Number of cattle in Taiwan

Number of cattle in Taiwan was 155,741 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 0.8% from 2023. That is the 142nd highest of 190 countries in 2024.

2024, head155,741 Estimated

Change on 2023-0.8%

Rank142nd of 190Countries ranked

Series high159,1222021

Series low78,4261982

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Number of cattle in Taiwan, 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	155,741 Estimated
2023	156,946 Estimated
2022	158,235
2021	159,122
2020	151,514
2019	148,819
2018	145,095
2017	143,993
2016	147,068
2015	143,302
2014	144,887
2013	143,009
2012	140,685
2011	136,158
2010	129,851
2009	130,351
2008	133,675
2007	131,255
2006	133,841
2005	139,831
2004	143,958
2003	144,089
2002	145,976
2001	153,933
2000	156,059
1999	156,843
1998	156,792
1997	151,901
1996	151,492
1995	149,361
1994	149,112
1993	141,250
1992	134,238
1991	132,362
1990	138,309
1989	142,110
1988	136,266
1987	116,580
1986	104,756
1985	89,469
1984	84,718
1983	82,328
1982	78,426
1981	80,124
1980	80,225
1979	87,936
1978	103,563
1977	142,268
1976	128,572
1975	118,963
1974	102,100
1973	98,136
1972	95,456
1971	95,807
1970	103,045
1969	104,546
1968	104,420
1967	105,379
1966	103,655
1965	102,256
1964	101,762
1963	99,987
1962	99,980
1961	96,057

Taiwan compared with nearby places

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Number of cattle, 2024, head. Taiwan 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, Taiwan, 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, Taiwan, 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/taiwan. 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, Taiwan, 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/taiwan.

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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, Taiwan, 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/taiwan (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{food_number_of_cattle_taiwan_2024,
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  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111): Number of cattle, Taiwan, 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/taiwan. 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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159,122 head in 2021, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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