Cattle — Stocks in Gabon
Gabon: Cattle — Stocks was 39,678 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cattle — Stocks in Gabon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 39,678 An for cattle — stocks in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in Gabon peaked at 39,678 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,057 An, in 1970.
Gabon ranks 159th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cattle — Stocks in Gabon, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,800 An | — |
| 1962 | 3,300 An | +17.9% |
| 1963 | 2,800 An | -15.2% |
| 1964 | 3,000 An | +7.1% |
| 1965 | 3,577 An | +19.2% |
| 1966 | 4,000 An | +11.8% |
| 1967 | 4,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 4,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 3,200 An | -20.0% |
| 1970 | 2,057 An | -35.7% |
| 1971 | 3,295 An | +60.2% |
| 1972 | 4,500 An | +36.6% |
| 1973 | 4,000 An | -11.1% |
| 1974 | 3,000 An | -25.0% |
| 1975 | 2,500 An | -16.7% |
| 1976 | 3,000 An | +20.0% |
| 1977 | 3,100 An | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 3,200 An | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 4,000 An | +25.0% |
| 1980 | 4,700 An | +17.5% |
| 1981 | 5,400 An | +14.9% |
| 1982 | 6,200 An | +14.8% |
| 1983 | 5,683 An | -8.3% |
| 1984 | 6,218 An | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 10,955 An | +76.2% |
| 1986 | 18,519 An | +69.0% |
| 1987 | 20,916 An | +12.9% |
| 1988 | 23,614 An | +12.9% |
| 1989 | 26,684 An | +13.0% |
| 1990 | 30,877 An | +15.7% |
| 1991 | 34,296 An | +11.1% |
| 1992 | 36,824 An | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 37,288 An | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 37,500 An | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 38,000 An | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 36,000 An | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 33,000 An | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 34,000 An | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 35,000 An | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 36,000 An | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 36,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 36,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 35,000 An | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 35,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 35,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 35,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 36,000 An | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 36,500 An | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 36,500 An | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 37,000 An | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 37,500 An | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 38,000 An | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 38,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 38,500 An | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 39,081 An | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 39,471 An | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 39,340 An | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 39,143 An | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 38,976 An | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 38,825 An | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 39,262 An | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 39,411 An | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 39,545 An | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 39,678 An | +0.3% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 39,678 An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 918,057 An, 4% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 39,678 An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.61 million An, 2% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Stocks in Gabon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +76.2% | 6,218 An | 10,955 An |
| 1986 | +69.0% | 10,955 An | 18,519 An |
| 1971 | +60.2% | 2,057 An | 3,295 An |
| 1970 | -35.7% | 3,200 An | 2,057 An |
| 1972 | +36.6% | 3,295 An | 4,500 An |
| 1974 | -25.0% | 4,000 An | 3,000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,409 An | 2,800 An | 4,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,265 An | 2,057 An | 4,500 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,889 An | 4,700 An | 26,684 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 35,278 An | 30,877 An | 38,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,700 An | 35,000 An | 36,500 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 38,501 An | 37,000 An | 39,471 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,344 An | 38,825 An | 39,678 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More agriculture & rural data for Gabon
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0675 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 557.95 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6835 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0791 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — stocks in Gabon?
- Cattle — stocks in Gabon was 39,678 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 39,678 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,057 An in 1970.
- How does Gabon rank for cattle — stocks?
- Gabon ranks 159th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon 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.