Number of cattle in Indonesia
Indonesia: Number of cattle was 18.07 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of cattle in Indonesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 18.07 million animals for number of cattle in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of cattle in Indonesia peaked at 18.07 million animals in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.14 million animals, in 1970.
Indonesia ranks 18th 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 | 6.75 million animals | 6.36 million animals | 7.87 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.28 million animals | 6.14 million animals | 6.39 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.58 million animals | 6.44 million animals | 10.09 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.27 million animals | 10.41 million animals | 11.94 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.25 million animals | 10.50 million animals | 12.76 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.30 million animals | 12.69 million animals | 16.93 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.73 million animals | 17.44 million animals | 18.07 million animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More agriculture & rural data for Indonesia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 189.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 13.1% (2025)
- Rural population 116.02 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 40.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 12.69 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of cattle in Indonesia?
- Number of cattle in Indonesia was 18.07 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.07 million animals in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.14 million animals in 1970.
- How does Indonesia rank for number of cattle?
- Indonesia ranks 18th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of cattle rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia 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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