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Countries by number of cattle

Brazil had the highest number of cattle of 192 countries in 2019, at 215,008,958 head. Niue had the lowest, at 113 head. The median was 1,512,410 head and the figure for the World was 1,505,102,500 head. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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Highest215,008,958Brazil
Lowest113Niue
Median1,512,410192 countries
World1,505,102,500History

Map of countries, 2019

United Arab Emirates: 100,914 headAfghanistan: 5,223,957 headAntigua and Barbuda: 4,392 headAlbania: 415,609 headArmenia: 571,861 headAngola: 4,925,681 headArgentina: 55,007,853 headAustria: 1,879,520 headAustralia: 24,723,458 headAzerbaijan: 2,484,154 headBosnia and Herzegovina: 429,653 headBangladesh: 24,187,000 headBelgium: 2,373,100 headBurkina Faso: 10,037,000 headBulgaria: 527,190 headBurundi: 1,112,936 headBenin: 2,526,000 headBrunei: 617 headBolivia: 9,741,474 headBrazil: 215,008,958 headBahamas: 751 headBhutan: 354,350 headBotswana: 934,732 headBelarus: 4,294,700 headBelize: 101,940 headCanada: 11,670,000 headDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 1,211,912 headCentral African Republic: 4,694,271 headRepublic of the Congo: 336,442 headSwitzerland: 1,524,820 headCôte d’Ivoire: 1,722,666 headChile: 3,108,089 headCameroon: 5,800,633 headChina: 63,967,890 headColombia: 27,239,767 headCosta Rica: 1,633,467 headCuba: 3,817,300 headCape Verde: 29,623 headCyprus: 73,970 headCzechia: 1,367,050 headGermany: 11,639,530 headDjibouti: 309,710 headDenmark: 1,500,000 headDominican Republic: 3,010,021 headAlgeria: 1,786,351 headEcuador: 4,306,244 headEstonia: 254,000 headEgypt: 2,809,000 headEritrea: 2,119,780 headSpain: 6,600,330 headEthiopia: 65,354,090 headFinland: 840,740 headFiji: 114,502 headFaroe Islands: 1,801 headFrance: 18,172,970 headGabon: 38,976 headUnited Kingdom: 9,739,000 headGeorgia: 878,900 headGhana: 1,943,000 headGambia: 311,800 headGuinea: 7,932,745 headEquatorial Guinea: 5,421 headGreece: 530,000 headGuatemala: 3,986,054 headGuinea-Bissau: 720,882 headGuyana: 100,000 headHong Kong: 1,569 headHonduras: 2,846,961 headCroatia: 420,000 headHaiti: 1,529,650 headHungary: 909,000 headIndonesia: 16,930,025 headIreland: 6,559,650 headIsrael: 552,640 headIndia: 193,462,871 headIraq: 1,978,740 headIran: 5,443,180 headIceland: 80,872 headItaly: 6,377,230 headJamaica: 160,000 headJordan: 77,616 headJapan: 3,835,000 headKenya: 20,882,488 headKyrgyzstan: 1,680,750 headCambodia: 2,840,577 headNorth Korea: 578,000 headSouth Korea: 3,645,190 headKuwait: 34,746 headKazakhstan: 6,251,000 headLaos: 2,110,000 headLebanon: 87,256 headSri Lanka: 1,086,010 headLiberia: 42,353 headLesotho: 360,602 headLithuania: 634,600 headLuxembourg: 192,100 headLatvia: 395,320 headLibya: 229,890 headMorocco: 3,328,000 headMoldova: 144,828 headMontenegro: 72,041 headMadagascar: 8,700,000 headNorth Macedonia: 217,790 headMali: 12,111,128 headMyanmar: 10,082,903 headMongolia: 4,753,192 headMauritania: 1,916,778 headMauritius: 3,484 headMalawi: 1,867,034 headMexico: 35,224,960 headMalaysia: 657,407 headMozambique: 2,110,191 headNamibia: 2,806,142 headNew Caledonia: 80,929 headNiger: 15,225,410 headNigeria: 20,402,276 headNicaragua: 5,210,703 headNetherlands: 3,721,000 headNorway: 874,136 headNepal: 7,385,035 headNew Zealand: 10,150,891 headOman: 404,851 headPanama: 1,498,700 headPeru: 