Number of cattle in Greece
Greece: Number of cattle was 595,200 animals in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of cattle in Greece, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Greece recorded 595,200 animals for number of cattle in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of cattle in Greece peaked at 1.24 million animals in 1975 and was at its lowest, 530,000 animals, in 2019.
Greece ranks 118th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.06 million animals | 1.02 million animals | 1.09 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.08 million animals | 952,350 animals | 1.24 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 772,153 animals | 677,066 animals | 932,340 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 594,839 animals | 577,808 animals | 653,860 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 618,341 animals | 601,933 animals | 628,885 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 598,413 animals | 530,000 animals | 627,192 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 612,240 animals | 581,600 animals | 638,800 animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 115 Sierra Leone 682,125 animals compare
- 116 Eswatini 652,513 animals compare
- 117 Lithuania 599,770 animals compare
- 119 North Korea 570,727 animals compare
- 120 Bulgaria 558,770 animals compare
- 121 Saudi Arabia 534,181 animals compare
More agriculture & rural data for Greece
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.6% (2025)
- Rural population 2.16 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 20.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 709,120 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of cattle in Greece?
- Number of cattle in Greece was 595,200 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 million animals in 1975.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 530,000 animals in 2019.
- How does Greece rank for number of cattle?
- Greece ranks 118th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of cattle rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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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