Number of cattle in Namibia
Namibia: Number of cattle was 2.91 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of cattle in Namibia, 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 Namibia stood at 2.91 million animals.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of cattle in Namibia peaked at 3.17 million animals in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.84 million animals, in 1987.
Namibia ranks 68th 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 | 2.31 million animals | 2.12 million animals | 2.45 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.39 million animals | 1.85 million animals | 2.98 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.99 million animals | 1.84 million animals | 2.48 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.12 million animals | 1.99 million animals | 2.29 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.49 million animals | 2.31 million animals | 3.13 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.77 million animals | 2.35 million animals | 3.17 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.83 million animals | 2.52 million animals | 3.12 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Namibia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.05 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.0% (2025)
- Rural population 1.52 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Rural population 49.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 339,089 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of cattle in Namibia?
- Number of cattle in Namibia was 2.91 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.17 million animals in 2016.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.84 million animals in 1987.
- How does Namibia rank for number of cattle?
- Namibia ranks 68th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of cattle rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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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