5,599,891 headFrench Polynesia: 8,362 headPapua New Guinea: 92,166 headPhilippines: 2,535,414 headPakistan: 47,821,000 headPoland: 6,261,600 headPuerto Rico: 225,682 headPalestine: 31,220 headPortugal: 1,674,970 headParaguay: 13,801,993 headQatar: 43,061 headRomania: 1,923,300 headSerbia: 898,178 headRussia: 18,151,394 headRwanda: 1,405,793 headSaudi Arabia: 567,040 headSolomon Islands: 15,093 headSudan: 31,489,000 headSweden: 1,404,670 headSingapore: 183 headSlovenia: 483,070 headSlovakia: 432,250 headSierra Leone: 583,571 headSenegal: 3,605,558 headSomalia: 4,800,000 headSuriname: 35,403 headSouth Sudan: 13,580,389 headEl Salvador: 699,086 headSyria: 788,321 headEswatini: 527,153 headChad: 30,612,461 headTogo: 459,702 headThailand: 4,600,000 headTajikistan: 2,361,915 headTimor-Leste: 285,701 headTurkmenistan: 2,403,120 headTunisia: 564,306 headTürkiye: 17,688,139 headTrinidad and Tobago: 34,740 headTaiwan: 148,819 headTanzania: 32,106,665 headUkraine: 3,332,900 headUganda: 14,785,000 headUnited States: 94,804,701 headUruguay: 11,411,000 headUzbekistan: 12,949,700 headVenezuela: 16,002,651 headVietnam: 6,060,024 headVanuatu: 88,834 headSamoa: 37,167 headYemen: 1,818,052 headSouth Africa: 12,588,635 headZambia: 3,927,432 headZimbabwe: 5,057,563 head
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Top 40 countries, 2019

Brazil: 215,008,958 headBrazil215,008,958India: 193,462,871 headIndia193,462,871United States: 94,804,701 headUnited States94,804,701Ethiopia: 65,354,090 headEthiopia65,354,090China: 63,967,890 headChina63,967,890Argentina: 55,007,853 headArgentina55,007,853Pakistan: 47,821,000 headPakistan47,821,000Mexico: 35,224,960 headMexico35,224,960Tanzania: 32,106,665 headTanzania32,106,665Sudan: 31,489,000 headSudan31,489,000Chad: 30,612,461 headChad30,612,461Colombia: 27,239,767 headColombia27,239,767Australia: 24,723,458 headAustralia24,723,458Bangladesh: 24,187,000 headBangladesh24,187,000Kenya: 20,882,488 headKenya20,882,488Nigeria: 20,402,276 headNigeria20,402,276France: 18,172,970 headFrance18,172,970Russia: 18,151,394 headRussia18,151,394Türkiye: 17,688,139 headTürkiye17,688,139Indonesia: 16,930,025 headIndonesia16,930,025Venezuela: 16,002,651 headVenezuela16,002,651Niger: 15,225,410 headNiger15,225,410Uganda: 14,785,000 headUganda14,785,000Paraguay: 13,801,993 headParaguay13,801,993South Sudan: 13,580,389 headSouth Sudan13,580,389Uzbekistan: 12,949,700 headUzbekistan12,949,700South Africa: 12,588,635 headSouth Africa12,588,635Mali: 12,111,128 headMali12,111,128Canada: 11,670,000 headCanada11,670,000Germany: 11,639,530 headGermany11,639,530Uruguay: 11,411,000 headUruguay11,411,000New Zealand: 10,150,891 headNew Zealand10,150,891Myanmar: 10,082,903 headMyanmar10,082,903Burkina Faso: 10,037,000 headBurkina Faso10,037,000Bolivia: 9,741,474 headBolivia9,741,474United Kingdom: 9,739,000 headUnited Kingdom9,739,000Madagascar: 8,700,000 headMadagascar8,700,000Guinea: 7,932,745 headGuinea7,932,745Nepal: 7,385,035 headNepal7,385,035Spain: 6,600,330 headSpain6,600,330Brazil: 215,008,958 headBrazil215,008,958India: 193,462,871 headIndia193,462,871United States: 94,804,701 headUnited States94,804,701Ethiopia: 65,354,090 headEthiopia65,354,090China: 63,967,890 headChina63,967,890Argentina: 55,007,853 headArgentina55,007,853Pakistan: 47,821,000 headPakistan47,821,000Mexico: 35,224,960 headMexico35,224,960Tanzania: 32,106,665 headTanzania32,106,665Sudan: 31,489,000 