Cattle livestock count heads in Mozambique
Mozambique: Cattle livestock count heads was 2.47 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cattle livestock count heads in Mozambique, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 2.47 million for cattle livestock count heads in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle livestock count heads in Mozambique peaked at 2.47 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 722,199, in 2001.
Mozambique ranks 77th 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 | 1.09 million | 950,000 | 1.22 million | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.35 million | 1.26 million | 1.42 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.22 million | 950,000 | 1.42 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 907,000 | 800,000 | 1.00 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 million | 722,199 | 1.36 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.77 million | 1.28 million | 2.38 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.32 million | 2.18 million | 2.47 million | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Mozambique
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 25.6% (2025)
- Rural population 22.37 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 62.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 25.57 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 25.57 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.42 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle livestock count heads in Mozambique?
- Cattle livestock count heads in Mozambique was 2.47 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 2.47 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 722,199 in 2001.
- How does Mozambique rank for cattle livestock count heads?
- Mozambique ranks 77th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle livestock count heads rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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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