Cattle and buffaloes of World increased from 1,169 million head in 1968 to 1,692 million head in 2017 growing at an average annual rate of 0.76%.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.| Macro Region (Head in 2017) |
| Asia | 666,002,010 | FAO |
| South America | 356,218,068 | FAO |
| Africa | 349,851,019 | FAO |
| Europe | 121,826,652 | FAO |
| Oceania | 37,085,226 | FAO |
| Central America and the Caribbean | 21 timeseries | |
| Middle East | 16 timeseries | |
| North America | 3 timeseries | |
| Southeast Asia | 13 timeseries |
| Country (Head in 2017) |
India is the top country by cattle and buffaloes in the world. As of 2017, cattle and buffaloes in India was 298 million head that accounts for 18.30% of the world's cattle and buffaloes. The top 5 countries (others are Brazil, China, the United States of America, and Pakistan) account for 48.87% of it. The world's total cattle and buffaloes was estimated at 1,631 million head in 2017.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.| India | 298,433,203 | FAO |
| Brazil | 216,281,191 | FAO |
| China | 106,679,000 | FAO |
| United States of America | 93,704,600 | FAO |
| Pakistan | 82,100,000 | FAO |
| Argentina | 53,353,787 | FAO |
| Mexico | 31,771,736 | FAO |
| Ethiopia | 31,000,000 in 1992 | FAO |
| Sudan | 30,734,061 | FAO |
| Chad | 27,603,203 | FAO |
| United Republic of Tanzania | 26,399,523 | FAO |
| Australia | 26,175,521 | FAO |
| Bangladesh | 25,413,000 | FAO |
| Colombia | 22,461,179 | FAO |
| Myanmar | 20,894,337 | FAO |
| Nigeria | 20,773,358 | FAO |
| France | 19,233,244 | FAO |
| Russian Federation | 18,758,193 | FAO |
| Kenya | 18,338,809 | FAO |
| Indonesia | 17,994,438 | FAO |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 16,482,742 | FAO |
| Uganda | 15,393,187 | FAO |
| Turkey | 14,222,228 | FAO |
| Paraguay | 13,821,526 | FAO |
| Niger | 13,550,561 | FAO |
| South Africa | 12,953,388 | FAO |
| Nepal | 12,525,485 | FAO |
| Uzbekistan | 12,471,000 | FAO |
| Germany | 12,289,869 | FAO |
| South Sudan | 11,837,500 | FAO |
| Uruguay | 11,739,000 | FAO |
| Canada | 11,535,000 | FAO |
| Mali | 11,415,900 | FAO |
| Madagascar | 10,284,429 | FAO |
| New Zealand | 10,145,902 | FAO |
| United Kingdom | 10,004,000 | FAO |
| Burkina Faso | 9,647,073 | FAO |
| Bolivia | 9,304,000 | FAO |
| Egypt | 8,440,237 | FAO |
| Viet Nam | 8,146,563 | FAO |
| Ireland | 7,363,500 | FAO |
| Guinea | 7,108,328 | FAO |
| Kazakhstan | 6,774,594 | FAO |
| Spain | 6,465,747 | FAO |
| Italy | 6,350,185 | FAO |
| Poland | 6,143,083 | FAO |
| Cameroon | 5,798,545 | FAO |
| Thailand | 5,676,307 | FAO |
| Peru | 5,535,569 | FAO |
| Zimbabwe | 5,534,495 | FAO |
| Philippines | 5,429,508 | FAO |
| Iran | 5,006,128 | FAO |
| Angola | 4,988,036 | FAO |
| Afghanistan | 4,977,000 | FAO |
| Nicaragua | 4,848,341 | FAO |
| Somalia | 4,800,000 | FAO |
| Central African Republic | 4,592,818 | FAO |
| Mongolia | 4,388,455 | FAO |
| Belarus | 4,362,500 | FAO |
| Ecuador | 4,190,611 | FAO |
| Zambia | 4,077,359 | FAO |
| Netherlands | 4,030,000 | FAO |
| Cuba | 3,865,500 | FAO |
| Guatemala | 3,850,206 | FAO |
| Japan | 3,822,000 | FAO |
| Ukraine | 3,682,300 | FAO |
| Cambodia | 3,617,709 | FAO |
| Senegal | 3,573,948 | FAO |
| Republic of Korea | 3,428,330 | FAO |
| Morocco | 3,364,000 | FAO |
| Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 3,173,000 | FAO |
| Dominican Republic | 3,000,000 | FAO |
| Chile | 2,890,840 | FAO |
| Honduras | 2,869,201 | FAO |
| Namibia | 2,792,368 | FAO |
| Azerbaijan | 2,672,990 | FAO |
| Turkmenistan | 2,419,994 | FAO |
| Belgium | 2,385,988 | FAO |
| Benin | 2,380,323 | FAO |
| Tajikistan | 2,332,553 | FAO |
| Botswana | 2,111,252 | FAO |
| Iraq | 2,108,533 | FAO |
| Eritrea | 2,106,680 | FAO |
| Romania | 2,049,700 | FAO |
| Austria | 1,954,391 | FAO |
| Mauritania | 1,945,658 | FAO |
| Algeria | 1,895,126 | FAO |
| Ghana | 1,763,984 | FAO |
| Mozambique | 1,754,144 | FAO |
