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Number of cattle in Bangladesh

Number of cattle in Bangladesh was 25,013,000 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 0.6% from 2023. That is the 14th highest of 190 countries in 2024.

2024, head25,013,000
Change on 2023+0.6%
Rank14th of 190Countries ranked
Series high31,741,0081979
Series low19,850,0001961

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Number of cattle in Bangladesh, 1961 to 2024

17.5M20M22.5M25M27.5M30M32.5M19611971198119912001201120241961: 19,850,000 head1962: 20,500,000 head1963: 21,150,000 head1964: 22,986,000 head1965: 22,370,000 head1966: 23,500,000 head1967: 24,000,000 head1968: 24,500,000 head1969: 25,000,000 head1970: 25,686,000 head1971: 25,500,000 head1972: 25,500,000 head1973: 24,430,000 head1974: 24,959,008 head1975: 25,500,000 head1976: 26,057,008 head1977: 26,624,000 head1978: 30,520,000 head1979: 31,741,008 head1980: 21,556,000 head1981: 21,863,008 head1982: 22,174,000 head1983: 22,490,000 head1984: 21,920,176 head1985: 22,132,000 head1986: 22,348,000 head1987: 22,567,008 head1988: 22,789,008 head1989: 23,015,008 head1990: 23,244,000 head1991: 23,259,008 head1992: 23,480,000 head1993: 23,569,000 head1994: 23,769,000 head1995: 23,977,000 head1996: 22,020,000 head1997: 22,090,000 head1998: 22,160,000 head1999: 22,230,000 head2000: 22,310,000 head2001: 22,380,000 head2002: 22,460,000 head2003: 22,580,000 head2004: 22,600,000 head2005: 22,670,000 head2006: 22,800,000 head2007: 22,870,000 head2008: 22,900,000 head2009: 22,976,000 head2010: 23,051,000 head2011: 23,121,000 head2012: 23,195,000 head2013: 23,341,000 head2014: 23,488,000 head2015: 23,636,000 head2016: 23,785,000 head2017: 23,935,000 head2018: 24,086,000 head2019: 24,187,000 head2020: 24,391,000 head2021: 24,545,000 head2022: 24,700,000 head2023: 24,856,000 head2024: 25,013,000 head15M20M25M30M35M19611983200520241961: 19,850,000 head1962: 20,500,000 head1963: 21,150,000 head1964: 22,986,000 head1965: 22,370,000 head1966: 23,500,000 head1967: 24,000,000 head1968: 24,500,000 head1969: 25,000,000 head1970: 25,686,000 head1971: 25,500,000 head1972: 25,500,000 head1973: 24,430,000 head1974: 24,959,008 head1975: 25,500,000 head1976: 26,057,008 head1977: 26,624,000 head1978: 30,520,000 head1979: 31,741,008 head1980: 21,556,000 head1981: 21,863,008 head1982: 22,174,000 head1983: 22,490,000 head1984: 21,920,176 head1985: 22,132,000 head1986: 22,348,000 head1987: 22,567,008 head1988: 22,789,008 head1989: 23,015,008 head1990: 23,244,000 head1991: 23,259,008 head1992: 23,480,000 head1993: 23,569,000 head1994: 23,769,000 head1995: 23,977,000 head1996: 22,020,000 head1997: 22,090,000 head1998: 22,160,000 head1999: 22,230,000 head2000: 22,310,000 head2001: 22,380,000 head2002: 22,460,000 head2003: 22,580,000 head2004: 22,600,000 head2005: 22,670,000 head2006: 22,800,000 head2007: 22,870,000 head2008: 22,900,000 head2009: 22,976,000 head2010: 23,051,000 head2011: 23,121,000 head2012: 23,195,000 head2013: 23,341,000 head2014: 23,488,000 head2015: 23,636,000 head2016: 23,785,000 head2017: 23,935,000 head2018: 24,086,000 head2019: 24,187,000 head2020: 24,391,000 head2021: 24,545,000 head2022: 24,700,000 head2023: 24,856,000 head2024: 25,013,000 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
202425,013,000
202324,856,000
202224,700,000
202124,545,000
202024,391,000
201924,187,000
201824,086,000
201723,935,000
201623,785,000
201523,636,000
201423,488,000
201323,341,000
201223,195,000
201123,121,000
201023,051,000
200922,976,000
200822,900,000
200722,870,000
200622,800,000
200522,670,000
200422,600,000
200322,580,000
200222,460,000
200122,380,000
200022,310,000
199922,230,000
199822,160,000
199722,090,000
199622,020,000
199523,977,000
199423,769,000
199323,569,000
199223,480,000
199123,259,008
199023,244,000
198923,015,008
198822,789,008
198722,567,008
198622,348,000
198522,132,000
198421,920,176
198322,490,000
198222,174,000
198121,863,008
198021,556,000
197931,741,008
197830,520,000
197726,624,000
197626,057,008
197525,500,000
197424,959,008
197324,430,000
197225,500,000 Estimated
197125,500,000 Estimated
197025,686,000
196925,000,000 Estimated
196824,500,000 Estimated
196724,000,000 Estimated
196623,500,000 Estimated
196522,370,000
196422,986,000
196321,150,000 Estimated
196220,500,000 Estimated
196119,850,000 Estimated

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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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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, Bangladesh, 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

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Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111), Number of cattle, Bangladesh, 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/bangladesh. 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, Bangladesh, 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/bangladesh.

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, Bangladesh, 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/bangladesh (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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}
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What is the number of cattle in Bangladesh?

Number of cattle in Bangladesh was 25,013,000 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 0.6% from 2023. That is the 14th 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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31,741,008 head in 1979, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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