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Number of cattle in Burkina Faso

Number of cattle in Burkina Faso was 10,280,515 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 1.4% from 2023. That is the 34th highest of 190 countries in 2024.

2024, head10,280,515 Estimated
Change on 2023+1.4%
Rank34th of 190Countries ranked
Series high10,280,5152024
Series low1,800,0001961

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Number of cattle in Burkina Faso, 1961 to 2024

02M4M6M8M10M12M19611971198119912001201120241961: 1,800,000 head1962: 1,840,000 head1963: 1,840,000 head1964: 2,000,000 head1965: 2,300,000 head1966: 2,340,000 head1967: 2,400,000 head1968: 2,425,000 head1969: 2,500,000 head1970: 2,550,000 head1971: 2,601,000 head1972: 2,400,000 head1973: 2,300,000 head1974: 2,435,000 head1975: 2,500,000 head1976: 2,550,000 head1977: 2,600,000 head1978: 2,653,000 head1979: 2,706,000 head1980: 2,760,000 head1981: 2,815,000 head1982: 2,871,000 head1983: 2,928,000 head1984: 2,986,000 head1985: 3,566,000 head1986: 3,637,000 head1987: 3,711,000 head1988: 3,785,000 head1989: 3,860,000 head1990: 3,860,000 head1991: 4,015,000 head1992: 4,095,900 head1993: 4,177,500 head1994: 4,260,900 head1995: 4,345,900 head1996: 4,432,900 head1997: 4,521,500 head1998: 4,611,871 head1999: 4,704,138 head2000: 4,798,223 head2001: 4,894,190 head2002: 4,992,076 head2003: 7,311,544 head2004: 7,457,754 head2005: 7,606,887 head2006: 7,759,005 head2007: 7,914,160 head2008: 8,072,420 head2009: 8,233,845 head2010: 8,398,499 head2011: 8,566,448 head2012: 8,737,755 head2013: 8,912,532 head2014: 9,090,700 head2015: 9,272,510 head2016: 9,457,934 head2017: 9,647,073 head2018: 9,840,000 head2019: 10,037,000 head2020: 7,607,000 head2021: 9,740,337 head2022: 9,939,785 head2023: 10,143,317 head2024: 10,280,515 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
202410,280,515 Estimated
202310,143,317
20229,939,785
20219,740,337
20207,607,000
201910,037,000
20189,840,000
20179,647,073
20169,457,934
20159,272,510
20149,090,700
20138,912,532
20128,737,755
20118,566,448
20108,398,499
20098,233,845
20088,072,420
20077,914,160
20067,759,005
20057,606,887
20047,457,754
20037,311,544
20024,992,076
20014,894,190
20004,798,223
19994,704,138
19984,611,871
19974,521,500
19964,432,900
19954,345,900
19944,260,900
19934,177,500
19924,095,900
19914,015,000
19903,860,000
19893,860,000
19883,785,000
19873,711,000
19863,637,000
19853,566,000
19842,986,000
19832,928,000
19822,871,000
19812,815,000
19802,760,000
19792,706,000
19782,653,000
19772,600,000
19762,550,000
19752,500,000
19742,435,000
19732,300,000 Estimated
19722,400,000 Estimated
19712,601,000
19702,550,000
19692,500,000
19682,425,000
19672,400,000
19662,340,000
19652,300,000
19642,000,000
19631,840,000
19621,840,000
19611,800,000

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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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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, Burkina Faso, 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, Burkina Faso, 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/burkina-faso. 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, Burkina Faso, 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/burkina-faso.

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, Burkina Faso, 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/burkina-faso (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{food_number_of_cattle_burkina_2024,
  author = {{Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations}},
  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111): Number of cattle, Burkina Faso, 1961 to 2024}},
  year = {2025},
  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/burkina-faso. 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 Burkina Faso was 10,280,515 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 1.4% from 2023. That is the 34th 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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10,280,515 head in 2024, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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