Cattle — Stocks by country
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat,...
Countries reporting
249
Highest
238.18 million An
Brazil
Lowest
113 An
Niue
Median
1.52 million An
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
15,950
What the numbers show
Cattle — Stocks is currently reported for 249 countries. The highest value is 238.18 million An in Brazil; the lowest is 113 An in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.52 million An, and the mean is 8.31 million An.
Over the past decade 134 countries rose and 114 fell. The largest increase was in Democratic Republic of the Congo (up 114.0%), and the largest decrease in Brunei (down 61.9%).
Cattle — Stocks: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 238.18 million An | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 2 | India | 194.75 million An | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 3 | USSR | 115.64 million An | 1991 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 71.92 million An | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 71.92 million An | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 6 | China | 70.48 million An | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 6 | China | 70.48 million An | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 8 | China, mainland | 70.33 million An | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 9 | Pakistan | 57.54 million An | 2024 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Argentina | 52.78 million An | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 11 | Sudan (former) | 41.37 million An | 2011 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 12 | Australia and New Zealand | 39.89 million An | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 13 | Chad | 39.63 million An | 2024 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 14 | United Republic of Tanzania | 39.05 million An | 2024 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 15 | Mexico | 36.93 million An | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 16 | Sudan | 31.26 million An | 2024 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 17 | Ethiopia PDR | 31.00 million An | 1992 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 18 | Australia | 30.37 million An | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 19 | Colombia | 30.34 million An | 2024 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 25.01 million An | 2024 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 21 | Kenya | 22.44 million An | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 22 | Nigeria | 20.94 million An | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 23 | Niger | 20.38 million An | 2024 | up 79.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Indonesia | 18.07 million An | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 25 | Russia | 17.37 million An | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 25 | Russian Federation | 17.37 million An | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 27 | Turkey | 16.82 million An | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 27 | Türkiye | 16.82 million An | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 29 | France | 16.48 million An | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 30 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 15.75 million An | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 31 | Uganda | 14.72 million An | 2024 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Uzbekistan | 14.39 million An | 2024 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 32 | Uzbekistan | 14.39 million An | 2024 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 34 | South Sudan | 14.28 million An | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 34 | South Sudan | 14.28 million An | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 36 | Mali | 14.04 million An | 2024 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 37 | Paraguay | 13.63 million An | 2024 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 38 | South Africa | 12.12 million An | 2024 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 39 | Uruguay | 11.96 million An | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 40 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 11.25 million An | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 41 | Canada | 10.98 million An | 2024 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 42 | Myanmar | 10.80 million An | 2024 | down 30.2% | rising |
| 43 | Germany | 10.46 million An | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 44 | Burkina Faso | 10.28 million An | 2024 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 45 | New Zealand | 9.52 million An | 2024 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 46 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 9.41 million An | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 47 | Guinea | 9.32 million An | 2024 | up 53.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Caribbean | 8.26 million An | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 49 | Kazakhstan | 7.98 million An | 2024 | up 36.3% | flat |
| 49 | Kazakhstan | 7.98 million An | 2024 | up 36.3% | flat |
| 51 | Madagascar | 6.96 million An | 2024 | down 31.8% | flat |
| 51 | Madagascar | 6.96 million An | 2024 | down 31.8% | flat |
| 53 | Ireland | 6.31 million An | 2024 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 54 | Viet Nam | 6.21 million An | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 55 | Poland | 6.19 million An | 2024 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 56 | Spain | 6.17 million An | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 57 | Cameroon | 5.94 million An | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 58 | Peru | 5.84 million An | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 59 | Italy | 5.76 million An | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 60 | Zimbabwe | 5.74 million An | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 61 | Nicaragua | 5.62 million An | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 62 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 5.60 million An | 2024 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 63 | Afghanistan | 5.56 million An | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 63 | Afghanistan | 5.56 million An | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 65 | Angola | 5.20 million An | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 66 | Nepal | 5.20 million An | 2024 | down 28.2% | rising |
| 67 | Mongolia | 5.07 million An | 2024 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 68 | Zambia | 4.89 million An | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 69 | Central African Republic | 4.86 million An | 2024 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Somalia | 4.79 million An | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 71 | Yugoslav SFR | 4.51 million An | 1991 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 72 | Czechoslovakia | 4.35 million An | 1992 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 73 | Guatemala | 4.34 million An | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 74 | Thailand | 4.29 million An | 2024 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 75 | Belarus | 4.10 million An | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 75 | Belarus | 4.10 million An | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 77 | Japan | 3.98 million An | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 78 | Republic of Korea | 3.89 million An | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 79 | Senegal | 3.71 million An | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 80 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 3.56 million An | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 81 | Ecuador | 3.44 million An | 2024 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 82 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 3.40 million An | 1999 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 83 | Cuba | 3.25 million An | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 84 | Dominican Republic | 3.03 million An | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 85 | Chile | 2.96 million An | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 86 | Namibia | 2.91 million An | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 87 | Honduras | 2.90 million An | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 88 | Cambodia | 2.82 million An | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 89 | Tajikistan | 2.79 million An | 2024 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 89 | Tajikistan | 2.79 million An | 2024 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 91 | Benin | 2.76 million An | 2024 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Laos | 2.69 million An | 2024 | up 52.