Number of cattle in Rwanda
Rwanda: Number of cattle was 1.55 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of cattle in Rwanda, 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 Rwanda stood at 1.55 million animals.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of cattle in Rwanda peaked at 1.61 million animals in 2020 and was at its lowest, 420,000 animals, in 1961.
That places Rwanda 95th out of 196 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 555,398 animals | 420,000 animals | 682,104 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 687,702 animals | 628,731 animals | 748,157 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 616,704 animals | 579,230 animals | 650,025 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 562,692 animals | 453,827 animals | 748,976 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.00 million animals | 732,123 animals | 1.22 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.23 million animals | 1.13 million animals | 1.41 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.51 million animals | 1.42 million animals | 1.61 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Rwanda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.3% (2025)
- Rural population 10.07 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 69.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 546,634 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of cattle in Rwanda?
- Number of cattle in Rwanda was 1.55 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 million animals in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 420,000 animals in 1961.
- How does Rwanda rank for number of cattle?
- Rwanda ranks 95th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of cattle rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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