Cattle livestock count heads in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Cattle livestock count heads was 534,181 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
534,181
Change on year
up 6.4%
World rank
121st
of 196 countries
All-time high
700,000
in 2020
All-time low
110,000
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cattle livestock count heads in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 534,181 for cattle livestock count heads in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle livestock count heads in Saudi Arabia peaked at 700,000 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 110,000, in 1961.
Saudi Arabia ranks 121st of 196 countries on this measure, 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 | 121,747 | 110,000 | 150,000 | 9 |
| 1970s | 265,279 | 160,000 | 373,261 | 10 |
| 1980s | 277,546 | 193,634 | 398,726 | 10 |
| 1990s | 245,005 | 192,764 | 294,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 357,705 | 290,506 | 424,489 | 10 |
| 2010s | 424,509 | 354,276 | 567,040 | 10 |
| 2020s | 500,364 | 312,060 | 700,000 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Saudi Arabia
- Agriculture share gdp 2.59 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.59 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
- Rural population 15.4% (2025)
- Rural population growth 3.6% (2025)
- Rural population 5.69 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 33.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 5.12 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle livestock count heads in Saudi Arabia?
- Cattle livestock count heads in Saudi Arabia was 534,181 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 700,000 in 2020.
- What is the lowest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 110,000 in 1961.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for cattle livestock count heads?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 121st out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle livestock count heads rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cattle livestock count heads. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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