Number of cattle in Mongolia
Mongolia: Number of cattle was 5.07 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of cattle in Mongolia, 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 Mongolia stood at 5.07 million animals.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and up 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of cattle in Mongolia peaked at 5.51 million animals in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.64 million animals, in 1962.
Mongolia ranks 53rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.92 million animals | 1.64 million animals | 2.09 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.28 million animals | 1.99 million animals | 2.48 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.43 million animals | 2.37 million animals | 2.54 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.10 million animals | 2.69 million animals | 3.73 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.45 million animals | 1.79 million animals | 3.82 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.48 million animals | 2.18 million animals | 4.75 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.14 million animals | 4.73 million animals | 5.51 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Mongolia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.9% (2025)
- Rural population 1.03 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 28.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.9% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.9% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 363,061 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of cattle in Mongolia?
- Number of cattle in Mongolia was 5.07 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.51 million animals in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.64 million animals in 1962.
- How does Mongolia rank for number of cattle?
- Mongolia ranks 53rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of cattle rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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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