Cattle livestock count heads in Zambia
Zambia: Cattle livestock count heads was 4.89 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.89 million
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
54th
of 196 countries
All-time high
5.12 million
in 2023
All-time low
1.27 million
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cattle livestock count heads in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 4.89 million for cattle livestock count heads in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle livestock count heads in Zambia peaked at 5.12 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.27 million, in 1964.
That places Zambia 54th 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 | 1.34 million | 1.27 million | 1.55 million | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.85 million | 1.57 million | 2.21 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.44 million | 2.18 million | 2.67 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.72 million | 2.20 million | 3.00 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.57 million | 2.32 million | 3.04 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.68 million | 2.54 million | 4.08 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.53 million | 3.81 million | 5.12 million | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Zambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.1% (2025)
- Rural population 11.85 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Rural population 54.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 4.11 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 4.11 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.56 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle livestock count heads in Zambia?
- Cattle livestock count heads in Zambia was 4.89 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.12 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 million in 1964.
- How does Zambia rank for cattle livestock count heads?
- Zambia ranks 54th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle livestock count heads rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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