Cattle livestock count heads in Mali
Mali: Cattle livestock count heads was 14.04 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cattle livestock count heads in Mali, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle livestock count heads in Mali is 14.04 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle livestock count heads in Mali peaked at 14.04 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.51 million, in 1961.
Mali ranks 26th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 4.44 million | 3.51 million | 5.38 million | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.49 million | 3.64 million | 5.51 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.24 million | 4.34 million | 6.66 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.33 million | 5.00 million | 5.77 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.25 million | 5.93 million | 8.40 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.38 million | 8.90 million | 12.11 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.25 million | 12.47 million | 14.04 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 23 Uganda 14.72 million compare
- 24 Uzbekistan 14.39 million compare
- 25 South Sudan 14.28 million compare
- 27 Paraguay 13.63 million compare
- 28 South Africa 12.12 million compare
- 29 Uruguay 11.96 million compare
More agriculture & rural data for Mali
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 33.0% (2025)
- Rural population 17.08 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 67.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 8.4% (2023)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 33.02 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 33.02 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 6.29 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle livestock count heads in Mali?
- Cattle livestock count heads in Mali was 14.04 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 14.04 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.51 million in 1961.
- How does Mali rank for cattle livestock count heads?
- Mali ranks 26th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle livestock count heads rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali 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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