Number of cattle in Senegal
Senegal: Number of cattle was 3.71 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of cattle in Senegal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of cattle in Senegal is 3.71 million animals, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of cattle in Senegal peaked at 3.83 million animals in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.82 million animals, in 1962.
Senegal ranks 62nd 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 | 2.21 million animals | 1.82 million animals | 2.56 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.47 million animals | 2.25 million animals | 2.67 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.32 million animals | 2.20 million animals | 2.55 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.75 million animals | 2.46 million animals | 2.93 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.10 million animals | 2.99 million animals | 3.26 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.48 million animals | 3.31 million animals | 3.63 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.73 million animals | 3.66 million animals | 3.83 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Senegal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.1% (2025)
- Rural population 8.37 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Rural population 44.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 17.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 17.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.94 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of cattle in Senegal?
- Number of cattle in Senegal was 3.71 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 3.83 million animals in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.82 million animals in 1962.
- How does Senegal rank for number of cattle?
- Senegal ranks 62nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of cattle rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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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