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Number of cattle in India

Number of cattle in India was 194,753,479 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 0.1% from 2023. That is the 2nd highest of 190 countries in 2024.

2024, head194,753,479 Estimated
Change on 2023+0.1%
Rank2nd of 190Countries ranked
Series high204,584,0001992
Series low173,900,0001962

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Number of cattle in India, 1961 to 2024

170M180M190M200M210M19611971198119912001201120241961: 175,600,000 head1962: 173,900,000 head1963: 173,971,008 head1964: 175,800,000 head1965: 175,900,000 head1966: 176,212,000 head1967: 176,384,000 head1968: 176,731,008 head1969: 177,086,000 head1970: 177,442,000 head1971: 177,814,000 head1972: 178,384,000 head1973: 178,331,008 head1974: 178,580,000 head1975: 179,457,008 head1976: 180,350,000 head1977: 180,286,000 head1978: 181,992,000 head1979: 184,300,000 head1980: 186,500,000 head1981: 188,700,000 head1982: 192,453,008 head1983: 193,797,008 head1984: 195,154,000 head1985: 196,520,000 head1986: 197,895,008 head1987: 199,695,008 head1988: 200,650,000 head1989: 201,600,000 head1990: 202,500,000 head1991: 203,500,000 head1992: 204,584,000 head1993: 203,634,000 head1994: 202,684,000 head1995: 201,734,000 head1996: 200,784,000 head1997: 198,882,000 head1998: 196,535,008 head1999: 194,216,000 head2000: 191,924,000 head2001: 189,660,000 head2002: 187,422,000 head2003: 185,180,992 head2004: 188,570,000 head2005: 192,020,992 head2006: 195,535,008 head2007: 199,075,008 head2008: 197,444,992 head2009: 195,815,008 head2010: 194,184,992 head2011: 192,555,008 head2012: 190,904,105 head2013: 189,000,000 head2014: 187,000,000 head2015: 188,075,193 head2016: 189,154,198 head2017: 190,485,261 head2018: 191,957,536 head2019: 193,462,871 head2020: 194,939,240 head2021: 193,442,970 head2022: 194,202,718 head2023: 194,539,444 head2024: 194,753,479 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
2024194,753,479 Estimated
2023194,539,444 Estimated
2022194,202,718 Estimated
2021193,442,970 Estimated
2020194,939,240 Estimated
2019193,462,871
2018191,957,536 Estimated
2017190,485,261 Estimated
2016189,154,198 Estimated
2015188,075,193 Estimated
2014187,000,000 Estimated
2013189,000,000 Estimated
2012190,904,105
2011192,555,008
2010194,184,992
2009195,815,008
2008197,444,992
2007199,075,008
2006195,535,008
2005192,020,992
2004188,570,000
2003185,180,992
2002187,422,000
2001189,660,000
2000191,924,000
1999194,216,000
1998196,535,008
1997198,882,000
1996200,784,000
1995201,734,000
1994202,684,000
1993203,634,000
1992204,584,000
1991203,500,000
1990202,500,000
1989201,600,000
1988200,650,000
1987199,695,008
1986197,895,008
1985196,520,000
1984195,154,000
1983193,797,008
1982192,453,008
1981188,700,000
1980186,500,000
1979184,300,000
1978181,992,000
1977180,286,000
1976180,350,000
1975179,457,008
1974178,580,000
1973178,331,008
1972178,384,000
1971177,814,000
1970177,442,000
1969177,086,000
1968176,731,008
1967176,384,000
1966176,212,000
1965175,900,000 Estimated
1964175,800,000 Estimated
1963173,971,008
1962173,900,000 Estimated
1961175,600,000

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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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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, India, 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, India, 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/india. 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, India, 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/india.

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, India, 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/india (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, India, 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/india. 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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What is the number of cattle in India?

Number of cattle in India was 194,753,479 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 0.1% from 2023. That is the 2nd 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.

What was the highest number of cattle in India?

204,584,000 head in 1992, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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