Cattle — Stocks in Rwanda
Rwanda: Cattle — Stocks was 1.55 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Stocks in Rwanda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 1.55 million An for cattle — stocks in 2024.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in Rwanda peaked at 1.61 million An in 2020 and was at its lowest, 420,000 An, in 1961.
That places Rwanda 93rd out of 189 countries 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.
Cattle — Stocks in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 420,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 443,000 An | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 500,379 An | +13.0% |
| 1964 | 516,300 An | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 521,400 An | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 614,722 An | +17.9% |
| 1967 | 682,104 An | +11.0% |
| 1968 | 625,152 An | -8.3% |
| 1969 | 675,523 An | +8.1% |
| 1970 | 709,354 An | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 748,157 An | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 742,512 An | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 739,902 An | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 705,347 An | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 686,813 An | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 637,641 An | -7.2% |
| 1977 | 628,731 An | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 647,206 An | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 631,353 An | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 634,321 An | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 610,627 An | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 626,615 An | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 647,090 An | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 628,143 An | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 650,025 An | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 614,230 An | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 582,700 An | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 579,230 An | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 594,059 An | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 581,812 An | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 600,000 An | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 550,000 An | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 500,000 An | -9.1% |
| 1994 | 453,827 An | -9.2% |
| 1995 | 465,173 An | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 500,000 An | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 570,000 An | +14.0% |
| 1998 | 657,137 An | +15.3% |
| 1999 | 748,976 An | +14.0% |
| 2000 | 732,123 An | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 815,898 An | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 815,450 An | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 991,697 An | +21.6% |
| 2004 | 1.00 million An | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.01 million An | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.12 million An | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 1.15 million An | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 1.19 million An | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 1.22 million An | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.33 million An | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 1.14 million An | -14.4% |
| 2012 | 1.14 million An | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.13 million An | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.17 million An | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 1.35 million An | +15.8% |
| 2016 | 1.21 million An | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 1.17 million An | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 1.29 million An | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 1.41 million An | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 1.61 million An | +14.4% |
| 2021 | 1.50 million An | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 1.42 million An | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 1.45 million An | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 1.55 million An | +6.4% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 1.55 million An is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.83 million An, 32% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 1.55 million An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.61 million An, 59% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 555,398 An | 420,000 An | 682,104 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 687,702 An | 628,731 An | 748,157 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 616,704 An | 579,230 An | 650,025 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 562,692 An | 453,827 An | 748,976 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.00 million An | 732,123 An | 1.22 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.23 million An | 1.13 million An | 1.41 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.51 million An | 1.42 million An | 1.61 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More agriculture & rural data for Rwanda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.203 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6953 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6909 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — stocks in Rwanda?
- Cattle — stocks in Rwanda was 1.55 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 million An in 2020.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 420,000 An in 1961.
- How does Rwanda rank for cattle — stocks?
- Rwanda ranks 93rd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.