Number of cattle in Myanmar
Myanmar: Number of cattle was 10.80 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of cattle in Myanmar, 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 Myanmar stood at 10.80 million animals.
The figure is down 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of cattle in Myanmar peaked at 17.65 million animals in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.25 million animals, in 1961.
Myanmar ranks 32nd 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 | 6.04 million animals | 5.25 million animals | 6.69 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.45 million animals | 6.83 million animals | 8.31 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.40 million animals | 8.53 million animals | 10.09 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.90 million animals | 9.31 million animals | 10.74 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.07 million animals | 10.98 million animals | 13.19 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.29 million animals | 9.91 million animals | 17.65 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.68 million animals | 10.31 million animals | 10.81 million animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More agriculture & rural data for Myanmar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 25.3% (2025)
- Rural population 38.08 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 69.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 7.97 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of cattle in Myanmar?
- Number of cattle in Myanmar was 10.80 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 17.65 million animals in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.25 million animals in 1961.
- How does Myanmar rank for number of cattle?
- Myanmar ranks 32nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of cattle rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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