Number of cattle in Mongolia
Mongolia: Number of cattle was 5.07 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.07 million animals
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
54th
of 197 countries
All-time high
5.51 million animals
in 2022
All-time low
1.64 million animals
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 54th of 197 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.
Number of cattle in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.91 million animals | — |
| 1962 | 1.64 million animals | -14.1% |
| 1963 | 1.70 million animals | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 1.86 million animals | +9.0% |
| 1965 | 1.98 million animals | +6.8% |
| 1966 | 2.09 million animals | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 2.07 million animals | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 2.03 million animals | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 1.98 million animals | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 1.99 million animals | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 2.11 million animals | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 2.18 million animals | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 2.19 million animals | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 2.23 million animals | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 2.36 million animals | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 2.43 million animals | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 2.42 million animals | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 2.39 million animals | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 2.48 million animals | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 2.48 million animals | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 2.40 million animals | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 2.38 million animals | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 2.40 million animals | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 2.37 million animals | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 2.37 million animals | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2.41 million animals | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 2.48 million animals | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 2.53 million animals | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 2.54 million animals | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 2.69 million animals | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 2.85 million animals | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 2.82 million animals | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 2.82 million animals | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 2.73 million animals | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 3.01 million animals | +10.1% |
| 1996 | 3.32 million animals | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 3.48 million animals | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 3.61 million animals | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 3.73 million animals | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 3.82 million animals | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 3.10 million animals | -19.0% |
| 2002 | 2.07 million animals | -33.2% |
| 2003 | 2.05 million animals | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.79 million animals | -12.7% |
| 2005 | 1.96 million animals | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 2.17 million animals | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 2.43 million animals | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 2.50 million animals | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 2.60 million animals | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 2.18 million animals | -16.3% |
| 2011 | 2.34 million animals | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 2.58 million animals | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 2.91 million animals | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 3.41 million animals | +17.3% |
| 2015 | 3.78 million animals | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 4.08 million animals | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 4.39 million animals | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 4.38 million animals | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 4.75 million animals | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 4.73 million animals | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 5.02 million animals | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 5.51 million animals | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 5.35 million animals | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 5.07 million animals | -5.2% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 5.07 million animals is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 918,057 animals, 5.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 5.07 million animals is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 650,522 animals, 7.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of cattle in Mongolia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -33.2% | 3.10 million animals | 2.07 million animals |
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 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More agriculture & rural data for Mongolia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 30.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0894 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 635.39 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5968 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2885 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (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 54th out of 197 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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