Number of cattle in Saudi Arabia

Number of cattle in Saudi Arabia was 534,181 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 6.4% from 2023. That is the 120th highest of 190 countries in 2024.

2024, head534,181 Estimated

Change on 2023+6.4%

Rank120th of 190Countries ranked

Series high700,0002020

Series low110,0001961

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Number of cattle in Saudi Arabia, 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	534,181 Estimated
2023	501,975
2022	312,060
2021	453,603
2020	700,000
2019	567,040
2018	477,255
2017	364,958
2016	361,362
2015	357,801
2014	354,276
2013	456,371
2012	486,503
2011	426,204
2010	393,324
2009	424,489
2008	417,758
2007	421,000
2006	369,000
2005	352,000
2004	341,958
2003	331,933
2002	322,202
2001	306,202
2000	290,506
1999	280,513
1998	294,000
1997	277,261
1996	259,081
1995	252,760
1994	242,547
1993	229,222
1992	224,013
1991	197,893
1990	192,764
1989	193,634
1988	195,441
1987	195,379
1986	303,026
1985	289,847
1984	270,582
1983	278,827
1982	300,000 Estimated
1981	350,000 Estimated
1980	398,726
1979	373,261
1978	352,669
1977	316,428
1976	320,704
1975	281,753
1974	260,000 Estimated
1973	232,056
1972	185,920
1971	170,000 Estimated
1970	160,000 Estimated
1969	150,000 Estimated
1968	135,000 Estimated
1967	120,727
1966	120,000 Estimated
1965	118,000 Estimated
1964	116,000 Estimated
1963	114,000 Estimated
1962	112,000 Estimated
1961	110,000 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, Saudi Arabia, 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, Saudi Arabia, 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/saudi-arabia. 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, Saudi Arabia, 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/saudi-arabia.

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, Saudi Arabia, 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/saudi-arabia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{food_number_of_cattle_saudi_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, Saudi Arabia, 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/saudi-arabia. 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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700,000 head in 2020, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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