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Cattle Stock by African country
Ethiopia has the highest cattle stock of any African country, at 71.9M head — 1.8× Chad's 39.6M head.
Number of live cattle (FAOSTAT). 54 of 54 countries, ranked · FAOSTAT AGRICULTURE, 2024.
Ethiopia
Chad
TanzaniaBy region
The top 5 countries account for 51% of Africa's total cattle stock.
Full ranking
| # | Country | Cattle Stock | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethiopia | 71.9M head | |
| 2 | Chad | 39.6M head | |
| 3 | Tanzania | 39.1M head | |
| 4 | Sudan | 31.3M head | |
| 5 | Kenya | 22.4M head | |
| 6 | Nigeria | 20.9M head | |
| 7 | Niger | 20.4M head | |
| 8 | Uganda | 14.7M head | |
| 9 | South Sudan | 14.3M head | |
| 10 | Mali | 14M head | |
| 11 | South Africa | 12.1M head | |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 10.3M head | |
| 13 | Guinea | 9.3M head | |
| 14 | Madagascar | 7M head | |
| 15 | Cameroon | 5.9M head | |
| 16 | Zimbabwe | 5.7M head | |
| 17 | Angola | 5.2M head | |
| 18 | Zambia | 4.9M head | |
| 19 | Central African Republic | 4.9M head | |
| 20 | Somalia | 4.8M head | |
| 21 | Senegal | 3.7M head | |
| 22 | Namibia | 2.9M head | |
| 23 | Benin | 2.8M head | |
| 24 | Egypt | 2.6M head | |
| 25 | Mozambique | 2.5M head | |
| 26 | Morocco | 2.4M head | |
| 27 | Ghana | 2.4M head | |
| 28 | Malawi | 2.3M head | |
| 29 | Eritrea | 2.2M head | |
| 30 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2M head | |
| 31 | Mauritania | 2M head | |
| 32 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.9M head | |
| 33 | Algeria | 1.8M head | |
| 34 | Rwanda | 1.5M head | |
| 35 | Burundi | 1.2M head | |
| 36 | Botswana | 918.1K head | |
| 37 | Guinea-Bissau | 742.8K head | |
| 38 | Sierra Leone | 682.1K head | |
| 39 | Eswatini | 652.5K head | |
| 40 | Lesotho | 517.5K head | |
| 41 | Tunisia | 495.9K head | |
| 42 | Togo | 477.4K head | |
| 43 | Republic of the Congo | 335.2K head | |
| 44 | Djibouti | 317.9K head | |
| 45 | Gambia | 309.2K head | |
| 46 | Libya | 208.9K head | |
| 47 | Comoros | 51.4K head | |
| 48 | Liberia | 43.3K head | |
| 49 | Gabon | 39.7K head | |
| 50 | Cabo Verde | 29.8K head | |
| 51 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.5K head | |
| 52 | Mauritius | 3.5K head | |
| 53 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.6K head | |
| 54 | Seychelles | 557 head |
Sudan
Kenya
Nigeria
Niger
Uganda
South Sudan
Mali
South Africa
Burkina Faso
Guinea
Madagascar
Cameroon
Zimbabwe
Angola
Zambia
Central African Republic
Somalia
Senegal
Namibia
Benin
Egypt
Mozambique
Morocco
Ghana
Malawi
Eritrea
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mauritania
Cote d'Ivoire
Algeria
Rwanda
Burundi
Botswana
Guinea-Bissau
Sierra Leone
Eswatini
Lesotho
Tunisia
Togo
Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Gambia
Libya
Comoros
Liberia
Gabon
Cabo Verde
Equatorial Guinea
Mauritius
Sao Tome and Principe
SeychellesGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Cattle Stock figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=cattle_stock_head&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest cattle stock?
Ethiopia has the highest cattle stock in Africa at 71.9M head (2024), followed by Chad and Tanzania.
Which African country has the lowest cattle stock?
Seychelles has the lowest cattle stock of the 54 African countries with data, at 557 head (2024).
How many African countries report Cattle Stock data?
54 of 54 African countries have a recent Cattle Stock figure in the Africa API. Each value links to the country's full series with source and history.
How do I get this ranking via API?
Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=cattle_stock_head&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.
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