Number of cattle in Romania
Romania: Number of cattle was 1.81 million animals in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of cattle in Romania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Romania recorded 1.81 million animals for number of cattle in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of cattle in Romania peaked at 7.04 million animals in 1985 and was at its lowest, 1.81 million animals, in 2024.
That places Romania 92nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 4.70 million animals | 4.38 million animals | 5.13 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.68 million animals | 4.86 million animals | 6.28 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.55 million animals | 6.25 million animals | 7.04 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.05 million animals | 3.14 million animals | 6.29 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.86 million animals | 2.68 million animals | 3.05 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.06 million animals | 1.92 million animals | 2.51 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.83 million animals | 1.81 million animals | 1.88 million animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 89 Cote d'Ivoire 1.90 million animals compare
- 90 Kyrgyzstan 1.83 million animals compare
- 91 Austria 1.82 million animals compare
- 93 Algeria 1.78 million animals compare
- 94 Costa Rica 1.58 million animals compare
- 95 Rwanda 1.55 million animals compare
More agriculture & rural data for Romania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 12.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.0% (2025)
- Rural population 9.10 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 47.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 5.17 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of cattle in Romania?
- Number of cattle in Romania was 1.81 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 7.04 million animals in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.81 million animals in 2024.
- How does Romania rank for number of cattle?
- Romania ranks 92nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of cattle rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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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