Cattle — Stocks in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Cattle — Stocks was 71.92 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Stocks in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 71.92 million An for cattle — stocks in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in Ethiopia peaked at 71.92 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.45 million An, in 1993.
Ethiopia ranks 4th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Cattle — Stocks in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 29.45 million An | — |
| 1994 | 29.45 million An | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 29.82 million An | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 31.21 million An | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 32.61 million An | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 35.37 million An | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 35.10 million An | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 33.08 million An | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 35.38 million An | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 40.64 million An | +14.9% |
| 2003 | 39.00 million An | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 38.75 million An | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 40.39 million An | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 43.12 million An | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 47.57 million An | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 49.00 million An | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 50.88 million An | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 53.38 million An | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 52.13 million An | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 53.99 million An | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 55.03 million An | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 56.71 million An | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 57.83 million An | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 59.49 million An | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 60.39 million An | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 61.51 million An | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 65.35 million An | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 70.29 million An | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 68.08 million An | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 66.26 million An | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 69.32 million An | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 71.92 million An | +3.7% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 71.92 million An is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.83 million An, 14.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 71.92 million An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.61 million An, 27.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.86 million An | 29.45 million An | 35.37 million An | 7 |
| 2000s | 41.78 million An | 33.08 million An | 50.88 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.58 million An | 52.13 million An | 65.35 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.17 million An | 66.26 million An | 71.92 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 1 Brazil 238.18 million An compare
- 2 India 194.75 million An compare
- 3 USSR 115.64 million An
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 39.05 million An compare
- 5 China 70.48 million An compare
- 5 Türkiye 16.82 million An compare
- 6 China, mainland 70.33 million An compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 15.75 million An compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 11.25 million An compare
- 7 Pakistan 57.54 million An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ethiopia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -20.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3282 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 306.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7589 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — stocks in Ethiopia?
- Cattle — stocks in Ethiopia was 71.92 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 71.92 million An in 2024.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.45 million An in 1993.
- How does Ethiopia rank for cattle — stocks?
- Ethiopia ranks 4th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.