries. The highest value is 238.18 million animals in Brazil; the lowest is 113 animals in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.49 million animals, and the mean is 8.60 million animals.
Over the past decade 107 countries rose and 89 fell. The largest increase was in Democratic Republic of Congo (up 114.0%), and the largest decrease in Brunei (down 61.9%).
Number of cattle: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 238.18 million animals | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 2 | India | 194.75 million animals | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 3 | USSR | 115.64 million animals | 1991 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 4 | United States | 87.16 million animals | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 71.92 million animals | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 6 | China | 70.33 million animals | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 7 | Pakistan | 57.54 million animals | 2024 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Argentina | 52.78 million animals | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 9 | Chad | 39.63 million animals | 2024 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Tanzania | 39.05 million animals | 2024 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 11 | Mexico | 36.93 million animals | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 12 | Sudan | 31.26 million animals | 2024 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 13 | Australia | 30.37 million animals | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 14 | Colombia | 30.34 million animals | 2024 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 25.01 million animals | 2024 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 16 | Kenya | 22.44 million animals | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 17 | Nigeria | 20.94 million animals | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 18 | Niger | 20.38 million animals | 2024 | up 79.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Indonesia | 18.07 million animals | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 20 | Russia | 17.37 million animals | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 21 | Turkey | 16.82 million animals | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 22 | France | 16.48 million animals | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 23 | Venezuela | 15.75 million animals | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 24 | Uganda | 14.72 million animals | 2024 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Uzbekistan | 14.39 million animals | 2024 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 26 | South Sudan | 14.28 million animals | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 27 | Mali | 14.04 million animals | 2024 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 28 | Paraguay | 13.63 million animals | 2024 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 29 | South Africa | 12.12 million animals | 2024 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 30 | Uruguay | 11.96 million animals | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 31 | Bolivia | 11.25 million animals | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 32 | Canada | 10.98 million animals | 2024 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 33 | Myanmar | 10.80 million animals | 2024 | down 30.2% | rising |
| 34 | Germany | 10.46 million animals | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 35 | Burkina Faso | 10.28 million animals | 2024 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 36 | New Zealand | 9.52 million animals | 2024 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 37 | United Kingdom | 9.41 million animals | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 38 | Guinea | 9.32 million animals | 2024 | up 53.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Kazakhstan | 7.98 million animals | 2024 | up 36.3% | flat |
| 40 | Madagascar | 6.96 million animals | 2024 | down 31.8% | flat |
| 41 | Ireland | 6.31 million animals | 2024 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 42 | Vietnam | 6.21 million animals | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 43 | Poland | 6.19 million animals | 2024 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 44 | Spain | 6.17 million animals | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 45 | Cameroon | 5.94 million animals | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 46 | Peru | 5.84 million animals | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 47 | Italy | 5.76 million animals | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 48 | Zimbabwe | 5.74 million animals | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 49 | Nicaragua | 5.62 million animals | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 50 | Iran | 5.60 million animals | 2024 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 51 | Afghanistan | 5.56 million animals | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 52 | Angola | 5.20 million animals | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 53 | Nepal | 5.20 million animals | 2024 | down 28.2% | rising |
| 54 | Mongolia | 5.07 million animals | 2024 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 55 | Zambia | 4.89 million animals | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 56 | Central African Republic | 4.86 million animals | 2024 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Somalia | 4.79 million animals | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 58 | Guatemala | 4.34 million animals | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 59 | Thailand | 4.29 million animals | 2024 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 60 | Belarus | 4.10 million animals | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 61 | Japan | 3.98 million animals | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 62 | South Korea | 3.89 million animals | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 63 | Senegal | 3.71 million animals | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 64 | Netherlands | 3.56 million animals | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 65 | Ecuador | 3.44 million animals | 2024 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 66 | Cuba | 3.25 million animals | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 67 | Dominican Republic | 3.03 million animals | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 68 | Chile | 2.96 million animals | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 69 | Namibia | 2.91 million animals | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 70 | Honduras | 2.90 million animals | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 71 | Cambodia | 2.82 million animals | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 72 | Tajikistan | 2.79 million animals | 2024 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 73 | Benin | 2.76 million animals | 2024 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Laos | 2.69 million animals | 2024 | up 52.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Egypt | 2.63 million animals | 2024 | down 44.9% | rising |
| 76 | Philippines | 2.61 million animals | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 77 | Turkmenistan | 2.55 million animals | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 78 | Mozambique | 2.47 million animals | 2024 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 79 | Morocco | 2.37 million animals | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 80 | Ghana | 2.36 million animals | 2024 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 81 | Azerbaijan | 2.33 million animals | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 82 | Malawi | 2.31 million animals | 2024 | up 75.3% | rising |
| 83 | Eritrea | 2.16 million animals | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 84 | Ukraine | 2.16 million animals | 2024 | down 51.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Belgium | 2.15 million animals | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 86 | Iraq | 2.10 million animals | 2024 | down 27.4% | rising |
| 87 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2.03 million animals | 2024 | up 114.0% | rising |
| 88 | Mauritania | 1.99 million animals | 2024 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 89 | Yemen | 1.97 million animals | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 90 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.90 million animals | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 91 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.83 million animals | 2024 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 92 | Austria | 1.82 million animals | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 93 | Romania | 1.81 million animals | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 94 | Algeria | 1.78 million animals | 2024 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 95 | Costa Rica | 1.58 million animals | 2024 | up 21.1% | falling |
