Cattle livestock count heads in Burundi
Burundi: Cattle livestock count heads was 1.23 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.23 million
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
104th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1.23 million
in 2024
All-time low
324,000
in 2002
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cattle livestock count heads in Burundi, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 1.23 million for cattle livestock count heads in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle livestock count heads in Burundi peaked at 1.23 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 324,000, in 2002.
That places Burundi 104th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle livestock count heads in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 430,000 | — |
| 1962 | 449,665 | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 458,860 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 480,000 | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 516,300 | +7.6% |
| 1966 | 521,400 | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 583,400 | +11.9% |
| 1968 | 596,488 | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 660,410 | +10.7% |
| 1970 | 685,407 | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 682,905 | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 724,780 | +6.1% |
| 1973 | 756,096 | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 761,022 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 784,020 | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 778,000 | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 792,000 | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 799,000 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 819,000 | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 600,000 | -26.7% |
| 1981 | 421,600 | -29.7% |
| 1982 | 430,600 | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 408,800 | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 414,800 | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 377,670 | -9.0% |
| 1986 | 479,200 | +26.9% |
| 1987 | 421,857 | -12.0% |
| 1988 | 429,243 | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 423,064 | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 431,839 | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 436,761 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 439,922 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 418,974 | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 374,871 | -10.5% |
| 1995 | 393,615 | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 383,522 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 393,110 | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 386,108 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 355,416 | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 358,492 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 360,440 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 324,000 | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 355,222 | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 374,475 | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 395,741 | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 433,800 | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 479,106 | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 471,614 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 554,234 | +17.5% |
| 2010 | 596,412 | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 653,580 | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 609,430 | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 759,191 | +24.6% |
| 2014 | 826,062 | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 796,530 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 769,991 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.08 million | +39.9% |
| 2018 | 1.11 million | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.11 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 838,991 | -24.6% |
| 2021 | 1.12 million | +33.2% |
| 2022 | 1.17 million | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 1.23 million | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 1.23 million | +0.3% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 1.23 million is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.47 million, 50% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 1.23 million is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.41 million, 51% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle livestock count heads in Burundi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +39.9% | 769,991 | 1.08 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 521,836 | 430,000 | 660,410 | 9 |
| 1970s | 758,223 | 682,905 | 819,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 440,683 | 377,670 | 600,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 401,414 | 355,416 | 439,922 | 10 |
| 2000s | 410,712 | 324,000 | 554,234 | 10 |
| 2010s | 831,262 | 596,412 | 1.11 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 million | 838,991 | 1.23 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More agriculture & rural data for Burundi
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1198 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0007 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1534 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3429 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 80.18 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle livestock count heads in Burundi?
- Cattle livestock count heads in Burundi was 1.23 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 324,000 in 2002.
- How does Burundi rank for cattle livestock count heads?
- Burundi ranks 104th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle livestock count heads rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi 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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