World Cattle and Buffaloes production: country ranking and trends
World Cattle and Buffaloes ranking with the latest FAOSTAT data, production, yields, harvested area and country detail pages.
World total (sum of available countries)1.79B head2024
Countries190
#1India307.13M head
10-year change+9.0 %2014 → 2024
What the data show
In 2024, the sum of available national Cattle and Buffaloes production reaches 1.79B head. India ranks first with 307.13M head, about 17.2 % of the calculated world total. Over ten years, available world production changed by +9.0 %.
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Which country produces the most Cattle and Buffaloes?
India ranks #1 for 2024 with 307.13M head.
How is the world total for Cattle and Buffaloes calculated?
Terra Cultiva sums the available national observations for the same reference year.
Are these data real time?
No. Terra Cultiva is a historical observatory based on FAOSTAT releases; the latest available year is shown on each page.
World leaders
| Rank | Country | Stocks | World share |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | India | 307.13M head | 17.2 % |
| #2 | Brazil | 239.99M head | 13.4 % |
| #3 | Pakistan | 103.85M head | 5.8 % |
| #4 | China | 100.47M head | 5.6 % |
| #5 | United States | 87.16M head | 4.9 % |
| #6 | Ethiopia | 71.92M head | 4.0 % |
| #7 | Argentina | 52.78M head | 3.0 % |
| #8 | Chad | 39.63M head | 2.2 % |
| #9 | Tanzania | 39.05M head | 2.2 % |
| #10 | Mexico | 36.93M head | 2.1 % |
| #11 | Sudan | 31.26M head | 1.8 % |
| #12 | Colombia | 30.88M head | 1.7 % |
| #13 | Australia | 30.37M head | 1.7 % |
| #14 | Bangladesh | 26.54M head | 1.5 % |
| #15 | Kenya | 22.44M head | 1.3 % |
| #16 | Nigeria | 20.94M head | 1.2 % |
| #17 | Niger | 20.38M head | 1.1 % |
| #18 | Indonesia | 19.17M head | 1.1 % |
| #19 | Venezuela | 17.76M head | 1.0 % |
| #20 | Russia | 17.38M head | 1.0 % |
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