Number of cattle in Comoros
Comoros: Number of cattle was 51,420 animals in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
51,420 animals
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
161st
of 197 countries
All-time high
76,400 animals
in 1978
All-time low
38,600 animals
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Number of cattle in Comoros, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 51,420 animals for number of cattle in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of cattle in Comoros peaked at 76,400 animals in 1978 and was at its lowest, 38,600 animals, in 1961.
That places Comoros 161st out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Number of cattle in Comoros, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 38,600 animals | — |
| 1962 | 43,000 animals | +11.4% |
| 1963 | 47,300 animals | +10.0% |
| 1964 | 51,600 animals | +9.1% |
| 1965 | 56,000 animals | +8.5% |
| 1966 | 60,000 animals | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 61,000 animals | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 63,000 animals | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 65,000 animals | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 66,000 animals | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 67,000 animals | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 68,000 animals | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 70,000 animals | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 72,000 animals | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 73,000 animals | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 74,300 animals | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 75,100 animals | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 76,400 animals | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 72,000 animals | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 70,000 animals | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 68,000 animals | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 65,000 animals | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 60,000 animals | -7.7% |
| 1984 | 57,000 animals | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 52,000 animals | -8.8% |
| 1986 | 49,000 animals | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 44,030 animals | -10.1% |
| 1988 | 45,350 animals | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 46,710 animals | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 45,000 animals | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 43,200 animals | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 43,200 animals | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 43,800 animals | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 44,500 animals | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 45,700 animals | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 47,000 animals | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 48,200 animals | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 49,500 animals | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 50,000 animals | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 51,000 animals | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 53,000 animals | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 55,000 animals | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 45,000 animals | -18.2% |
| 2004 | 46,000 animals | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 47,000 animals | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 49,000 animals | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 50,000 animals | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 50,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 50,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 50,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 50,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 50,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 50,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 50,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 50,307 animals | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 50,681 animals | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 50,960 animals | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 51,197 animals | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 51,289 animals | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 51,310 animals | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 51,378 animals | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 51,254 animals | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 51,337 animals | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 51,420 animals | +0.2% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 51,420 animals is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.73 million animals, 2% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 51,420 animals is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.41 million animals, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53,944 animals | 38,600 animals | 65,000 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 71,380 animals | 66,000 animals | 76,400 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 55,709 animals | 44,030 animals | 70,000 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 46,010 animals | 43,200 animals | 50,000 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 49,600 animals | 45,000 animals | 55,000 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 50,443 animals | 50,000 animals | 51,289 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 51,340 animals | 51,254 animals | 51,420 animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More agriculture & rural data for Comoros
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3658 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 751.95 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6606 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 36.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 36.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of cattle in Comoros?
- Number of cattle in Comoros was 51,420 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 Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 76,400 animals in 1978.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,600 animals in 1961.
- How does Comoros rank for number of cattle?
- Comoros ranks 161st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of cattle rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros 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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