Number of cattle
Number of cattle (domestic cattle, not buffaloes) present in the country, as published in FAOSTAT's crops and livestock products domain. FAO asks for the count on one day of the year, usually the census or survey date, so the reference day differs between countries.
FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.
Key facts
- Number of cattle in the World was 1,578,614,149 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- Number of cattle in the United States was 87,157,400 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- Brazil had the highest number of cattle of 190 countries in 2024, at 238,180,757 head, and Niue the lowest, at 113 head. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- Published for 197 places, with figures from 1961 to 2024.
Rankings
Countries by number of cattle, 2024
Places with data
World, EU and euro area
Countries
- India
- China
- United States
- Indonesia
- Pakistan
- Nigeria
- Brazil
- Bangladesh
- Russia
- Ethiopia
- French Guiana
- Montenegro
- Belgium
- Gabon
- Venezuela
- Moldova
Use this data in your AI agent
Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:
Which places have the highest number of cattle? Use official data and cite it.
rank_places {"indicator":"cattle_stocks","level":"country"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=cattle_stocks&level=country