| Yemen | 1,696,611 | FAO |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 1,687,858 | FAO |
| Portugal | 1,670,000 | FAO |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1,575,434 | FAO |
| Denmark | 1,545,417 | FAO |
| Switzerland | 1,544,612 | FAO |
| Panama | 1,521,500 | FAO |
| Malawi | 1,508,299 | FAO |
| Haiti | 1,497,228 | FAO |
| Sweden | 1,448,590 | FAO |
| Czech Republic | 1,421,242 | FAO |
| Costa Rica | 1,420,979 | FAO |
| Sri Lanka | 1,284,430 | FAO |
| Rwanda | 1,221,489 | FAO |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 1,150,917 | FAO |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,005,938 | FAO |
| Georgia | 981,058 | FAO |
| El Salvador | 962,889 | FAO |
| Serbia | 898,650 | FAO |
| Finland | 893,178 | FAO |
| Malaysia | 863,438 | FAO |
| Norway | 861,012 | FAO |
| Hungary | 852,000 | FAO |
| Guinea Bissau | 718,493 | FAO |
| Sierra Leone | 700,000 | FAO |
| Lithuania | 694,752 | FAO |
| Armenia | 656,488 | FAO |
| Tunisia | 627,614 | FAO |
| Eswatini | 611,334 | FAO |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 576,000 | FAO |
| Bulgaria | 570,139 | FAO |
| Greece | 558,702 | FAO |
| Israel | 543,311 | FAO |
| Burundi | 526,603 | FAO |
| Slovenia | 488,598 | FAO |
| Albania | 475,302 | FAO |
| Gambia | 464,028 | FAO |
| Lesotho | 461,573 | FAO |
| Croatia | 450,757 | FAO |
| Slovakia | 446,112 | FAO |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 444,522 | FAO |
| Togo | 442,219 | FAO |
| Latvia | 412,314 | FAO |
| Oman | 389,130 | FAO |
| Puerto Rico | 372,524 | FAO |
| Saudi Arabia | 364,958 | FAO |
| Congo | 362,106 | FAO |
| Timor-Leste | 330,069 | FAO |
| Fiji | 313,000 | FAO |
| Bhutan | 303,800 | FAO |
| Djibouti | 299,954 | FAO |
| North Macedonia | 255,682 | FAO |
| Estonia | 248,236 | FAO |
| Luxembourg | 202,130 | FAO |
| Republic of Moldova | 182,300 | FAO |
| Vanuatu | 175,534 | FAO |
| Taiwan Province of China | 146,030 | FAO |
| Jamaica | 130,668 | FAO |
| Libya | 124,941 | FAO |
| Belize | 113,122 | FAO |
| United Arab Emirates | 104,584 | FAO |
| Guyana | 100,249 | FAO |
| Papua New Guinea | 93,210 | FAO |
| Montenegro | 87,000 | FAO |
| Lebanon | 81,262 | FAO |
| Iceland | 80,895 | FAO |
| Jordan | 72,739 | FAO |
| Cyprus | 67,027 | FAO |
| Comoros | 50,656 | FAO |
| Samoa | 46,031 | FAO |
| Liberia | 44,206 | FAO |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 41,752 | FAO |
| Palestine | 40,254 | FAO |
| Gabon | 37,836 | FAO |
| Suriname | 34,592 | FAO |
| Kuwait | 30,630 | FAO |
| Cabo Verde | 29,599 | FAO |
| Qatar | 21,675 | FAO |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | 18,070 | FAO |
| Solomon Islands | 15,254 | FAO |
| Malta | 14,184 | FAO |
| Dominica | 14,076 | FAO |
| Tonga | 11,905 | FAO |
| Saint Lucia | 10,981 | FAO |
| Barbados | 10,743 | FAO |
| Bahrain | 10,022 | FAO |
| Liechtenstein | 5,785 | FAO |
| Equatorial Guinea | 5,374 | FAO |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 5,000 | FAO |
| Mauritius | 4,625 | FAO |
| Grenada | 4,552 | FAO |
| Falkland Islands | 4,201 | FAO |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3,931 | FAO |
| Brunei Darussalam | 3,712 | FAO |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2,000 | FAO |
| Hong Kong | 1,901 | FAO |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 913 | FAO |
| Bahamas | 740 | FAO |
| Seychelles | 290 | FAO |
| Singapore | 174 | FAO |
| Agriculture Livestock |
| Asses | 176 timeseries | |
| Beehives Stocks | 122 timeseries | |
| Camels | 306 timeseries | |
| Cattle | 1579 timeseries | |
| Cattle and Buffaloes | 197 timeseries | |
| Game Meat | 82 timeseries | |
| Goats | 1662 timeseries | |
| Horse | 428 timeseries | |
| Pig Stocks | 176 timeseries | |
| Poultry | 1383 timeseries | |
| Rabbit Meat | 196 timeseries | |
| Rabbits and Hares Stocks | 74 timeseries | |
| Rodents | 16 timeseries | |
| Sheep | 1.32B an in 2022 | FAO + 2 others |
| Sheep and Goats | 771 timeseries | |
| Snails | 13 timeseries |
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