headSudan31,489,000Chad: 30,612,461 headChad30,612,461Colombia: 27,239,767 headColombia27,239,767Australia: 24,723,458 headAustralia24,723,458Bangladesh: 24,187,000 headBangladesh24,187,000Kenya: 20,882,488 headKenya20,882,488Nigeria: 20,402,276 headNigeria20,402,276France: 18,172,970 headFrance18,172,970Russia: 18,151,394 headRussia18,151,394Türkiye: 17,688,139 headTürkiye17,688,139Indonesia: 16,930,025 headIndonesia16,930,025Venezuela: 16,002,651 headVenezuela16,002,651Niger: 15,225,410 headNiger15,225,410Uganda: 14,785,000 headUganda14,785,000Paraguay: 13,801,993 headParaguay13,801,993South Sudan: 13,580,389 headSouth Sudan13,580,389Uzbekistan: 12,949,700 headUzbekistan12,949,700South Africa: 12,588,635 headSouth Africa12,588,635Mali: 12,111,128 headMali12,111,128Canada: 11,670,000 headCanada11,670,000Germany: 11,639,530 headGermany11,639,530Uruguay: 11,411,000 headUruguay11,411,000New Zealand: 10,150,891 headNew Zealand10,150,891Myanmar: 10,082,903 headMyanmar10,082,903Burkina Faso: 10,037,000 headBurkina Faso10,037,000Bolivia: 9,741,474 headBolivia9,741,474United Kingdom: 9,739,000 headUnited Kingdom9,739,000Madagascar: 8,700,000 headMadagascar8,700,000Guinea: 7,932,745 headGuinea7,932,745Nepal: 7,385,035 headNepal7,385,035Spain: 6,600,330 headSpain6,600,330
head. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2019
head		Change on 2018
1Brazil215,008,958+0.6%
2India193,462,871+0.8%
3United States94,804,701+0.5%
4Ethiopia65,354,090+6.2%
5China Estimated63,967,890+1.1%
6Argentina55,007,853+0.4%
7Pakistan47,821,000+3.8%
8Mexico35,224,960+1.2%
9Tanzania Estimated32,106,665+5.3%
10Sudan31,489,000+0.9%
11Chad30,612,461+5.3%
12Colombia27,239,767+4.7%
13Australia24,723,458-6.3%
14Bangladesh24,187,000+0.4%
15Kenya20,882,488+6.4%
16Nigeria Estimated20,402,276+0.8%
17France18,172,970-2.4%
18Russia18,151,394-0.8%
19Türkiye17,688,139+3.8%
20Indonesia16,930,025+3%
21Venezuela16,002,651+0.7%
22Niger15,225,410+6%
23Uganda14,785,000+1.5%
24Paraguay13,801,993+2.2%
25South Sudan13,580,389+2%
26Uzbekistan12,949,700+1.1%
27South Africa12,588,635-1.6%
28Mali12,111,128+3%
29Canada11,670,0000%
30Germany11,639,530-2.6%
31Uruguay11,411,000-0.5%
32New Zealand10,150,891+0.4%
33Myanmar10,082,903+1.8%
34Burkina Faso10,037,000+2%
35Bolivia9,741,474+1.9%
36United Kingdom9,739,000-1.5%
37Madagascar8,700,000+1.1%
38Guinea7,932,745+5.5%
39Nepal7,385,035+0.1%
40Spain6,600,330+1.4%
41Ireland6,559,650-0.5%
42Italy6,377,230+1%
43Poland6,261,600+1.3%
44Kazakhstan Estimated6,251,000-12.6%
45Vietnam6,060,024+4.4%
46Cameroon Estimated5,800,633-0.1%
47Peru5,599,891+0.4%
48Iran Estimated5,443,180+3.2%
49Afghanistan Estimated5,223,957+0.7%
50Nicaragua Estimated5,210,703+2.2%
51Zimbabwe5,057,563-4.9%
52Angola Estimated4,925,681-0.4%
53Somalia Estimated4,800,000+0.2%
54Mongolia4,753,192+8.5%
55Central African Republic Estimated4,694,271+2.5%
56Thailand Estimated4,600,000-0.9%
57Ecuador4,306,244+6.1%
58Belarus4,294,700-1.1%
59Guatemala Estimated3,986,054+1.7%
60Zambia3,927,432+5.7%
61Japan3,835,000-0.2%
62Cuba3,817,300+0.2%
63Netherlands3,721,000+0.8%
64South Korea3,645,190+3.5%
65Senegal3,605,558-0.6%
66Ukraine3,332,900-5.6%
67Morocco3,328,000-3.3%
68Chile3,108,089+3.9%
69Dominican Republic Estimated3,010,021+0.2%
70Honduras Estimated2,846,961+0.7%
71Cambodia Estimated2,840,577-0.7%
72Egypt2,809,000-35.9%
73Namibia Estimated2,806,142-0.9%
74Philippines2,535,414-0.7%
75Benin2,526,000+2.6%
76Azerbaijan2,484,154+0.1%
