Number of cattle in Philippines
Philippines: Number of cattle was 2.61 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.61 million animals
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
76th
of 197 countries
All-time high
2.61 million animals
in 2024
All-time low
1.05 million animals
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Number of cattle in Philippines, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 2.61 million animals for number of cattle in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of cattle in Philippines peaked at 2.61 million animals in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.05 million animals, in 1961.
That places Philippines 76th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Philippines, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.05 million animals | — |
| 1962 | 1.09 million animals | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 1.20 million animals | +9.4% |
| 1964 | 1.38 million animals | +15.5% |
| 1965 | 1.56 million animals | +12.8% |
| 1966 | 1.58 million animals | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 1.57 million animals | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 1.64 million animals | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 1.63 million animals | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 1.68 million animals | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 1.79 million animals | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 1.93 million animals | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 2.10 million animals | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 1.90 million animals | -9.5% |
| 1975 | 1.80 million animals | -5.3% |
| 1976 | 1.74 million animals | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 1.72 million animals | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 1.82 million animals | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 1.83 million animals | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 1.88 million animals | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 1.94 million animals | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 1.94 million animals | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.94 million animals | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.85 million animals | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 1.79 million animals | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 1.81 million animals | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 1.75 million animals | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 1.70 million animals | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 1.68 million animals | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 1.63 million animals | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 1.68 million animals | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 1.73 million animals | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 1.91 million animals | +10.7% |
| 1994 | 1.94 million animals | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 2.02 million animals | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 2.13 million animals | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 2.27 million animals | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 2.40 million animals | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 2.43 million animals | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 2.48 million animals | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 2.50 million animals | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 2.55 million animals | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 2.58 million animals | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 2.59 million animals | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 2.49 million animals | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 2.52 million animals | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 2.57 million animals | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 2.57 million animals | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.59 million animals | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 2.57 million animals | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 2.52 million animals | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 2.49 million animals | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 2.50 million animals | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.51 million animals | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 2.53 million animals | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 2.55 million animals | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 2.55 million animals | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.55 million animals | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 2.54 million animals | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.54 million animals | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 2.61 million animals | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 2.58 million animals | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 2.58 million animals | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 2.61 million animals | +0.9% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 2.61 million animals is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 918,057 animals, 2.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 2.61 million animals is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 650,522 animals, 4.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.41 million animals | 1.05 million animals | 1.64 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.83 million animals | 1.68 million animals | 2.10 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.83 million animals | 1.68 million animals | 1.94 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.01 million animals | 1.63 million animals | 2.43 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.54 million animals | 2.48 million animals | 2.59 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.53 million animals | 2.49 million animals | 2.57 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.58 million animals | 2.54 million animals | 2.61 million animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More agriculture & rural data for Philippines
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.2488 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0859 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 358.34 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0874 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4423 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of cattle in Philippines?
- Number of cattle in Philippines was 2.61 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 2.61 million animals in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 million animals in 1961.
- How does Philippines rank for number of cattle?
- Philippines ranks 76th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of cattle rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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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