Cattle livestock count heads in Indonesia
Indonesia: Cattle livestock count heads was 18.07 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
18.07 million
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
19th
of 197 countries
All-time high
18.07 million
in 2024
All-time low
6.14 million
in 1970
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cattle livestock count heads in Indonesia, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 18.07 million for cattle livestock count heads 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, cattle livestock count heads in Indonesia peaked at 18.07 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.14 million, in 1970.
Indonesia ranks 19th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle livestock count heads in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.36 million | — |
| 1962 | 6.58 million | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 6.54 million | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 6.54 million | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 6.82 million | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 6.79 million | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 6.82 million | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 7.87 million | +15.5% |
| 1969 | 6.45 million | -18.1% |
| 1970 | 6.14 million | -4.8% |
| 1971 | 6.25 million | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 6.29 million | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 6.39 million | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 6.38 million | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 6.24 million | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 6.24 million | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 6.22 million | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 6.33 million | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 6.36 million | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 6.44 million | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 6.52 million | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 6.59 million | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 8.89 million | +34.9% |
| 1984 | 9.24 million | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 9.32 million | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 9.43 million | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 9.51 million | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 9.78 million | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 10.09 million | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 10.41 million | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 10.67 million | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 11.21 million | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 10.83 million | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 11.37 million | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 11.53 million | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 11.82 million | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 11.94 million | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 11.63 million | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 11.28 million | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 11.01 million | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 11.14 million | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 11.30 million | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 10.50 million | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 10.53 million | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 10.57 million | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 10.88 million | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 11.51 million | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 12.26 million | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 12.76 million | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 13.58 million | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 14.82 million | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 15.98 million | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 12.69 million | -20.6% |
| 2014 | 14.73 million | +16.1% |
| 2015 | 15.42 million | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 16.00 million | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 16.43 million | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 16.43 million | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16.93 million | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 17.44 million | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 17.98 million | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 17.60 million | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 17.57 million | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 18.07 million | +2.8% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 18.07 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 918,057, 19.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 18.07 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 650,522, 27.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle livestock count heads in Indonesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +34.9% | 6.59 million | 8.89 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.75 million | 6.36 million | 7.87 million | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.28 million | 6.14 million | 6.39 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.58 million | 6.44 million | 10.09 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.27 million | 10.41 million | 11.94 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.25 million | 10.50 million | 12.76 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.30 million | 12.69 million | 16.93 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.73 million | 17.44 million | 18.07 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More agriculture & rural data for Indonesia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.8289 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1786 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.7886 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2154 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.131 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 662.79 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7808 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle livestock count heads in Indonesia?
- Cattle livestock count heads in Indonesia was 18.07 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.07 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.14 million in 1970.
- How does Indonesia rank for cattle livestock count heads?
- Indonesia ranks 19th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle livestock count heads 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Cattle livestock count heads. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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