Cattle — Stocks in France
France: Cattle — Stocks was 16.48 million An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Stocks in France, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, cattle — stocks in France stood at 16.48 million An. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in France peaked at 24.08 million An in 1976 and was at its lowest, 16.48 million An, in 2024.
France ranks 25th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.64 million An | 19.50 million An | 21.68 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.10 million An | 21.72 million An | 24.08 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.01 million An | 21.34 million An | 23.92 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.54 million An | 20.05 million An | 21.39 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.08 million An | 19.42 million An | 21.26 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.05 million An | 18.17 million An | 19.56 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.08 million An | 16.48 million An | 17.82 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 22 Indonesia 18.07 million An compare
- 23 Russian Federation 17.37 million An compare
- 24 Türkiye 16.82 million An compare
- 26 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 15.75 million An compare
- 27 Uganda 14.72 million An compare
- 28 Uzbekistan 14.39 million An compare
More agriculture & rural data for France
- Agriculture share gdp 1.4 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 1.4 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Rural population 21.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population 14.54 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 47.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 210,920 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — stocks in France?
- Cattle — stocks in France was 16.48 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 24.08 million An in 1976.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.48 million An in 2024.
- How does France rank for cattle — stocks?
- France ranks 25th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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.