Cattle — Stocks in Northern Africa

Northern Africa: Cattle — Stocks was 38.73 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
38.73 million An
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
15th
of 41 groups
All-time high
52.00 million An
in 2010
All-time low
12.39 million An
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cattle — Stocks in Northern Africa, 1961–2024

10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

In 2024, cattle — stocks in Northern Africa stood at 38.73 million An.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in Northern Africa peaked at 52.00 million An in 2010 and was at its lowest, 12.39 million An, in 1962.

That places Northern Africa 15th out of 41 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 15.62 million An 12.39 million An 19.30 million An 9
1970s 22.11 million An 19.71 million An 24.79 million An 10
1980s 27.25 million An 25.76 million An 28.90 million An 10
1990s 37.00 million An 29.26 million An 44.27 million An 10
2000s 49.42 million An 45.79 million An 51.78 million An 10
2010s 43.29 million An 40.21 million An 52.00 million An 10
2020s 39.22 million An 38.73 million An 40.16 million An 5

Countries ranked near Northern Africa

  1. 12 Mexico 36.93 million An compare
  2. 13 Sudan 31.26 million An compare
  3. 14 Ethiopia PDR 31.00 million An compare
  4. 15 Australia 30.37 million An compare
  5. 16 Colombia 30.34 million An compare
  6. 17 Bangladesh 25.01 million An compare
  7. 18 Kenya 22.44 million An compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle — stocks in Northern Africa?
Cattle — stocks in Northern Africa was 38.73 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Northern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 52.00 million An in 2010.
What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Northern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 12.39 million An in 1962.
How does Northern Africa rank for cattle — stocks?
Northern Africa ranks 15th out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in Northern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern Africa 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

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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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.