Number of cattle in Jordan
Jordan: Number of cattle was 88,819 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of cattle in Jordan, 1961–2024
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 Jordan stood at 88,819 animals.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of cattle in Jordan peaked at 90,296 animals in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25,500 animals, in 1977.
That places Jordan 152nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56,844 animals | 39,800 animals | 78,300 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 38,212 animals | 25,500 animals | 46,613 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 30,063 animals | 27,500 animals | 34,500 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 54,618 animals | 35,000 animals | 64,150 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 69,092 animals | 60,421 animals | 81,000 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 71,851 animals | 65,390 animals | 77,616 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 83,389 animals | 77,888 animals | 90,296 animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More agriculture & rural data for Jordan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.6% (2025)
- Rural population 782,426 (2025)
- Rural population growth -4.0% (2025)
- Rural population 6.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 52,137 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of cattle in Jordan?
- Number of cattle in Jordan was 88,819 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 90,296 animals in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,500 animals in 1977.
- How does Jordan rank for number of cattle?
- Jordan ranks 152nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of cattle rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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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