Number of cattle in Austria
Austria: Number of cattle was 1.82 million animals in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of cattle in Austria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of cattle in Austria is 1.82 million animals, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of cattle in Austria peaked at 2.67 million animals in 1985 and was at its lowest, 1.82 million animals, in 2024.
Austria ranks 91st of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.42 million animals | 2.31 million animals | 2.50 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.52 million animals | 2.42 million animals | 2.62 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.59 million animals | 2.52 million animals | 2.67 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.37 million animals | 2.17 million animals | 2.58 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.06 million animals | 2.00 million animals | 2.16 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.96 million animals | 1.88 million animals | 2.03 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.85 million animals | 1.82 million animals | 1.87 million animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 88 Yemen 1.97 million animals compare
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- 90 Kyrgyzstan 1.83 million animals compare
- 92 Romania 1.81 million animals compare
- 93 Algeria 1.78 million animals compare
- 94 Costa Rica 1.58 million animals compare
More agriculture & rural data for Austria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 2.79 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 30.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 726,060 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of cattle in Austria?
- Number of cattle in Austria was 1.82 million animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of cattle recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.67 million animals in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.82 million animals in 2024.
- How does Austria rank for number of cattle?
- Austria ranks 91st out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of cattle rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of cattle. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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