Number of cattle in Bahrain
Bahrain: Number of cattle was 7,000 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of cattle in Bahrain, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 7,000 animals for number of cattle in 2024.
The figure is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of cattle in Bahrain peaked at 15,000 animals in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3,300 animals, in 1961.
That places Bahrain 181st out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,656 animals | 3,300 animals | 4,000 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,734 animals | 4,000 animals | 5,572 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,857 animals | 5,570 animals | 13,230 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,455 animals | 11,010 animals | 13,500 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,721 animals | 7,000 animals | 15,000 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,960 animals | 6,898 animals | 10,500 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,140 animals | 7,000 animals | 7,500 animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 178 Barbados 11,241 animals compare
- 179 Saint Lucia 10,486 animals compare
- 180 French Polynesia 8,097 animals compare
- 182 Grenada 6,191 animals compare
- 183 Equatorial Guinea 5,520 animals compare
- 184 Antigua and Barbuda 4,500 animals compare
More agriculture & rural data for Bahrain
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 117.80 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 0 (2025)
- Rural population growth -71.6% (2009)
- Rural population 0.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.2% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.2% (2025)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 63 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of cattle in Bahrain?
- Number of cattle in Bahrain was 7,000 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 Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 15,000 animals in 2002.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,300 animals in 1961.
- How does Bahrain rank for number of cattle?
- Bahrain ranks 181st out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of cattle rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain 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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