Number of cattle in Cyprus
Cyprus: Number of cattle was 82,680 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
82,680 animals
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
154th
of 197 countries
All-time high
84,610 animals
in 2021
All-time low
14,700 animals
in 1976
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 154th 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.
Number of cattle in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 31,000 animals | — |
| 1962 | 32,000 animals | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 33,000 animals | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 34,000 animals | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 34,500 animals | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 34,500 animals | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 36,000 animals | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 37,000 animals | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 39,000 animals | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 40,000 animals | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 35,500 animals | -11.2% |
| 1972 | 33,500 animals | -5.6% |
| 1973 | 33,500 animals | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 33,000 animals | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 15,500 animals | -53.0% |
| 1976 | 14,700 animals | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 17,100 animals | +16.3% |
| 1978 | 18,700 animals | +9.4% |
| 1979 | 20,100 animals | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 22,300 animals | +10.9% |
| 1981 | 24,400 animals | +9.4% |
| 1982 | 27,231 animals | +11.6% |
| 1983 | 31,039 animals | +14.0% |
| 1984 | 34,173 animals | +10.1% |
| 1985 | 38,141 animals | +11.6% |
| 1986 | 42,118 animals | +10.4% |
| 1987 | 43,832 animals | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 44,522 animals | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 45,966 animals | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 49,296 animals | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 54,682 animals | +10.9% |
| 1992 | 55,513 animals | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 60,954 animals | +9.8% |
| 1994 | 64,214 animals | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 67,949 animals | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 69,918 animals | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 62,276 animals | -10.9% |
| 1998 | 55,741 animals | -10.5% |
| 1999 | 54,023 animals | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 53,979 animals | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 53,434 animals | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 58,156 animals | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 58,335 animals | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 60,311 animals | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 57,579 animals | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 56,109 animals | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 55,920 animals | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 55,684 animals | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 54,097 animals | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 54,715 animals | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 56,915 animals | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 56,918 animals | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 57,582 animals | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 60,874 animals | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 58,559 animals | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 63,147 animals | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 66,862 animals | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 70,820 animals | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 73,970 animals | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 83,030 animals | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 84,610 animals | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 81,440 animals | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 82,270 animals | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 82,680 animals | +0.5% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 82,680 animals is below the median for high income countries, which is 595,200 animals, 14% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 82,680 animals is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.40 million animals, 6% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of cattle in Cyprus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | -53.0% | 33,000 animals | 15,500 animals |
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 (current US$), annual 5.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 335.46 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8799 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3331 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (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 154th out of 197 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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