Cattle livestock count heads in Algeria
Algeria: Cattle livestock count heads was 1.78 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.78 million
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
93rd
of 196 countries
All-time high
2.15 million
in 2015
All-time low
525,000
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cattle livestock count heads in Algeria, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 1.78 million for cattle livestock count heads in 2024.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle livestock count heads in Algeria peaked at 2.15 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 525,000, in 1963.
Algeria ranks 93rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 676,889 | 525,000 | 871,000 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.02 million | 872,090 | 1.33 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.43 million | 1.35 million | 1.65 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.33 million | 1.23 million | 1.58 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.60 million | 1.51 million | 1.68 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.91 million | 1.75 million | 2.15 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.76 million | 1.73 million | 1.81 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 90 Kyrgyzstan 1.83 million compare
- 91 Austria 1.82 million compare
- 92 Romania 1.81 million compare
- 94 Costa Rica 1.58 million compare
- 95 Rwanda 1.55 million compare
- 96 Switzerland 1.53 million compare
More agriculture & rural data for Algeria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 41.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.5% (2025)
- Rural population 11.47 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 24.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2017)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2017)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 14.51 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 14.51 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.68 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle livestock count heads in Algeria?
- Cattle livestock count heads in Algeria was 1.78 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.15 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 525,000 in 1963.
- How does Algeria rank for cattle livestock count heads?
- Algeria ranks 93rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle livestock count heads rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cattle livestock count heads. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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