Cattle livestock count heads in Angola
Angola: Cattle livestock count heads was 5.20 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cattle livestock count heads in Angola, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, cattle livestock count heads in Angola stood at 5.20 million. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle livestock count heads in Angola peaked at 5.20 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.32 million, in 1961.
Angola ranks 51st 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 | 1.79 million | 1.32 million | 2.30 million | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.82 million | 2.51 million | 3.00 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.23 million | 3.10 million | 3.40 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.32 million | 3.00 million | 3.90 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.04 million | 3.68 million | 4.39 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.84 million | 4.49 million | 5.08 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.11 million | 4.92 million | 5.20 million | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Angola
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 30.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 25.2% (2025)
- Rural population 11.14 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 28.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 25.24 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 25.24 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.14 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle livestock count heads in Angola?
- Cattle livestock count heads in Angola was 5.20 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 5.20 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.32 million in 1961.
- How does Angola rank for cattle livestock count heads?
- Angola ranks 51st out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle livestock count heads rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola 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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