Number of cattle, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of cattle. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
197
Highest
20.55 % change on previous year
Kazakhstan
Lowest
-38.62 % change on previous year
Palestine
Median
0 % change on previous year
Years covered
63
1962–2024
Data points
11,253
What the numbers show
Number of cattle, annual growth rate is currently reported for 197 countries. The highest value is 20.55 % change on previous year in Kazakhstan; the lowest is -38.62 % change on previous year in Palestine.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 % change on previous year, and the mean is -0.3484 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 59 countries rose and 121 fell. The largest increase was in Democratic Republic of Congo (up 3,529.6%), and the largest decrease in USSR (down 6,106.4%).
Number of cattle, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 20.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 625.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,590.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Grenada | 11.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 666.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 10.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3,529.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Antigua and Barbuda | 10.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Nepal | 9.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,379.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Benin | 9.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 258.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Martinique | 9.06 % change on previous year | 2006 | up 259.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Seychelles | 7.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 6.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 128.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Eswatini | 6.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 635.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Rwanda | 6.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 117.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Fiji | 6.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 108.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Niger | 6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Malawi | 5.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 16 | French Guiana | 5.39 % change on previous year | 2006 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Chad | 5.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Laos | 5.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 67.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Paraguay | 3.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Colombia | 3.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 307.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Tajikistan | 3.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 177.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Pakistan | 3.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Ethiopia | 3.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Guadeloupe | 3.31 % change on previous year | 2006 | down 89.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Faroe Islands | 3.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 346.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Qatar | 3.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 84.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Albania | 3.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 949.4% | volatile |
| 28 | El Salvador | 3.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 80.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Ghana | 3.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Tanzania | 3.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Mali | 3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Indonesia | 2.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 82.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Mauritius | 2.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 115.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Kenya | 2.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 320.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Mozambique | 2.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Turkey | 2.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 284.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Gambia | 2.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 75.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Sierra Leone | 2.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 40 | United Arab Emirates | 2.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Micronesia (country) | 2.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 42 | Czechia | 2.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Oman | 2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Sudan | 1.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 198.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Uzbekistan | 1.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 61.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Nicaragua | 1.72 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Croatia | 1.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 845.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Costa Rica | 1.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,061.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Australia | 1.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 358.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,731.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Guatemala | 1.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 67.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Afghanistan | 1.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 62.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Burkina Faso | 1.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Bolivia | 1.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 337.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Lebanon | 1.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Mauritania | 1.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Central African Republic | 1.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 59 | South Sudan | 1.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 137.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.9739 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 30.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Philippines | 0.9355 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 63.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Iran | 0.9257 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 102.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.9232 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Cook Islands | 0.8658 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 89.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Mexico | 0.8564 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 48.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Samoa | 0.807 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Uganda | 0.7452 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Uruguay | 0.7039 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Angola | 0.6807 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Bangladesh | 0.6316 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Malaysia | 0.5662 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 149.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Kuwait | 0.5129 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Djibouti | 0.5017 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Cyprus | 0.4984 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Reunion | 0.4474 % change on previous year | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.3819 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Honduras | 0.3505 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 143.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Gabon | 0.3363 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 74.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Switzerland | 0.3192 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Cameroon | 0.3025 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 87.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Liberia | 0.2851 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Solomon Islands | 0.2803 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Sri Lanka | 0.2744 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 105.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Burundi | 0.2546 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Vanuatu | 0.2331 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Eritrea | 0.2258 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 53.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Nigeria | 0.2244 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Cape Verde | 0.2188 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Haiti | 0.2063 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 39.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Dominican Republic | 0.2014 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Tonga | 0.1972 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Comoros | 0.1617 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Turkmenistan | 0.1381 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 90.4% | volatile |
