Number of cattle in Cyprus
Cyprus: Number of cattle was 82,680 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of cattle in Cyprus, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
In 2024, number of cattle in Cyprus stood at 82,680 animals.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of cattle in Cyprus peaked at 84,610 animals in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14,700 animals, in 1976.
Cyprus ranks 153rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34,556 animals | 31,000 animals | 39,000 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 26,160 animals | 14,700 animals | 40,000 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 35,372 animals | 22,300 animals | 45,966 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 59,457 animals | 49,296 animals | 69,918 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 56,360 animals | 53,434 animals | 60,311 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 62,036 animals | 54,715 animals | 73,970 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 82,806 animals | 81,440 animals | 84,610 animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More agriculture & rural data for Cyprus
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 459.84 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.1% (2025)
- Rural population 456,529 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 33.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 20,070 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of cattle in Cyprus?
- Number of cattle in Cyprus was 82,680 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 84,610 animals in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,700 animals in 1976.
- How does Cyprus rank for number of cattle?
- Cyprus ranks 153rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of cattle rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus 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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