Number of cattle in Reunion
Reunion: Number of cattle was 36,372 animals in 2006. ▬ Flat
Latest (2006)
36,372 animals
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
166th
of 196 countries
All-time high
40,000 animals
in 1961
All-time low
17,730 animals
in 1974
Years of data
46
1961–2006
Number of cattle in Reunion, 1961–2006
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
In 2006, number of cattle in Reunion stood at 36,372 animals.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of cattle in Reunion peaked at 40,000 animals in 1961 and was at its lowest, 17,730 animals, in 1974.
Reunion ranks 166th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32,456 animals | 26,000 animals | 40,000 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 21,512 animals | 17,730 animals | 25,000 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,149 animals | 18,100 animals | 20,330 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 24,854 animals | 20,100 animals | 27,000 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,461 animals | 27,692 animals | 36,372 animals | 7 |
Countries ranked near Reunion
More agriculture & rural data for Reunion
- Milk per animal 547.87 kilograms per animal (2006)
- Fertilizer use per capita 0.06 Kilograms per capita (2023)
- Projections for global peak agricultural land 41,627 hectares (2023)
- Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita 13.57 kilograms per hectare (2023)
- Agricultural land use 41,627 hectares (2023)
- Nitrogen fertilizer use 389 tonnes (2023)
- Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade -16.4% (2023)
- Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 22.21 kilograms per hectare (2023)
- Agricultural area over the long-term 35,783 hectares (2025)
- Cropland per person over the long-term 0.0219 hectares per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of cattle in Reunion?
- Number of cattle in Reunion was 36,372 animals in 2006, 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 Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 40,000 animals in 1961.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,730 animals in 1974.
- How does Reunion rank for number of cattle?
- Reunion ranks 166th out of 196 countries with data for 2006.
- Is number of cattle rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Reunion 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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