77Turkmenistan2,403,120+0.4%
78Belgium2,373,100-1%
79Tajikistan2,361,915+1.5%
80Eritrea Estimated2,119,780+0.1%
81Mozambique2,110,191-11.4%
82Laos2,110,000+3.4%
83Iraq1,978,740+2.1%
84Ghana1,943,000+1.1%
85Romania1,923,300-2.7%
86Mauritania Estimated1,916,778+1.9%
87Austria1,879,520-1.7%
88Malawi1,867,034+12.8%
89Yemen1,818,052+20.9%
90Algeria1,786,351-1.6%
91Côte d’Ivoire1,722,666+1.6%
92Kyrgyzstan1,680,750+3.3%
93Portugal1,674,970+2.6%
94Costa Rica1,633,467+3.2%
95Haiti Estimated1,529,650+0.7%
96Switzerland1,524,820-1.2%
97Denmark1,500,000-2%
98Panama1,498,700-3.8%
99Rwanda Estimated1,405,793+8.7%
100Sweden1,404,670-2.1%
101Czechia1,367,050+0.1%
102Democratic Republic of the Congo1,211,912+5.9%
103Burundi1,112,936+0.2%
104Sri Lanka1,086,010-2.2%
105Botswana934,732-11.9%
106Hungary909,000+2.7%
107Serbia898,178+2.3%
108Georgia878,900-3.4%
109Norway874,136-0.9%
110Finland840,740-2.2%
111Syria788,321+2.8%
112Guinea-Bissau Estimated720,882+1.3%
113El Salvador699,086-5.6%
114Malaysia657,407-2.8%
115Lithuania634,600-2.9%
116Sierra Leone583,571+3.3%
117North Korea578,000+0.3%
118Armenia571,861-3.2%
119Saudi Arabia567,040+18.8%
120Tunisia Estimated564,306-5.1%
121Israel552,640+1.2%
122Greece530,000-2.2%
123Bulgaria527,190-2.8%
124Eswatini527,153+5.1%
125Slovenia483,070+1.3%
126Togo459,702+1.5%
127Slovakia432,250-1.5%
128Bosnia and Herzegovina429,653-1.9%
129Croatia420,000+1.4%
130Albania415,609-11.1%
131Oman404,851+2%
132Latvia395,320-0%
133Lesotho360,602-20.4%
134Bhutan354,350-3.8%
135Republic of the Congo Estimated336,442-0.3%
136Gambia Estimated311,800-10.1%
137Djibouti Estimated309,710+0.5%
138Timor-Leste285,701+22.7%
139Estonia254,000+0.8%
140Libya229,890+2.1%
141Puerto Rico Estimated225,682-3.7%
142North Macedonia217,790-15%
143Luxembourg192,100-1.2%
144Jamaica Estimated160,0000%
145Taiwan148,819+2.6%
146Moldova144,828-13.5%
147Fiji114,502+27.9%
148Belize Estimated101,940+0.5%
149United Arab Emirates100,914-2.4%
150Guyana Estimated100,000-3.7%
151Papua New Guinea Estimated92,166-0.3%
152Vanuatu Estimated88,834-1.3%
153Lebanon87,256+1%
154New Caledonia Estimated80,929-0.8%
155Iceland80,872-0.6%
156Jordan77,616+1.6%
157Cyprus73,970+4.4%
158Montenegro72,041-1.2%
159Comoros Estimated51,289+0.2%
160Qatar43,061+12.8%
161Liberia Estimated42,353-0.3%
162Gabon Estimated38,976-0.4%
163Samoa37,167-13.2%
164Suriname35,403+3.1%
165Kuwait34,746+19.5%
166Trinidad and Tobago Estimated34,740+0.1%
167Palestine31,220-33.3%
168Cape Verde29,623+0.2%
169Micronesia Estimated17,030+0.2%
170Solomon Islands Estimated15,093+0.1%
171Malta14,000-0.8%
172Dominica Estimated13,888-0%
173Tonga Estimated12,028+0.2%
174Barbados Estimated10,957-0.2%
175Saint Lucia Estimated10,550-0.8%
176French Polynesia Estimated8,362+3.6%
177Bahrain7,667+9.5%
178Grenada Estimated6,301+1.3%
179Equatorial Guinea Estimated5,421+0.5%
180Antigua and Barbuda Estimated4,392-3.9%
181Mauritius3,484-12.6%
182Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Estimated3,300-10.3%
183Saint Kitts and Nevis Estimated2,0000%
184Faroe Islands1,801-3.8%
185Hong Kong Estimated1,569-0.1%
186São Tomé and Príncipe Estimated1,447+2.8%
187Bahamas Estimated751+0.1%
188Brunei617-9.4%
189Seychelles Estimated426+17.7%
190Cook Islands Estimated223-0.4%
191Singapore Estimated183-0.5%
192Niue Estimated1130%

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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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