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