Cattle livestock count heads in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Cattle livestock count heads was 29,779 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cattle livestock count heads in Cape Verde, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle livestock count heads in Cape Verde is 29,779, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle livestock count heads in Cape Verde peaked at 29,779 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8,000, in 1984.
Cape Verde ranks 170th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle livestock count heads in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12,000 | — |
| 1962 | 12,240 | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 13,905 | +13.6% |
| 1964 | 12,720 | -8.5% |
| 1965 | 12,633 | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 12,828 | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 13,346 | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 14,000 | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 13,893 | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 12,007 | -13.6% |
| 1972 | 14,804 | +23.3% |
| 1973 | 12,500 | -15.6% |
| 1974 | 10,800 | -13.6% |
| 1975 | 9,500 | -12.0% |
| 1976 | 9,200 | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 9,500 | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 10,000 | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 10,200 | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 11,000 | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 12,000 | +9.1% |
| 1982 | 12,930 | +7.8% |
| 1983 | 9,000 | -30.4% |
| 1984 | 8,000 | -11.1% |
| 1985 | 10,000 | +25.0% |
| 1986 | 11,500 | +15.0% |
| 1987 | 13,000 | +13.0% |
| 1988 | 17,996 | +38.4% |
| 1989 | 18,700 | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 19,191 | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 16,262 | -15.3% |
| 1992 | 17,545 | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 17,867 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 18,195 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 18,530 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 21,224 | +14.5% |
| 1997 | 21,250 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 22,400 | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 22,000 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 21,500 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 21,500 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 22,000 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 21,823 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 22,306 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 25,000 | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 27,370 | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 23,979 | -12.4% |
| 2008 | 25,928 | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 26,000 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 24,000 | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 22,652 | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 22,702 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 22,752 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 22,802 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 22,852 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 22,902 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 29,599 | +29.2% |
| 2018 | 29,558 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 29,623 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 29,519 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 29,584 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 29,649 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 29,714 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 29,779 | +0.2% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 29,779 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 918,057, 3% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 29,779 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.41 million, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle livestock count heads in Cape Verde 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +38.4% | 13,000 | 17,996 |
| 1983 | -30.4% | 12,930 | 9,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,075 | 12,000 | 14,000 | 9 |
| 1970s | 11,240 | 9,200 | 14,804 | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,413 | 8,000 | 18,700 | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,446 | 16,262 | 22,400 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,741 | 21,500 | 27,370 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,944 | 22,652 | 29,623 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,649 | 29,519 | 29,779 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Cape Verde
- Rural population 22.4% (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 5.04 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 153.97 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.0% (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2237 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 117,962 (2025)
- Rural population growth -3.3% (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 5.04 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0504 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 291.98 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle livestock count heads in Cape Verde?
- Cattle livestock count heads in Cape Verde was 29,779 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 29,779 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,000 in 1984.
- How does Cape Verde rank for cattle livestock count heads?
- Cape Verde ranks 170th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle livestock count heads rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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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