| 96 | Rwanda | 1.55 million animals | 2024 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 97 | Switzerland | 1.53 million animals | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 98 | Haiti | 1.52 million animals | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 99 | Portugal | 1.49 million animals | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 100 | Denmark | 1.41 million animals | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 101 | Panama | 1.40 million animals | 2024 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 102 | Czechia | 1.40 million animals | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 103 | Sweden | 1.33 million animals | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 104 | Burundi | 1.23 million animals | 2024 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 105 | Sri Lanka | 1.13 million animals | 2024 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 106 | Botswana | 918,057 animals | 2024 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 107 | Hungary | 869,900 animals | 2024 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 108 | Norway | 852,800 animals | 2024 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 109 | Georgia | 837,700 animals | 2024 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 110 | Syria | 826,396 animals | 2024 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 111 | El Salvador | 772,208 animals | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 112 | Finland | 764,030 animals | 2024 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 113 | Guinea-Bissau | 742,836 animals | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 114 | Malaysia | 730,318 animals | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 115 | Serbia | 698,605 animals | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 116 | Sierra Leone | 682,125 animals | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 117 | Eswatini | 652,513 animals | 2024 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 118 | Lithuania | 599,770 animals | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 119 | Greece | 595,200 animals | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 120 | North Korea | 570,727 animals | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 121 | Bulgaria | 558,770 animals | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 122 | Saudi Arabia | 534,181 animals | 2024 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 123 | Lesotho | 517,450 animals | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 124 | Tunisia | 495,935 animals | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 125 | Armenia | 491,594 animals | 2024 | down 27.4% | rising |
| 126 | Israel | 477,958 animals | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 127 | Togo | 477,388 animals | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 128 | Slovenia | 453,890 animals | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 129 | Oman | 446,988 animals | 2024 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Croatia | 422,000 animals | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 131 | Slovakia | 416,680 animals | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 132 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 383,331 animals | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 133 | Latvia | 352,090 animals | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 134 | Congo | 335,224 animals | 2024 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Djibouti | 317,893 animals | 2024 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Gambia | 309,195 animals | 2024 | down 35.5% | rising |
| 137 | Albania | 272,035 animals | 2024 | down 45.6% | flat |
| 138 | Bhutan | 257,103 animals | 2024 | down 26.1% | rising |
| 139 | East Timor | 238,902 animals | 2024 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Estonia | 232,390 animals | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 141 | Puerto Rico | 218,598 animals | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 142 | Libya | 208,931 animals | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 143 | Luxembourg | 180,530 animals | 2024 | down 9.2% | flat |
| 144 | Taiwan | 155,741 animals | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 145 | Jamaica | 153,169 animals | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 146 | North Macedonia | 143,953 animals | 2024 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 147 | United Arab Emirates | 119,098 animals | 2024 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Belize | 99,019 animals | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 149 | Guyana | 98,851 animals | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 150 | Moldova | 98,817 animals | 2024 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Papua New Guinea | 90,889 animals | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 152 | Vanuatu | 89,000 animals | 2024 | down 49.1% | rising |
| 153 | Jordan | 88,819 animals | 2024 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 154 | Cyprus | 82,680 animals | 2024 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 155 | Fiji | 80,720 animals | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 156 | New Caledonia | 77,281 animals | 2024 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 157 | Iceland | 76,902 animals | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 158 | Guadeloupe | 75,830 animals | 2006 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 159 | Lebanon | 75,538 animals | 2024 | down 19.6% | flat |
| 160 | Montenegro | 67,496 animals | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 161 | Comoros | 51,420 animals | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 162 | Qatar | 45,424 animals | 2024 | up 103.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Liberia | 43,270 animals | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 164 | Palestine | 41,590 animals | 2022 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 165 | Gabon | 39,678 animals | 2024 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Samoa | 38,349 animals | 2024 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 167 | Reunion | 36,372 animals | 2006 | up 40.1% | flat |
| 168 | Trinidad and Tobago | 35,419 animals | 2024 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 169 | Kuwait | 32,136 animals | 2024 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Cape Verde | 29,779 animals | 2024 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 171 | Suriname | 28,821 animals | 2024 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 172 | Martinique | 23,900 animals | 2006 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 173 | Micronesia (country) | 18,180 animals | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 174 | Solomon Islands | 15,381 animals | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 175 | Dominica | 13,873 animals | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 176 | Malta | 13,800 animals | 2024 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 177 | French Guiana | 13,386 animals | 2006 | up 51.2% | volatile |
| 178 | Tonga | 12,196 animals | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 179 | Barbados | 11,241 animals | 2024 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 180 | Saint Lucia | 10,486 animals | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 181 | French Polynesia | 8,097 animals | 2024 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 182 | Bahrain | 7,000 animals | 2024 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 183 | Grenada | 6,191 animals | 2024 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 184 | Equatorial Guinea | 5,520 animals | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 185 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4,500 animals | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 186 | Mauritius | 3,500 animals | 2024 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 187 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2,600 animals | 2024 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 188 | Faroe Islands | 1,816 animals | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 189 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1,709 animals | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 190 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,588 animals | 2024 | up 32.3% | falling |
| 191 | Hong Kong | 1,570 animals | 2024 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 192 | Bahamas | 743 animals | 2024 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 193 | Seychelles | 557 animals | 2024 | up 85.7% | volatile |
| 194 | Brunei | 286 animals | 2024 | down 61.9% | volatile |
| 195 | Cook Islands | 233 animals | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 196 | Singapore | 177 animals | 2024 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 197 | Niue | 113 animals | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |