Cattle — Stocks in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Cattle — Stocks was 534,181 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Stocks in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — stocks in Saudi Arabia is 534,181 An, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in Saudi Arabia peaked at 700,000 An in 2020 and was at its lowest, 110,000 An, in 1961.
Saudi Arabia ranks 118th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle — Stocks in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 110,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 112,000 An | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 114,000 An | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 116,000 An | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 118,000 An | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 120,000 An | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 120,727 An | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 135,000 An | +11.8% |
| 1969 | 150,000 An | +11.1% |
| 1970 | 160,000 An | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 170,000 An | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 185,920 An | +9.4% |
| 1973 | 232,056 An | +24.8% |
| 1974 | 260,000 An | +12.0% |
| 1975 | 281,753 An | +8.4% |
| 1976 | 320,704 An | +13.8% |
| 1977 | 316,428 An | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 352,669 An | +11.5% |
| 1979 | 373,261 An | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 398,726 An | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 350,000 An | -12.2% |
| 1982 | 300,000 An | -14.3% |
| 1983 | 278,827 An | -7.1% |
| 1984 | 270,582 An | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 289,847 An | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 303,026 An | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 195,379 An | -35.5% |
| 1988 | 195,441 An | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 193,634 An | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 192,764 An | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 197,893 An | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 224,013 An | +13.2% |
| 1993 | 229,222 An | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 242,547 An | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 252,760 An | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 259,081 An | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 277,261 An | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 294,000 An | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 280,513 An | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 290,506 An | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 306,202 An | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 322,202 An | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 331,933 An | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 341,958 An | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 352,000 An | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 369,000 An | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 421,000 An | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 417,758 An | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 424,489 An | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 393,324 An | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 426,204 An | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 486,503 An | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 456,371 An | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 354,276 An | -22.4% |
| 2015 | 357,801 An | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 361,362 An | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 364,958 An | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 477,255 An | +30.8% |
| 2019 | 567,040 An | +18.8% |
| 2020 | 700,000 An | +23.4% |
| 2021 | 453,603 An | -35.2% |
| 2022 | 312,060 An | -31.2% |
| 2023 | 501,975 An | +60.9% |
| 2024 | 534,181 An | +6.4% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 534,181 An is below the median for high income countries, which is 546,476 An, 98% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 534,181 An is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 446,988 An, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Stocks in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +60.9% | 312,060 An | 501,975 An |
| 1987 | -35.5% | 303,026 An | 195,379 An |
| 2021 | -35.2% | 700,000 An | 453,603 An |
| 2022 | -31.2% | 453,603 An | 312,060 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 121,747 An | 110,000 An | 150,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 265,279 An | 160,000 An | 373,261 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 277,546 An | 193,634 An | 398,726 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 245,005 An | 192,764 An | 294,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 357,705 An | 290,506 An | 424,489 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 424,509 An | 354,276 An | 567,040 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 500,364 An | 312,060 An | 700,000 An | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Saudi Arabia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 894.48 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1539 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — stocks in Saudi Arabia?
- Cattle — stocks in Saudi Arabia was 534,181 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 700,000 An in 2020.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 110,000 An in 1961.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for cattle — stocks?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 118th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.