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Number of cattle in Pakistan

Number of cattle in Pakistan was 57,541,000 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 3.8% from 2023. That is the 6th highest of 190 countries in 2024.

2024, head57,541,000
Change on 2023+3.8%
Rank6th of 190Countries ranked
Series high57,541,0002024
Series low14,179,0001961

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Number of cattle in Pakistan, 1961 to 2024

10M20M30M40M50M60M19611971198119912001201120241961: 14,179,000 head1962: 14,224,000 head1963: 14,269,000 head1964: 14,314,000 head1965: 14,359,000 head1966: 14,404,000 head1967: 14,449,000 head1968: 14,494,000 head1969: 14,539,000 head1970: 14,584,000 head1971: 14,629,000 head1972: 14,674,000 head1973: 14,719,000 head1974: 14,764,000 head1975: 14,810,000 head1976: 14,855,000 head1977: 14,901,000 head1978: 14,946,000 head1979: 14,992,000 head1980: 15,038,000 head1981: 15,774,000 head1982: 15,964,000 head1983: 16,157,000 head1984: 16,352,000 head1985: 16,549,000 head1986: 17,541,008 head1987: 17,575,008 head1988: 17,609,008 head1989: 17,643,008 head1990: 17,677,008 head1991: 17,711,008 head1992: 17,745,008 head1993: 17,779,008 head1994: 17,814,000 head1995: 17,848,000 head1996: 20,424,000 head1997: 20,802,000 head1998: 21,192,000 head1999: 21,592,000 head2000: 22,004,000 head2001: 22,424,000 head2002: 22,858,000 head2003: 23,303,000 head2004: 23,757,000 head2005: 24,218,000 head2006: 29,558,812 head2007: 30,673,000 head2008: 31,830,000 head2009: 33,029,000 head2010: 34,285,000 head2011: 35,567,000 head2012: 36,908,000 head2013: 38,299,000 head2014: 39,743,000 head2015: 41,241,000 head2016: 42,800,000 head2017: 44,400,000 head2018: 46,084,000 head2019: 47,821,000 head2020: 49,624,000 head2021: 51,495,000 head2022: 53,436,000 head2023: 55,450,000 head2024: 57,541,000 head020M40M60M19611983200520241961: 14,179,000 head1962: 14,224,000 head1963: 14,269,000 head1964: 14,314,000 head1965: 14,359,000 head1966: 14,404,000 head1967: 14,449,000 head1968: 14,494,000 head1969: 14,539,000 head1970: 14,584,000 head1971: 14,629,000 head1972: 14,674,000 head1973: 14,719,000 head1974: 14,764,000 head1975: 14,810,000 head1976: 14,855,000 head1977: 14,901,000 head1978: 14,946,000 head1979: 14,992,000 head1980: 15,038,000 head1981: 15,774,000 head1982: 15,964,000 head1983: 16,157,000 head1984: 16,352,000 head1985: 16,549,000 head1986: 17,541,008 head1987: 17,575,008 head1988: 17,609,008 head1989: 17,643,008 head1990: 17,677,008 head1991: 17,711,008 head1992: 17,745,008 head1993: 17,779,008 head1994: 17,814,000 head1995: 17,848,000 head1996: 20,424,000 head1997: 20,802,000 head1998: 21,192,000 head1999: 21,592,000 head2000: 22,004,000 head2001: 22,424,000 head2002: 22,858,000 head2003: 23,303,000 head2004: 23,757,000 head2005: 24,218,000 head2006: 29,558,812 head2007: 30,673,000 head2008: 31,830,000 head2009: 33,029,000 head2010: 34,285,000 head2011: 35,567,000 head2012: 36,908,000 head2013: 38,299,000 head2014: 39,743,000 head2015: 41,241,000 head2016: 42,800,000 head2017: 44,400,000 head2018: 46,084,000 head2019: 47,821,000 head2020: 49,624,000 head2021: 51,495,000 head2022: 53,436,000 head2023: 55,450,000 head2024: 57,541,000 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
202457,541,000
202355,450,000
202253,436,000
202151,495,000
202049,624,000
201947,821,000
201846,084,000
201744,400,000
201642,800,000
201541,241,000
201439,743,000
201338,299,000
201236,908,000
201135,567,000
201034,285,000
200933,029,000
200831,830,000
200730,673,000
200629,558,812
200524,218,000
200423,757,000
200323,303,000
200222,858,000
200122,424,000
200022,004,000
199921,592,000
199821,192,000
199720,802,000
199620,424,000
199517,848,000
199417,814,000
199317,779,008
199217,745,008
199117,711,008
199017,677,008
198917,643,008
198817,609,008
198717,575,008
198617,541,008
198516,549,000
198416,352,000
198316,157,000
198215,964,000
198115,774,000
198015,038,000
197914,992,000
197814,946,000
197714,901,000
197614,855,000
197514,810,000
197414,764,000
197314,719,000
197214,674,000 Estimated
197114,629,000 Estimated
197014,584,000 Estimated
196914,539,000 Estimated
196814,494,000 Estimated
196714,449,000 Estimated
196614,404,000 Estimated
196514,359,000 Estimated
196414,314,000 Estimated
196314,269,000 Estimated
196214,224,000 Estimated
196114,179,000 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, Pakistan, 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, Pakistan, 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/pakistan. 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, Pakistan, 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/pakistan.

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, Pakistan, 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/pakistan (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, Pakistan, 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/pakistan. 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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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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57,541,000 head in 2024, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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