Cattle — Stocks in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Cattle — Stocks was 379.15 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
379.15 million An
Change on year
up 2.5%
Rank
6th
of 29 groups
All-time high
379.15 million An
in 2024
All-time low
103.99 million An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cattle — Stocks in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024

100.0M200.0M300.0M400.0M196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.

Analysis

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) recorded 379.15 million An for cattle — stocks in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 379.15 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 103.99 million An, in 1961.

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 6th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Cattle — Stocks in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Cattle — Stocks in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 103.99 million An
1962 105.88 million An +1.8%
1963 107.69 million An +1.7%
1964 110.72 million An +2.8%
1965 114.37 million An +3.3%
1966 116.92 million An +2.2%
1967 120.05 million An +2.7%
1968 122.53 million An +2.1%
1969 123.98 million An +1.2%
1970 126.25 million An +1.8%
1971 127.50 million An +1.0%
1972 127.39 million An -0.1%
1973 127.06 million An -0.3%
1974 127.13 million An +0.1%
1975 130.19 million An +2.4%
1976 131.01 million An +0.6%
1977 133.49 million An +1.9%
1978 138.00 million An +3.4%
1979 141.67 million An +2.7%
1980 142.81 million An +0.8%
1981 146.00 million An +2.2%
1982 150.48 million An +3.1%
1983 151.21 million An +0.5%
1984 147.70 million An -2.3%
1985 148.83 million An +0.8%
1986 149.21 million An +0.3%
1987 146.55 million An -1.8%
1988 148.93 million An +1.6%
1989 153.66 million An +3.2%
1990 157.10 million An +2.2%
1991 155.96 million An -0.7%
1992 170.31 million An +9.2%
1993 172.90 million An +1.5%
1994 176.42 million An +2.0%
1995 181.16 million An +2.7%
1996 183.56 million An +1.3%
1997 189.00 million An +3.0%
1998 195.41 million An +3.4%
1999 204.75 million An +4.8%
2000 204.16 million An -0.3%
2001 207.49 million An +1.6%
2002 215.58 million An +3.9%
2003 221.55 million An +2.8%
2004 223.73 million An +1.0%
2005 231.27 million An +3.4%
2006 237.92 million An +2.9%
2007 250.97 million An +5.5%
2008 260.50 million An +3.8%
2009 266.21 million An +2.2%
2010 273.91 million An +2.9%
2011 279.55 million An +2.1%
2012 288.68 million An +3.3%
2013 295.24 million An +2.3%
2014 302.32 million An +2.4%
2015 309.75 million An +2.5%
2016 319.41 million An +3.1%
2017 322.54 million An +1.0%
2018 331.84 million An +2.9%
2019 343.44 million An +3.5%
2020 357.18 million An +4.0%
2021 356.92 million An -0.1%
2022 358.94 million An +0.6%
2023 370.07 million An +3.1%
2024 379.15 million An +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 114.01 million An 103.99 million An 123.98 million An 9
1970s 130.97 million An 126.25 million An 141.67 million An 10
1980s 148.54 million An 142.81 million An 153.66 million An 10
1990s 178.66 million An 155.96 million An 204.75 million An 10
2000s 231.94 million An 204.16 million An 266.21 million An 10
2010s 306.67 million An 273.91 million An 343.44 million An 10
2020s 364.45 million An 356.92 million An 379.15 million An 5

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 3 USSR 115.64 million An compare
  2. 4 Ethiopia 71.92 million An compare
  3. 5 China 70.48 million An compare
  4. 5 Türkiye 16.82 million An compare
  5. 6 China, mainland 70.33 million An compare
  6. 7 Pakistan 57.54 million An compare
  7. 8 Argentina 52.78 million An compare
  8. 9 Sudan (former) 41.37 million An compare
  9. 9 Viet Nam 6.21 million An compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle — stocks in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Cattle — stocks in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 379.15 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 379.15 million An in 2024.
What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 103.99 million An in 1961.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for cattle — stocks?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 6th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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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Indicator
Cattle — Stocks
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
238 places, 13,828 data points, 1961–2024
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