Number of cattle in Eritrea
Eritrea: Number of cattle was 2.16 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of cattle in Eritrea, 1993–2024
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 Eritrea stood at 2.16 million animals.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of cattle in Eritrea peaked at 2.16 million animals in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.27 million animals, in 1993.
Eritrea ranks 82nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.65 million animals | 1.27 million animals | 2.10 million animals | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.99 million animals | 1.90 million animals | 2.15 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.09 million animals | 2.06 million animals | 2.12 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.15 million animals | 2.12 million animals | 2.16 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Eritrea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 262.24 million current US$ (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.1% (2009)
- Rural population 2.36 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 65.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.1% (2009)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.1% (2009)
- Land under cereal production 478,367 hectares (2024)
- Cereal production 305,210 metric tons (2024)
- Cereal yield 638 kg per hectare (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of cattle in Eritrea?
- Number of cattle in Eritrea was 2.16 million 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.16 million animals in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 million animals in 1993.
- How does Eritrea rank for number of cattle?
- Eritrea ranks 82nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of cattle rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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