Cattle livestock count heads in Cambodia
Cambodia: Cattle livestock count heads was 2.82 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.82 million
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
71st
of 197 countries
All-time high
3.58 million
in 2009
All-time low
739,000
in 1979
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cattle livestock count heads in Cambodia, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 2.82 million for cattle livestock count heads in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle livestock count heads in Cambodia peaked at 3.58 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 739,000, in 1979.
Cambodia ranks 71st of 197 countries on this measure, 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 Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.47 million | — |
| 1962 | 1.55 million | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 1.60 million | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 1.70 million | +6.2% |
| 1965 | 1.77 million | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 1.85 million | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 2.08 million | +12.6% |
| 1968 | 2.27 million | +8.8% |
| 1969 | 2.40 million | +5.8% |
| 1970 | 2.30 million | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 2.20 million | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 2.10 million | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 2.00 million | -4.8% |
| 1974 | 1.87 million | -6.5% |
| 1975 | 1.50 million | -19.8% |
| 1976 | 1.00 million | -33.3% |
| 1977 | 900,000 | -10.0% |
| 1978 | 850,000 | -5.6% |
| 1979 | 739,000 | -13.1% |
| 1980 | 772,000 | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 917,000 | +18.8% |
| 1982 | 1.14 million | +24.6% |
| 1983 | 1.27 million | +11.2% |
| 1984 | 1.44 million | +13.0% |
| 1985 | 1.56 million | +8.6% |
| 1986 | 1.71 million | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 1.85 million | +8.6% |
| 1988 | 1.89 million | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 2.10 million | +10.8% |
| 1990 | 2.18 million | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 2.26 million | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 2.47 million | +9.3% |
| 1993 | 2.54 million | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 2.62 million | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 2.79 million | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 2.76 million | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 2.82 million | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 2.68 million | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 2.83 million | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 2.99 million | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 2.87 million | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 2.92 million | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 2.99 million | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 3.04 million | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 3.18 million | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 3.34 million | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 3.37 million | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 3.46 million | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 3.58 million | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 3.48 million | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 3.41 million | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 2.91 million | -14.4% |
| 2013 | 2.90 million | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 2.88 million | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 2.88 million | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.88 million | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 2.87 million | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.86 million | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 2.84 million | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.83 million | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 2.85 million | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 2.83 million | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 2.83 million | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 2.82 million | -0.2% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 2.82 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.73 million, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 2.82 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 650,522, 4.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle livestock count heads in Cambodia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | -33.3% | 1.50 million | 1.00 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.85 million | 1.47 million | 2.40 million | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.55 million | 739,000 | 2.30 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.46 million | 772,000 | 2.10 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.59 million | 2.18 million | 2.83 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.17 million | 2.87 million | 3.58 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.99 million | 2.84 million | 3.48 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.83 million | 2.82 million | 2.85 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More agriculture & rural data for Cambodia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2724 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3565 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1611 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 462.77 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7882 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle livestock count heads in Cambodia?
- Cattle livestock count heads in Cambodia was 2.82 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.58 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 739,000 in 1979.
- How does Cambodia rank for cattle livestock count heads?
- Cambodia ranks 71st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle livestock count heads rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia 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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