Number of cattle in Poland
Poland: Number of cattle was 6.19 million animals in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of cattle in Poland, 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 Poland stood at 6.19 million animals.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of cattle in Poland peaked at 13.25 million animals in 1975 and was at its lowest, 5.35 million animals, in 2004.
Poland ranks 42nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.18 million animals | 9.17 million animals | 11.05 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.39 million animals | 10.84 million animals | 13.25 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.24 million animals | 10.32 million animals | 12.65 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.77 million animals | 6.56 million animals | 10.05 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.64 million animals | 5.35 million animals | 6.08 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.95 million animals | 5.74 million animals | 6.26 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.31 million animals | 6.19 million animals | 6.45 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Poland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 25.41 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.5% (2025)
- Rural population 14.54 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 39.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 7.19 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of cattle in Poland?
- Number of cattle in Poland was 6.19 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 13.25 million animals in 1975.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.35 million animals in 2004.
- How does Poland rank for number of cattle?
- Poland ranks 42nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of cattle rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland 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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