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Number of cattle in Solomon Islands

Number of cattle in the Solomon Islands was 15,381 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 0.3% from 2023. That is the 168th highest of 190 countries in 2024.

2024, head15,381 Estimated
Change on 2023+0.3%
Rank168th of 190Countries ranked
Series high25,1851978
Series low5,0001961

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Number of cattle in Solomon Islands, 1961 to 2024

5,00010K15K20K25K30K19611971198119912001201120241961: 5,000 head1962: 5,000 head1963: 5,950 head1964: 5,950 head1965: 7,500 head1966: 7,500 head1967: 8,786 head1968: 9,969 head1969: 11,320 head1970: 12,099 head1971: 13,654 head1972: 15,798 head1973: 17,192 head1974: 21,228 head1975: 22,668 head1976: 24,110 head1977: 24,775 head1978: 25,185 head1979: 22,584 head1980: 22,995 head1981: 23,336 head1982: 23,671 head1983: 22,906 head1984: 22,722 head1985: 22,722 head1986: 19,830 head1987: 13,927 head1988: 13,000 head1989: 13,000 head1990: 13,000 head1991: 13,000 head1992: 13,000 head1993: 13,000 head1994: 13,000 head1995: 13,000 head1996: 13,000 head1997: 13,000 head1998: 13,000 head1999: 13,000 head2000: 13,000 head2001: 13,000 head2002: 13,000 head2003: 13,000 head2004: 13,500 head2005: 13,500 head2006: 14,000 head2007: 14,500 head2008: 14,500 head2009: 14,500 head2010: 14,500 head2011: 14,500 head2012: 14,800 head2013: 15,000 head2014: 15,000 head2015: 15,035 head2016: 15,053 head2017: 15,066 head2018: 15,074 head2019: 15,093 head2020: 15,114 head2021: 15,260 head2022: 15,296 head2023: 15,338 head2024: 15,381 head010K20K30K19611983200520241961: 5,000 head1962: 5,000 head1963: 5,950 head1964: 5,950 head1965: 7,500 head1966: 7,500 head1967: 8,786 head1968: 9,969 head1969: 11,320 head1970: 12,099 head1971: 13,654 head1972: 15,798 head1973: 17,192 head1974: 21,228 head1975: 22,668 head1976: 24,110 head1977: 24,775 head1978: 25,185 head1979: 22,584 head1980: 22,995 head1981: 23,336 head1982: 23,671 head1983: 22,906 head1984: 22,722 head1985: 22,722 head1986: 19,830 head1987: 13,927 head1988: 13,000 head1989: 13,000 head1990: 13,000 head1991: 13,000 head1992: 13,000 head1993: 13,000 head1994: 13,000 head1995: 13,000 head1996: 13,000 head1997: 13,000 head1998: 13,000 head1999: 13,000 head2000: 13,000 head2001: 13,000 head2002: 13,000 head2003: 13,000 head2004: 13,500 head2005: 13,500 head2006: 14,000 head2007: 14,500 head2008: 14,500 head2009: 14,500 head2010: 14,500 head2011: 14,500 head2012: 14,800 head2013: 15,000 head2014: 15,000 head2015: 15,035 head2016: 15,053 head2017: 15,066 head2018: 15,074 head2019: 15,093 head2020: 15,114 head2021: 15,260 head2022: 15,296 head2023: 15,338 head2024: 15,381 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
202415,381 Estimated
202315,338 Estimated
202215,296 Estimated
202115,260 Estimated
202015,114 Estimated
201915,093 Estimated
201815,074 Estimated
201715,066 Estimated
201615,053 Estimated
201515,035 Estimated
201415,000 Estimated
201315,000 Estimated
201214,800 Estimated
201114,500 Estimated
201014,500 Estimated
200914,500 Estimated
200814,500 Estimated
200714,500 Estimated
200614,000 Estimated
200513,500 Estimated
200413,500 Estimated
200313,000 Estimated
200213,000 Estimated
200113,000 Estimated
200013,000 Estimated
199913,000 Estimated
199813,000 Estimated
199713,000 Estimated
199613,000 Estimated
199513,000 Estimated
199413,000 Estimated
199313,000 Estimated
199213,000 Estimated
199113,000 Estimated
199013,000 Estimated
198913,000 Estimated
198813,000
198713,927
198619,830
198522,722
198422,722
198322,906
198223,671
198123,336
198022,995
197922,584
197825,185
197724,775
197624,110
197522,668
197421,228
197317,192
197215,798
197113,654
197012,099
196911,320
19689,969
19678,786
19667,500
19657,500
19645,950
19635,950
19625,000
19615,000

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, Solomon Islands, 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, Solomon Islands, 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/solomon-islands. 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, Solomon Islands, 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/solomon-islands.

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, Solomon Islands, 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/solomon-islands (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, Solomon Islands, 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/solomon-islands. 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 Solomon Islands?

Number of cattle in the Solomon Islands was 15,381 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 0.3% from 2023. That is the 168th 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 Solomon Islands?

25,185 head in 1978, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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