Number of cattle in Syria

Number of cattle in Syria was 826,396 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 1.8% from 2023. That is the 108th highest of 190 countries in 2024.

2024, head826,396

Change on 2023-1.8%

Rank108th of 190Countries ranked

Series high1,168,3302007

Series low421,0001961

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Number of cattle in Syria, 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	826,396
2023	841,437
2022	852,719
2021	872,307
2020	884,572
2019	788,321
2018	766,642
2017	833,130
2016	883,789
2015	901,975
2014	1,090,458
2013	1,113,225
2012	1,108,473
2011	1,111,710
2010	1,010,000
2009	1,084,542
2008	1,109,000
2007	1,168,330
2006	1,121,440
2005	1,082,623
2004	1,024,000
2003	937,000
2002	866,675
2001	836,868
2000	984,393
1999	977,944
1998	931,982
1997	856,747
1996	810,150
1995	775,000
1994	720,646
1993	707,168
1992	765,000
1991	771,118
1990	787,000
1989	800,000
1988	763,000
1987	710,000
1986	706,000
1985	742,000
1984	736,000
1983	767,000
1982	791,000
1981	807,000
1980	767,931
1979	759,929
1978	694,539
1977	639,451
1976	574,039
1975	556,688
1974	524,364
1973	495,679
1972	487,821
1971	506,222
1970	528,402
1969	514,125
1968	497,210
1967	465,900
1966	523,900
1965	505,608
1964	462,897
1963	448,800
1962	433,482
1961	421,000

Syria compared with nearby places

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Number of cattle, 2024, head. Syria is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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.

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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, Syria, 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, Syria, 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/syria. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, Syria, 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/syria.

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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, Syria, 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/syria (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111): Number of cattle, Syria, 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/syria. 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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