Cattle livestock count heads in Yemen
Yemen: Cattle livestock count heads was 1.97 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.97 million
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
88th
of 196 countries
All-time high
1.97 million
in 2023
All-time low
880,000
in 1976
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cattle livestock count heads in Yemen, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 1.97 million for cattle livestock count heads in 2024.
That represents a change of up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle livestock count heads in Yemen peaked at 1.97 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 880,000, in 1976.
That places Yemen 88th 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 | 1.24 million | 936,000 | 1.35 million | 9 |
| 1970s | 940,600 | 880,000 | 1.03 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.07 million | 973,000 | 1.17 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.17 million | 1.12 million | 1.23 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.43 million | 1.28 million | 1.57 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.69 million | 1.50 million | 1.82 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.91 million | 1.84 million | 1.97 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 85 Iraq 2.10 million compare
- 86 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.03 million compare
- 87 Mauritania 1.99 million compare
- 89 Cote d'Ivoire 1.90 million compare
- 90 Kyrgyzstan 1.83 million compare
- 91 Austria 1.82 million compare
More agriculture & rural data for Yemen
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.21 billion current US$ (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 28.7% (2018)
- Rural population 26.30 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.5% (2025)
- Rural population 63.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2019)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 28.75 (2018)
- Agriculture share gdp 28.75 (2018)
- Land under cereal production 543,000 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle livestock count heads in Yemen?
- Cattle livestock count heads in Yemen was 1.97 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 1.97 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 880,000 in 1976.
- How does Yemen rank for cattle livestock count heads?
- Yemen ranks 88th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle livestock count heads rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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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