Number of cattle in Burundi

Number of cattle in Burundi was 1,228,356 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 0.3% from 2023. That is the 102nd highest of 190 countries in 2024.

2024, head1,228,356 Estimated

Change on 2023+0.3%

Rank102nd of 190Countries ranked

Series high1,228,3562024

Series low324,0002002

Next release: Thursday, 31 December 2026, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Number of cattle in Burundi, 1961 to 2024

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

Period	head
2024	1,228,356 Estimated
2023	1,225,237
2022	1,170,181
2021	1,117,598
2020	838,991
2019	1,112,936
2018	1,110,936
2017	1,077,539
2016	769,991
2015	796,530
2014	826,062
2013	759,191
2012	609,430
2011	653,580
2010	596,412
2009	554,234
2008	471,614
2007	479,106
2006	433,800
2005	395,741
2004	374,475
2003	355,222
2002	324,000
2001	360,440
2000	358,492
1999	355,416
1998	386,108
1997	393,110
1996	383,522
1995	393,615
1994	374,871
1993	418,974
1992	439,922
1991	436,761
1990	431,839
1989	423,064
1988	429,243
1987	421,857
1986	479,200
1985	377,670
1984	414,800
1983	408,800
1982	430,600
1981	421,600
1980	600,000
1979	819,000
1978	799,000
1977	792,000
1976	778,000
1975	784,020
1974	761,022
1973	756,096
1972	724,780
1971	682,905
1970	685,407
1969	660,410
1968	596,488
1967	583,400
1966	521,400
1965	516,300
1964	480,000
1963	458,860
1962	449,665
1961	430,000 Estimated

Rankings

Countries by number of cattle 196 places
EU countries by number of cattle 27 places

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, Burundi, 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, Burundi, 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/burundi. 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, Burundi, 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/burundi.

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, Burundi, 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/burundi (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{food_number_of_cattle_burundi_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, Burundi, 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/burundi. 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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