Number of cattle in India
India: Number of cattle was 194.75 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of cattle in India, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of cattle in India is 194.75 million animals, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of cattle in India peaked at 204.58 million animals in 1992 and was at its lowest, 173.90 million animals, in 1962.
India ranks 2nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 175.73 million animals | 173.90 million animals | 177.09 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 179.69 million animals | 177.44 million animals | 184.30 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 195.30 million animals | 186.50 million animals | 201.60 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 200.91 million animals | 194.22 million animals | 204.58 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 192.26 million animals | 185.18 million animals | 199.07 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 190.68 million animals | 187.00 million animals | 194.19 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 194.38 million animals | 193.44 million animals | 194.94 million animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 642.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.2% (2025)
- Rural population 941.42 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 64.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 107.67 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of cattle in India?
- Number of cattle in India was 194.75 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 204.58 million animals in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 173.90 million animals in 1962.
- How does India rank for number of cattle?
- India ranks 2nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of cattle rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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