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.69 million An | 2024 | up 52.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Egypt | 2.63 million An | 2024 | down 44.9% | rising |
| 94 | Egypt | 2.63 million An | 2024 | down 44.9% | rising |
| 96 | Philippines | 2.61 million An | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 97 | Turkmenistan | 2.55 million An | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 98 | Mozambique | 2.47 million An | 2024 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 98 | Mozambique | 2.47 million An | 2024 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 100 | Morocco | 2.37 million An | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 101 | Ghana | 2.36 million An | 2024 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 102 | Azerbaijan | 2.33 million An | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 102 | Azerbaijan | 2.33 million An | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 104 | Malawi | 2.31 million An | 2024 | up 75.3% | rising |
| 105 | Eritrea | 2.16 million An | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 105 | Eritrea | 2.16 million An | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 107 | Ukraine | 2.16 million An | 2024 | down 51.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Belgium | 2.15 million An | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 109 | Iraq | 2.10 million An | 2024 | down 27.4% | rising |
| 110 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.03 million An | 2024 | up 114.0% | rising |
| 111 | Mauritania | 1.99 million An | 2024 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 111 | Mauritania | 1.99 million An | 2024 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 113 | Yemen | 1.97 million An | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 113 | Yemen | 1.97 million An | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 115 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.90 million An | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 115 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.90 million An | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 117 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.83 million An | 2024 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 117 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.83 million An | 2024 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 119 | Austria | 1.82 million An | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 120 | Romania | 1.81 million An | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 121 | Algeria | 1.78 million An | 2024 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 122 | Costa Rica | 1.58 million An | 2024 | up 21.1% | falling |
| 123 | Rwanda | 1.55 million An | 2024 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 124 | Switzerland | 1.53 million An | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 125 | Haiti | 1.52 million An | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 126 | Portugal | 1.49 million An | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 127 | Denmark | 1.41 million An | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 128 | Panama | 1.40 million An | 2024 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 129 | Czechia | 1.40 million An | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 130 | Sweden | 1.33 million An | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 131 | Burundi | 1.23 million An | 2024 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 132 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1.20 million An | 2005 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 133 | Sri Lanka | 1.13 million An | 2024 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 134 | Botswana | 918,057 An | 2024 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 135 | Hungary | 869,900 An | 2024 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 136 | Norway | 852,800 An | 2024 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 137 | Georgia | 837,700 An | 2024 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 138 | Syria | 826,396 An | 2024 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 138 | Syrian Arab Republic | 826,396 An | 2024 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 140 | El Salvador | 772,208 An | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 141 | Finland | 764,030 An | 2024 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 142 | Guinea-Bissau | 742,836 An | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 143 | Malaysia | 730,318 An | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 144 | Serbia | 698,605 An | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 144 | Serbia | 698,605 An | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 146 | Sierra Leone | 682,125 An | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 147 | Eswatini | 652,513 An | 2024 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 147 | Eswatini | 652,513 An | 2024 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 149 | Lithuania | 599,770 An | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 150 | Greece | 595,200 An | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 151 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 570,727 An | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 152 | Bulgaria | 558,770 An | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 153 | Saudi Arabia | 534,181 An | 2024 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 154 | Lesotho | 517,450 An | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 154 | Lesotho | 517,450 An | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 156 | Tunisia | 495,935 An | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 157 | Armenia | 491,594 An | 2024 | down 27.4% | rising |
| 157 | Armenia | 491,594 An | 2024 | down 27.4% | rising |
| 159 | Israel | 477,958 An | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 160 | Togo | 477,388 An | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 161 | Slovenia | 453,890 An | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 162 | Oman | 446,988 An | 2024 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Croatia | 422,000 An | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 163 | Croatia | 422,000 An | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 165 | Slovakia | 416,680 An | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 165 | Slovakia | 416,680 An | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 167 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 383,331 An | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 168 | Melanesia | 353,270 An | 2024 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 169 | Latvia | 352,090 An | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 170 | Congo | 335,224 An | 2024 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 170 | Congo | 335,224 An | 2024 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 172 | Djibouti | 317,893 An | 2024 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Gambia | 309,195 An | 2024 | down 35.5% | rising |
