Number of cattle in Burundi
Burundi: Number of cattle was 1.23 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of cattle in Burundi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 1.23 million animals for number of cattle 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, number of cattle in Burundi peaked at 1.23 million animals in 2024 and was at its lowest, 324,000 animals, in 2002.
That places Burundi 103rd out of 196 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 521,836 animals | 430,000 animals | 660,410 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 758,223 animals | 682,905 animals | 819,000 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 440,683 animals | 377,670 animals | 600,000 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 401,414 animals | 355,416 animals | 439,922 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 410,712 animals | 324,000 animals | 554,234 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 831,262 animals | 596,412 animals | 1.11 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 million animals | 838,991 animals | 1.23 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Burundi
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 34.3% (2025)
- Rural population 10.69 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 74.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 34.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 34.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 678,679 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of cattle in Burundi?
- Number of cattle in Burundi was 1.23 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 million animals in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 324,000 animals in 2002.
- How does Burundi rank for number of cattle?
- Burundi ranks 103rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of cattle 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 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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