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Cattle Stock by African country

2024

Number of live cattle (FAOSTAT).

Africa, 202454 of 54 countries
398.7mtotal across the countries with a figure
Highest in 2024Ethiopia · 71.9mLowest in 2024Seychelles · 557Reported in 202454 of 54 countries surveyed
All 54, ranked. Pinned countries are drawn in vermilion.
020.0m40.0m60.0m80.0mEthiopia71.9mChad39.6mTanzania39.1mSudan31.3mKenya22.4mNigeria20.9mNiger20.4mUganda14.7mSouth Sudan14.3mMali14.0mSouth Africa12.1mBurkina Faso10.3mGuinea9.3mMadagascar7.0mCameroon5.9mZimbabwe5.7mAngola5.2mZambia4.9mCentral African Republic4.9mSomalia4.8mSenegal3.7mNamibia2.9mBenin2.8mEgypt2.6mMozambique2.5mMorocco2.4mGhana2.4mMalawi2.3mEritrea2.2mDemocratic Republic of the Congo2.0mMauritania2.0mCote d'Ivoire1.9mAlgeria1.8mRwanda1.5mBurundi1.2mBotswana918kGuinea-Bissau743kSierra Leone682kEswatini653kLesotho517kTunisia496kTogo477kRepublic of the Congo335kDjibouti318kGambia309kLibya209kComoros51kLiberia43kGabon40kCabo Verde30kEquatorial Guinea6kMauritius4kSao Tome and Principe2kSeychelles557
20142024
FAO · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Summed across the countries with a figure, so a region’s total is only as complete as its coverage.
Eastern Africa18 of 18 countries194.9m
Western Africa16 of 16 countries90.0m
Middle Africa9 of 9 countries58.0m
Northern Africa6 of 6 countries38.7m
Southern Africa5 of 5 countries17.1m
Africaall 54 countries · 54 with a 2024 figure398.7m

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
Certainty is judged year by yearA country can be Reported in one year and Modelled the next. The tag follows the year on the scrubber, so the 2024 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

Cattle StockNumber of live cattle (FAOSTAT).
SourceFAO, with processing by Africa API
Unithead
Last updated3 Oct 2026
Next expected updateOct 2027
Date range1990–2024
Coverage54 of 54 countries · 54 reported, 0 modelled, 0 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 54 countries did so for 2024 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2024 assessment, not a per-series one.ModelledNo direct figure that year. The provider’s own estimate, interpolation or projection stands in, and is marked as such wherever it appears.No dataNo usable figure within the window. Drawn hatched on the map and left blank in the table — not zero, and not filled in.

These three states are used the same way across every indicator on the site — how we treat certainty explains the full set and what we never do to a number.

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How to cite this page
Africa API (2026) — "Cattle Stock". Data adapted from FAO. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/cattle
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=cattle_stock_head&year=2024&limit=100

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Cattle Stock: most recent figure per country, highest to lowest

54 countries · each with its own period

The figures at the top of the page compare every country in the same year. This list takes each country’s newest figure instead, whatever its period, so the order can differ.

#CountryCattle StockPeriod
1Ethiopia71.9M head2024
2Chad39.6M head2024
3Tanzania39.1M head2024
4Sudan31.3M head2024
5Kenya22.4M head2024
6Nigeria20.9M head2024
7Niger20.4M head2024
8Uganda14.7M head2024
9South Sudan14.3M head2024
10Mali14M head2024
11South Africa12.1M head2024
12Burkina Faso10.3M head2024
13Guinea9.3M head2024
14Madagascar7M head2024
15Cameroon5.9M head2024
16Zimbabwe5.7M head2024
17Angola5.2M head2024
18Zambia4.9M head2024
19Central African Republic4.9M head2024
20Somalia4.8M head2024
21Senegal3.7M head2024
22Namibia2.9M head2024
23Benin2.8M head2024
24Egypt2.6M head2024
25Mozambique2.5M head2024
26Morocco2.4M head2024
27Ghana2.4M head2024
28Malawi2.3M head2024
29Eritrea2.2M head2024
30Democratic Republic of the Congo2M head2024
31Mauritania2M head2024
32Cote d'Ivoire1.9M head2024
33Algeria1.8M head2024
34Rwanda1.5M head2024
35Burundi1.2M head2024
36Botswana918.1K head2024
37Guinea-Bissau742.8K head2024
38Sierra Leone682.1K head2024
39Eswatini652.5K head2024
40Lesotho517.5K head2024
41Tunisia495.9K head2024
42Togo477.4K head2024
43Republic of the Congo335.2K head2024
44Djibouti317.9K head2024
45Gambia309.2K head2024
46Libya208.9K head2024
47Comoros51.4K head2024
48Liberia43.3K head2024
49Gabon39.7K head2024
50Cabo Verde29.8K head2024
51Equatorial Guinea5.5K head2024
52Mauritius3.5K head2024
53Sao Tome and Principe1.6K head2024
54Seychelles557 head2024
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 54 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each figure shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
Does a higher value mean a better result?
The ranking is sorted by value, from highest to lowest. The order does not rate a country's performance. Interpretation depends on the indicator and its definition.

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