| 173 | Gambia | 309,195 An | 2024 | down 35.5% | rising |
| 175 | Albania | 272,035 An | 2024 | down 45.6% | flat |
| 176 | Bhutan | 257,103 An | 2024 | down 26.1% | rising |
| 177 | Timor-Leste | 238,902 An | 2024 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 178 | Estonia | 232,390 An | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 179 | Puerto Rico | 218,598 An | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 180 | Libya | 208,931 An | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 181 | Luxembourg | 180,530 An | 2024 | down 9.2% | flat |
| 182 | China, Taiwan Province of | 155,741 An | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 183 | Jamaica | 153,169 An | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 184 | North Macedonia | 143,953 An | 2024 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 184 | North Macedonia | 143,953 An | 2024 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 186 | United Arab Emirates | 119,098 An | 2024 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 187 | Belize | 99,019 An | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 188 | Guyana | 98,851 An | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 189 | Republic of Moldova | 98,817 An | 2024 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 190 | Papua New Guinea | 90,889 An | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 191 | Vanuatu | 89,000 An | 2024 | down 49.1% | rising |
| 192 | Jordan | 88,819 An | 2024 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 193 | Cyprus | 82,680 An | 2024 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 194 | Fiji | 80,720 An | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 194 | Fiji | 80,720 An | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 196 | New Caledonia | 77,281 An | 2024 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 197 | Iceland | 76,902 An | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 198 | Guadeloupe | 75,830 An | 2006 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 199 | Lebanon | 75,538 An | 2024 | down 19.6% | flat |
| 200 | Montenegro | 67,496 An | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 201 | Polynesia | 58,989 An | 2024 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 202 | Comoros | 51,420 An | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 202 | Comoros | 51,420 An | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 204 | Qatar | 45,424 An | 2024 | up 103.9% | volatile |
| 205 | Liberia | 43,270 An | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 206 | Palestine | 41,590 An | 2022 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 207 | Gabon | 39,678 An | 2024 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 208 | Samoa | 38,349 An | 2024 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 209 | Réunion | 36,372 An | 2006 | up 40.1% | flat |
| 210 | Trinidad and Tobago | 35,419 An | 2024 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 211 | Kuwait | 32,136 An | 2024 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 212 | Cape Verde | 29,779 An | 2024 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 212 | Cabo Verde | 29,779 An | 2024 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 214 | Suriname | 28,821 An | 2024 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 215 | Martinique | 23,900 An | 2006 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 216 | Micronesia | 18,180 An | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 216 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 18,180 An | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 218 | Solomon Islands | 15,381 An | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 219 | Dominica | 13,873 An | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 220 | Malta | 13,800 An | 2024 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 221 | French Guiana | 13,386 An | 2006 | up 51.2% | volatile |
| 222 | Tonga | 12,196 An | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 223 | Barbados | 11,241 An | 2024 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 224 | Saint Lucia | 10,486 An | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 224 | Saint Lucia | 10,486 An | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 226 | French Polynesia | 8,097 An | 2024 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 227 | Bahrain | 7,000 An | 2024 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 227 | Bahrain | 7,000 An | 2024 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 229 | Grenada | 6,191 An | 2024 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 230 | Equatorial Guinea | 5,520 An | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 230 | Equatorial Guinea | 5,520 An | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 232 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4,500 An | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 233 | Mauritius | 3,500 An | 2024 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 234 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2,600 An | 2024 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 234 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2,600 An | 2024 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 236 | Faroe Islands | 1,816 An | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 237 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1,709 An | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 237 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1,709 An | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 239 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,588 An | 2024 | up 32.3% | falling |
| 239 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,588 An | 2024 | up 32.3% | falling |
| 241 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1,570 An | 2024 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 242 | Bahamas | 743 An | 2024 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 242 | Bahamas | 743 An | 2024 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 244 | Seychelles | 557 An | 2024 | up 85.7% | volatile |
| 245 | Brunei | 286 An | 2024 | down 61.9% | volatile |
| 245 | Brunei Darussalam | 286 An | 2024 | down 61.9% | volatile |
| 247 | Cook Islands | 233 An | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 248 | Singapore | 177 An | 2024 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 249 | Niue | 113 An | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.58 billion An
- Americas 546.21 million An
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 501.01 million An
- Asia 484.36 million An
- Africa 398.74 million An
- South America 386.26 million An
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 379.15 million An
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 370.75 million An
- Southern Asia 295.05 million An
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 284.16 million An
- Eastern Africa 194.87 million An
- Europe 108.98 million An
- Northern America 98.14 million An
- Western Africa 89.97 million An
- United States of America 87.16 million An
- Eastern Asia 84.00 million An
- European Union (27) 71.90 million An
- Middle Africa 58.05 million An
- Central America 53.54 million An
- South-eastern Asia 48.46 million An
- Oceania 40.32 million An
- Northern Africa 38.73 million An
- Western Europe 36.19 million An
- Eastern Europe 34.97 million An
- Central Asia 29.53 million An
- Western Asia 27.32 million An
- Northern Europe 21.35 million An
- Southern Africa 17.12 million An
- Southern Europe 16.48 million An
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 9.99 million An
About this data
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.