Number of cattle in Norway
Norway: Number of cattle was 852,800 animals in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of cattle in Norway, 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 Norway stood at 852,800 animals.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of cattle in Norway peaked at 1.18 million animals in 1961 and was at its lowest, 840,000 animals, in 2014.
Norway ranks 107th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.07 million animals | 973,425 animals | 1.18 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 943,957 animals | 914,905 animals | 968,843 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 973,680 animals | 931,900 animals | 1.01 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 994,543 animals | 953,100 animals | 1.04 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 935,705 animals | 878,134 animals | 987,915 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 866,114 animals | 840,000 animals | 885,292 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 881,957 animals | 852,800 animals | 901,026 animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Norway
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.72 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 921,833 (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 16.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 279,979 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of cattle in Norway?
- Number of cattle in Norway was 852,800 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 million animals in 1961.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 840,000 animals in 2014.
- How does Norway rank for number of cattle?
- Norway ranks 107th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of cattle rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway 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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