Cattle — Stocks in Kenya
Kenya: Cattle — Stocks was 22.44 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Stocks in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 22.44 million An for cattle — stocks in 2024.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in Kenya peaked at 26.77 million An in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.80 million An, in 1963.
That places Kenya 18th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle — Stocks in Kenya, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.20 million An | — |
| 1962 | 7.37 million An | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 6.80 million An | -7.7% |
| 1964 | 7.40 million An | +8.8% |
| 1965 | 7.50 million An | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 7.74 million An | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 7.73 million An | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 7.75 million An | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 7.80 million An | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 8.60 million An | +10.3% |
| 1971 | 8.90 million An | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 9.20 million An | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 9.38 million An | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 9.62 million An | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 9.71 million An | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 9.50 million An | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 9.40 million An | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 10.20 million An | +8.5% |
| 1979 | 11.45 million An | +12.3% |
| 1980 | 10.00 million An | -12.7% |
| 1981 | 9.80 million An | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 11.00 million An | +12.2% |
| 1983 | 12.50 million An | +13.6% |
| 1984 | 13.08 million An | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 12.50 million An | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 12.60 million An | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 12.64 million An | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 13.05 million An | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 13.46 million An | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 13.79 million An | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 13.07 million An | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 13.00 million An | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 13.00 million An | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 13.00 million An | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 12.78 million An | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 11.51 million An | -9.9% |
| 1997 | 11.41 million An | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 11.69 million An | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 12.79 million An | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 11.44 million An | -10.5% |
| 2001 | 11.48 million An | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 11.94 million An | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 12.53 million An | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 13.02 million An | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 13.02 million An | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 12.42 million An | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 17.54 million An | +41.2% |
| 2008 | 18.38 million An | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 17.47 million An | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 17.86 million An | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 18.17 million An | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 19.13 million An | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 18.14 million An | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 18.25 million An | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 18.73 million An | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 20.53 million An | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 18.34 million An | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 19.64 million An | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 20.88 million An | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 26.77 million An | +28.2% |
| 2021 | 22.85 million An | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 20.83 million An | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 21.88 million An | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 22.44 million An | +2.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 22.44 million An is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.69 million An, 8.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 22.44 million An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.61 million An, 8.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Stocks in Kenya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +41.2% | 12.42 million An | 17.54 million An |
| 2020 | +28.2% | 20.88 million An | 26.77 million An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.48 million An | 6.80 million An | 7.80 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.60 million An | 8.60 million An | 11.45 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.06 million An | 9.80 million An | 13.46 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.60 million An | 11.41 million An | 13.79 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.92 million An | 11.44 million An | 18.38 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.97 million An | 17.86 million An | 20.88 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.95 million An | 20.83 million An | 26.77 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 15 Australia 30.37 million An compare
- 15 Melanesia 353,270 An compare
- 16 Colombia 30.34 million An compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 238,902 An compare
- 17 Bangladesh 25.01 million An compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 98,817 An compare
- 18 Polynesia 58,989 An compare
- 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 18,180 An compare
- 19 Nigeria 20.94 million An compare
- 19 Micronesia 18,180 An compare
- 20 Niger 20.38 million An compare
- 21 Indonesia 18.07 million An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Kenya
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 547.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6779 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 12.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — stocks in Kenya?
- Cattle — stocks in Kenya was 22.44 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 26.77 million An in 2020.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.80 million An in 1963.
- How does Kenya rank for cattle — stocks?
- Kenya ranks 18th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.