| 94 | India | 0.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 110.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Somalia | 0.0491 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 92.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Hungary | 0.023 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Bahrain | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Myanmar | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Singapore | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Niue | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Dominica | -0.0072 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Yemen | -0.0106 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Cuba | -0.0738 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 107.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Togo | -0.104 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 91.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Congo | -0.112 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 112.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Hong Kong | -0.1272 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Bahamas | -0.1344 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 108 | North Korea | -0.1503 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Saint Lucia | -0.1809 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Brazil | -0.1844 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 164.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Cambodia | -0.2164 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 74.9% | volatile |
| 112 | New Zealand | -0.2345 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 112.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Zimbabwe | -0.236 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 98.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Papua New Guinea | -0.2524 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Belize | -0.2528 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 98.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Romania | -0.2921 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 144.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Slovenia | -0.4736 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 524.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Peru | -0.5793 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 246.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Jamaica | -0.5977 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 49.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Chile | -0.6199 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 121 | South Africa | -0.6239 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 259.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Russia | -0.661 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 64.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Taiwan | -0.7678 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 158.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Austria | -0.8412 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 718.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Guyana | -0.9231 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,142.2% | volatile |
| 126 | East Timor | -1.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 909.3% | volatile |
| 127 | New Caledonia | -1.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 196.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Libya | -1.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 246.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Barbados | -1.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Poland | -1.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 217.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Algeria | -1.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 117.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Bhutan | -1.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 188.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Montenegro | -1.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Japan | -1.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 43.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Denmark | -1.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 53.7% | volatile |
| 136 | United Kingdom | -1.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,012.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Puerto Rico | -1.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Jordan | -1.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 245.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Luxembourg | -1.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 162.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -1.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 93.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Syria | -1.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 12.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Georgia | -1.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 224.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Vietnam | -1.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 225.7% | volatile |
| 144 | United States | -1.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Spain | -1.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 128.6% | volatile |
| 146 | France | -1.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 344.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Iraq | -2.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 146.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Armenia | -2.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 181.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Moldova | -2.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Canada | -2.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 151 | USSR | -2.32 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 6,106.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Iceland | -2.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 124.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Belarus | -2.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3,027.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Norway | -2.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 53.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Thailand | -2.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 47.5% | volatile |
| 156 | Sweden | -2.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,027.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Portugal | -2.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 150.4% | volatile |
| 158 | Argentina | -2.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 311.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Bulgaria | -2.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 128.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Venezuela | -2.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 212.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Azerbaijan | -2.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 314.4% | volatile |
| 162 | Malta | -3.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 163 | Slovakia | -3.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 337.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Senegal | -3.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 303.1% | volatile |
| 165 | North Macedonia | -3.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 332.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Ireland | -3.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,079.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Germany | -3.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 380.6% | volatile |
| 168 | South Korea | -3.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 169 | Namibia | -3.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 138.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Serbia | -3.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 587.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Estonia | -3.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 159.4% | volatile |
| 172 | Lithuania | -3.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 173 | Italy | -3.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 151.7% | volatile |
| 174 | Belgium | -4.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 547.5% | volatile |
| 175 | Finland | -4.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,624.5% | volatile |
| 176 | Latvia | -4.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 227.3% | volatile |
| 177 | China | -4.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 178 | Zambia | -4.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 407.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Tunisia | -4.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 218.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Netherlands | -4.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 211.5% | volatile |
| 181 | French Polynesia | -4.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 250.8% | volatile |
| 182 | Guinea | -5.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 204.1% | volatile |
| 183 | Mongolia | -5.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 129.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Ukraine | -6.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 185 | Greece | -6.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 357.3% | volatile |
| 186 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -7.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 187 | Egypt | -7.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,054.9% | volatile |
| 188 | Madagascar | -7.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 544.9% | volatile |
| 189 | Ecuador | -7.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 190 | Panama | -7.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 191 | Botswana | -8.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 65.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Brunei | -8.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 193 | Suriname | -10.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 51.4% | volatile |
| 194 | Israel | -17.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,946.2% | volatile |
| 195 | Morocco | -17.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 968.4% | volatile |
| 196 | Lesotho | -22.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,477.9% | volatile |
| 197 | Palestine | -38.62 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 157.0% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of cattle. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Cattle livestock count heads Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of cattle. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.