Cattle — Stocks in Germany
Germany: Cattle — Stocks was 10.46 million An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Stocks in Germany, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — stocks in Germany is 10.46 million An, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in Germany peaked at 21.54 million An in 1985 and was at its lowest, 10.46 million An, in 2024.
Germany ranks 33rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle — Stocks in Germany, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17.54 million An | — |
| 1962 | 17.82 million An | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 17.86 million An | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 17.63 million An | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 17.74 million An | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 18.44 million An | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 18.89 million An | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 19.00 million An | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 19.17 million An | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 19.46 million An | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 19.22 million An | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 18.93 million An | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 19.27 million An | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 19.85 million An | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 20.01 million An | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 20.02 million An | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 19.97 million An | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 20.31 million An | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 20.58 million An | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 20.65 million An | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 20.79 million An | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 20.74 million An | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 20.79 million An | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 21.32 million An | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 21.54 million An | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 21.45 million An | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 21.11 million An | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 20.61 million An | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 20.37 million An | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 20.29 million An | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 19.49 million An | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 17.13 million An | -12.1% |
| 1993 | 16.21 million An | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 15.90 million An | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 15.96 million An | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 15.89 million An | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 15.76 million An | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 15.23 million An | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 14.94 million An | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 14.66 million An | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 14.57 million An | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 14.23 million An | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 13.64 million An | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 13.20 million An | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 13.03 million An | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 12.75 million An | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 12.69 million An | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 12.97 million An | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 12.94 million An | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 12.81 million An | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 12.56 million An | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 12.48 million An | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 12.59 million An | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 12.74 million An | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 12.64 million An | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 12.47 million An | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 12.28 million An | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 11.95 million An | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 11.64 million An | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 11.30 million An | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 11.04 million An | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 11.00 million An | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 10.84 million An | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 10.46 million An | -3.5% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 10.46 million An is above the median for high income countries, which is 546,476 An, 19.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Germany's 10.46 million An is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.10 million An, 9.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.23 million An | 17.54 million An | 19.17 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.76 million An | 18.93 million An | 20.58 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.94 million An | 20.37 million An | 21.54 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.68 million An | 14.94 million An | 20.29 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.47 million An | 12.69 million An | 14.66 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.42 million An | 11.64 million An | 12.81 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.93 million An | 10.46 million An | 11.30 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 30 Uruguay 11.96 million An compare
- 31 Canada 10.98 million An compare
- 32 Myanmar 10.80 million An compare
- 34 Burkina Faso 10.28 million An compare
- 35 New Zealand 9.52 million An compare
- 36 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 9.41 million An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Germany
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 527.18 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6813 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1786 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — stocks in Germany?
- Cattle — stocks in Germany was 10.46 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 21.54 million An in 1985.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.46 million An in 2024.
- How does Germany rank for cattle — stocks?
- Germany ranks 33rd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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.