Number of cattle in Palestine
Palestine: Number of cattle was 41,590 animals in 2022. ▲ Rising
Number of cattle in Palestine, 1994–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
In 2022, number of cattle in Palestine stood at 41,590 animals.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.6% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of cattle in Palestine peaked at 67,760 animals in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16,470 animals, in 1994.
Palestine ranks 164th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Number of cattle in Palestine, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 16,470 animals | — |
| 1995 | 18,024 animals | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 19,312 animals | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 20,976 animals | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 22,050 animals | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 23,858 animals | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 23,688 animals | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 26,601 animals | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 30,105 animals | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 33,235 animals | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 32,395 animals | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 33,746 animals | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 36,284 animals | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 34,255 animals | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 32,986 animals | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 32,000 animals | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 33,925 animals | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 39,625 animals | +16.8% |
| 2012 | 33,670 animals | -15.0% |
| 2013 | 33,980 animals | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 42,390 animals | +24.7% |
| 2015 | 36,730 animals | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 22,820 animals | -37.9% |
| 2017 | 40,813 animals | +78.8% |
| 2018 | 46,833 animals | +14.8% |
| 2019 | 31,220 animals | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 25,790 animals | -17.4% |
| 2021 | 67,760 animals | +162.7% |
| 2022 | 41,590 animals | -38.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20,115 animals | 16,470 animals | 23,858 animals | 6 |
| 2000s | 31,530 animals | 23,688 animals | 36,284 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 36,201 animals | 22,820 animals | 46,833 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 45,047 animals | 25,790 animals | 67,760 animals | 3 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Palestine
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0552 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 167.17 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2685 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1262 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of cattle in Palestine?
- Number of cattle in Palestine was 41,590 animals in 2022, 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 67,760 animals in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,470 animals in 1994.
- How does Palestine rank for number of cattle?
- Palestine ranks 164th out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of cattle rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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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