Number of cattle in Timor-Leste

Number of cattle in Timor-Leste was 238,902 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 1% from 2023. That is the 137th highest of 190 countries in 2024.

2024, head238,902 Estimated

Change on 2023-1%

Rank137th of 190Countries ranked

Series high285,7012019

Series low24,0001961

Next release: Thursday, 31 December 2026, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Number of cattle in Timor-Leste, 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	238,902 Estimated
2023	241,365 Estimated
2022	252,449 Estimated
2021	222,894
2020	246,718 Estimated
2019	285,701
2018	232,814 Estimated
2017	227,739 Estimated
2016	228,876 Estimated
2015	221,767
2014	176,280
2013	176,058
2012	173,115
2011	170,222
2010	161,654
2009	148,402
2008	145,343
2007	142,418
2006	139,426
2005	136,446
2004	133,641
2003	146,000 Estimated
2002	162,000 Estimated
2001	166,195
2000	120,000 Estimated
1999	96,692
1998	161,104
1997	146,485
1996	136,849
1995	124,408
1994	122,189
1993	93,153
1992	84,568
1991	76,907
1990	68,028
1989	63,300
1988	57,139
1987	53,593
1986	51,947
1985	49,761
1984	45,000 Estimated
1983	40,000 Estimated
1982	35,000 Estimated
1981	30,000 Estimated
1980	30,700
1979	40,000 Estimated
1978	50,000 Estimated
1977	60,000 Estimated
1976	70,200
1975	78,000 Estimated
1974	85,495
1973	82,949
1972	77,945
1971	70,607
1970	67,035
1969	56,797
1968	48,917
1967	44,212
1966	51,434
1965	43,138
1964	36,213
1963	29,067
1962	27,919
1961	24,000 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, Timor-Leste, 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, Timor-Leste, 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/timor-leste. 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, Timor-Leste, 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/timor-leste.

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, Timor-Leste, 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/timor-leste (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{food_number_of_cattle_timor_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, Timor-Leste, 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/timor-leste. 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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285,701 head in 2019, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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