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Number of cattle in Central African Republic

Number of cattle in the Central African Republic was 4,864,952 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 1.1% from 2023. That is the 54th highest of 190 countries in 2024.

2024, head4,864,952 Estimated
Change on 2023+1.1%
Rank54th of 190Countries ranked
Series high4,864,9522024
Series low403,0001961

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Number of cattle in Central African Republic, 1961 to 2024

01M2M3M4M5M19611971198119912001201120241961: 403,000 head1962: 404,000 head1963: 415,000 head1964: 430,000 head1965: 450,000 head1966: 500,000 head1967: 550,000 head1968: 600,000 head1969: 630,000 head1970: 680,000 head1971: 720,000 head1972: 770,000 head1973: 820,000 head1974: 860,000 head1975: 875,000 head1976: 900,000 head1977: 1,000,000 head1978: 1,155,000 head1979: 1,560,000 head1980: 1,690,000 head1981: 1,735,000 head1982: 1,865,000 head1983: 2,137,362 head1984: 2,043,000 head1985: 2,128,000 head1986: 2,216,000 head1987: 2,224,604 head1988: 2,301,470 head1989: 2,410,319 head1990: 2,500,270 head1991: 2,677,000 head1992: 2,680,491 head1993: 2,674,400 head1994: 2,735,100 head1995: 2,797,200 head1996: 2,860,726 head1997: 2,926,000 head1998: 2,992,000 head1999: 3,060,000 head2000: 3,128,000 head2001: 3,200,000 head2002: 3,273,000 head2003: 3,347,000 head2004: 3,423,000 head2005: 3,500,000 head2006: 3,600,000 head2007: 3,857,000 head2008: 3,723,000 head2009: 3,807,000 head2010: 3,893,000 head2011: 4,182,000 head2012: 4,250,000 head2013: 4,300,000 head2014: 4,350,000 head2015: 4,438,477 head2016: 4,531,428 head2017: 4,448,224 head2018: 4,577,997 head2019: 4,694,271 head2020: 4,772,942 head2021: 4,668,171 head2022: 4,746,586 head2023: 4,811,279 head2024: 4,864,952 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
20244,864,952 Estimated
20234,811,279 Estimated
20224,746,586 Estimated
20214,668,171 Estimated
20204,772,942 Estimated
20194,694,271 Estimated
20184,577,997 Estimated
20174,448,224 Estimated
20164,531,428 Estimated
20154,438,477 Estimated
20144,350,000 Estimated
20134,300,000 Estimated
20124,250,000 Estimated
20114,182,000
20103,893,000
20093,807,000
20083,723,000
20073,857,000
20063,600,000 Estimated
20053,500,000 Estimated
20043,423,000
20033,347,000
20023,273,000
20013,200,000
20003,128,000
19993,060,000
19982,992,000
19972,926,000
19962,860,726
19952,797,200
19942,735,100
19932,674,400
19922,680,491
19912,677,000
19902,500,270
19892,410,319
19882,301,470
19872,224,604
19862,216,000
19852,128,000
19842,043,000
19832,137,362
19821,865,000
19811,735,000
19801,690,000
19791,560,000
19781,155,000
19771,000,000 Estimated
1976900,000
1975875,000
1974860,000
1973820,000
1972770,000
1971720,000
1970680,000 Estimated
1969630,000 Estimated
1968600,000 Estimated
1967550,000 Estimated
1966500,000 Estimated
1965450,000
1964430,000 Estimated
1963415,000
1962404,000
1961403,000

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, Central African Republic, 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, Central African Republic, 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/central-african-republic. 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, Central African Republic, 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/central-african-republic.

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, Central African Republic, 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/central-african-republic (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  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, Central African Republic, 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/central-african-republic. 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 the Central African Republic was 4,864,952 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 1.1% from 2023. That is the 54th 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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4,864,952 head in 2024, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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