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Number of cattle in Angola

Number of cattle in Angola was 5,200,294 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 0.7% from 2023. That is the 50th highest of 190 countries in 2024.

2024, head5,200,294 Estimated
Change on 2023+0.7%
Rank50th of 190Countries ranked
Series high5,200,2942024
Series low1,325,0001961

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Number of cattle in Angola, 1961 to 2024

1M2M3M4M5M6M19611971198119912001201120241961: 1,325,000 head1962: 1,430,000 head1963: 1,500,000 head1964: 1,650,000 head1965: 1,800,000 head1966: 1,900,000 head1967: 2,096,323 head1968: 2,095,222 head1969: 2,300,000 head1970: 2,514,177 head1971: 2,727,000 head1972: 2,800,000 head1973: 2,850,000 head1974: 2,900,000 head1975: 2,950,000 head1976: 2,750,000 head1977: 2,800,000 head1978: 2,900,000 head1979: 3,000,000 head1980: 3,100,000 head1981: 3,150,000 head1982: 3,200,000 head1983: 3,250,000 head1984: 3,300,000 head1985: 3,350,000 head1986: 3,400,000 head1987: 3,300,000 head1988: 3,200,000 head1989: 3,100,000 head1990: 3,100,000 head1991: 3,150,000 head1992: 3,200,000 head1993: 3,100,000 head1994: 3,000,000 head1995: 3,000,000 head1996: 3,309,000 head1997: 3,556,000 head1998: 3,898,000 head1999: 3,900,000 head2000: 4,042,000 head2001: 4,000,000 head2002: 3,900,000 head2003: 3,800,000 head2004: 3,680,500 head2005: 4,015,424 head2006: 4,105,750 head2007: 4,198,109 head2008: 4,292,545 head2009: 4,389,105 head2010: 4,487,838 head2011: 4,586,570 head2012: 4,687,475 head2013: 4,790,599 head2014: 4,895,000 head2015: 4,990,113 head2016: 5,078,430 head2017: 4,980,370 head2018: 4,943,060 head2019: 4,925,681 head2020: 4,924,541 head2021: 5,140,151 head2022: 5,130,157 head2023: 5,165,133 head2024: 5,200,294 head1M2M3M4M5M6M19611983200520241961: 1,325,000 head1962: 1,430,000 head1963: 1,500,000 head1964: 1,650,000 head1965: 1,800,000 head1966: 1,900,000 head1967: 2,096,323 head1968: 2,095,222 head1969: 2,300,000 head1970: 2,514,177 head1971: 2,727,000 head1972: 2,800,000 head1973: 2,850,000 head1974: 2,900,000 head1975: 2,950,000 head1976: 2,750,000 head1977: 2,800,000 head1978: 2,900,000 head1979: 3,000,000 head1980: 3,100,000 head1981: 3,150,000 head1982: 3,200,000 head1983: 3,250,000 head1984: 3,300,000 head1985: 3,350,000 head1986: 3,400,000 head1987: 3,300,000 head1988: 3,200,000 head1989: 3,100,000 head1990: 3,100,000 head1991: 3,150,000 head1992: 3,200,000 head1993: 3,100,000 head1994: 3,000,000 head1995: 3,000,000 head1996: 3,309,000 head1997: 3,556,000 head1998: 3,898,000 head1999: 3,900,000 head2000: 4,042,000 head2001: 4,000,000 head2002: 3,900,000 head2003: 3,800,000 head2004: 3,680,500 head2005: 4,015,424 head2006: 4,105,750 head2007: 4,198,109 head2008: 4,292,545 head2009: 4,389,105 head2010: 4,487,838 head2011: 4,586,570 head2012: 4,687,475 head2013: 4,790,599 head2014: 4,895,000 head2015: 4,990,113 head2016: 5,078,430 head2017: 4,980,370 head2018: 4,943,060 head2019: 4,925,681 head2020: 4,924,541 head2021: 5,140,151 head2022: 5,130,157 head2023: 5,165,133 head2024: 5,200,294 head
head. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.
All 64 values
Periodhead
20245,200,294 Estimated
20235,165,133 Estimated
20225,130,157 Estimated
20215,140,151 Estimated
20204,924,541 Estimated
20194,925,681 Estimated
20184,943,060 Estimated
20174,980,370 Estimated
20165,078,430 Estimated
20154,990,113 Estimated
20144,895,000 Estimated
20134,790,599
20124,687,475
20114,586,570
20104,487,838
20094,389,105
20084,292,545
20074,198,109
20064,105,750
20054,015,424
20043,680,500
20033,800,000 Estimated
20023,900,000 Estimated
20014,000,000 Estimated
20004,042,000
19993,900,000
19983,898,000
19973,556,000
19963,309,000
19953,000,000
19943,000,000 Estimated
19933,100,000 Estimated
19923,200,000
19913,150,000
19903,100,000 Estimated
19893,100,000
19883,200,000
19873,300,000
19863,400,000
19853,350,000 Estimated
19843,300,000 Estimated
19833,250,000 Estimated
19823,200,000 Estimated
19813,150,000 Estimated
19803,100,000 Estimated
19793,000,000 Estimated
19782,900,000 Estimated
19772,800,000 Estimated
19762,750,000 Estimated
19752,950,000 Estimated
19742,900,000 Estimated
19732,850,000 Estimated
19722,800,000 Estimated
19712,727,000
19702,514,177
19692,300,000 Estimated
19682,095,222
19672,096,323
19661,900,000 Estimated
19651,800,000 Estimated
19641,650,000 Estimated
19631,500,000
19621,430,000 Estimated
19611,325,000 Estimated

Rankings

Definition

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.

How to cite

FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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APA 7

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111) (Number of cattle, Angola, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

MLA 9

Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111), Number of cattle, Angola, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-population/angola. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111). Number of cattle, Angola, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-population/angola.

Harvard

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111), Number of cattle, Angola, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-population/angola (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111): Number of cattle, Angola, 1961 to 2024}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-population/angola. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production\_Crops\_Livestock\_E\_All\_Data\_\%28Normalized\%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}
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Number of cattle in Angola was 5,200,294 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 0.7% from 2023. That is the 50th highest of 190 countries in 2024.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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5,200,294 head in 2024, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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