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Agriculture · West Africa

Benin Cattle Stock

2.8M headas of 2024+9.3% vs 2023

Number of live cattle (FAOSTAT). Source: FAOSTAT AGRICULTURE. Retrieved October 3, 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2024 · FAOSTAT

History

most recent 12 periods
PeriodCattle Stock
20242.8M head
20232.5M head
20222.3M head
20212.1M head
20201.9M head
20192.5M head
20182.5M head
20172.4M head
20162.3M head
20152.3M head
20142.2M head
20132.2M head

Get this via API

GET /v1/data

Request the available observations for this indicator as JSON. The response includes source metadata and reporting periods.

curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=BJ&metric_key=cattle_stock_head" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"

Cattle Stock across Africa

View country ranking ->
CountryCattle StockPeriod
Nigeria20.9M head2024
Kenya22.4M head2024
South Africa12.1M head2024
Egypt2.6M head2024
Ghana2.4M head2024
Ethiopia71.9M head2024

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