Cattle population in Russia and countries of the world
at year-end; million heads
This dataset allows for comparing the scale of livestock production in Russia and sixty-six other countries, with cattle population figures provided at year-end from 2010 to 2023. Each row represents an individual country, enabling the tracking of herd size dynamics in a specific region over thirteen years. Statistics are measured in millions of head, covering a wide range of countries, including Russia, Austria, and Belarus
- Russia
- Germany
- United Kingdom (Great Britain)
- Ireland
- Italy
- Spain
- Poland
- Belarus
- Netherlands
- Belgium
Chart of cattle population in Russia and other countries, 2010–2023, millions of head
Who grew, who fell: 2010 → 2023
Set in numbers
Rosstat data for 2010–2023. Rows: 67, periods: 7. Unit of measurement — at year-end; million head. Breakdown by items: Russia; Austria; Belarus; Belgium; Bulgaria; and others
Russia: indicator fell from 19.8 to 17.1 over 2010–2023 — by 13.6%. Highest value — 19.8 (2010), lowest — 17.1 (2023). This is an average annual decline of 1.12%. Up to 2020 the change was −9.09%, after — −5%. Of the 21 largest rows, 5 increased and 16 declined
All table numbers are series: 67
| Series | 2010 | 2015 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Россия | 19,80 | 18,60 | 18,10 | 18,00 | 17,60 | 17,50 | 17,10 |
| Австрия | 2,00 | 2,00 | 1,90 | 1,90 | 1,90 | 1,90 | 1,80 |
| Беларусь | 4,30 | 4,40 | 4,30 | 4,30 | 4,20 | 4,20 | 4,20 |
| Бельгия | 2,60 | 2,50 | 2,40 | 2,30 | 2,30 | 2,30 | 2,20 |
| Болгария | 0,50 | 0,60 | 0,50 | 0,60 | 0,60 | 0,60 | 0,60 |
| Венгрия | 0,70 | 0,80 | 0,90 | 0,90 | 0,90 | 0,90 | 0,90 |
| Германия | 12,80 | 12,60 | 11,60 | 11,30 | 11,10 | 11,00 | 10,80 |
| Греция | 0,60 | 0,60 | 0,50 | 0,60 | 0,60 | 0,60 | 0,60 |
| Дания | 1,60 | 1,60 | 1,50 | 1,50 | 1,50 | 1,50 | 1,40 |
| Ирландия | 6,60 | 7,00 | 6,60 | 6,50 | 6,60 | 6,60 | 6,50 |
| Испания | 6,10 | 6,20 | 6,60 | 6,60 | 6,60 | 6,50 | 6,30 |
| Италия | 6,50 | 6,20 | 6,80 | 6,80 | 6,70 | 6,50 | 6,40 |
| Латвия | 0,40 | 0,40 | 0,40 | 0,40 | 0,40 | 0,40 | 0,40 |
| Литва | 0,80 | 0,70 | 0,60 | 0,60 | 0,60 | 0,60 | 0,60 |
| Нидерланды | 4,00 | 4,30 | 3,70 | 3,70 | 3,70 | 3,80 | 3,70 |
| Норвегия | 0,90 | 0,90 | 0,90 | 0,90 | 0,90 | 0,90 | 0,90 |
| Польша | 5,70 | 6,00 | 6,30 | 6,30 | 6,40 | 6,40 | 6,30 |
| Португалия | 1,40 | 1,60 | 1,70 | 1,70 | 1,60 | 1,60 | 1,50 |
| Республика Молдова | 0,20 | 0,20 | 0,10 | 0,10 | 0,10 | 0,10 | 0,10 |
| Румыния | 2,50 | 2,10 | 1,90 | 1,90 | 1,80 | 1,90 | 1,80 |
| Северная Македония | 0,30 | 0,30 | 0,20 | 0,20 | 0,20 | 0,20 | 0,10 |
| Сербия | 0,90 | 0,90 | 0,90 | 0,90 | 0,90 | 0,80 | 0,70 |
| Словакия | 0,50 | 0,50 | 0,40 | 0,40 | 0,40 | 0,40 | 0,40 |
| Словения | 0,50 | 0,50 | 0,50 | 0,50 | 0,50 | 0,50 | 0,50 |
| Соединенное Королевство (Великобритания) | 10,10 | 9,90 | 9,70 | 9,60 | 9,60 | 9,60 | 9,60 |
| Украина | 4,80 | 3,80 | 3,10 | 2,90 | 2,60 | 2,60 | 2,30 |
| Финляндия | 0,90 | 0,90 | 0,80 | 0,80 | 0,80 | 0,80 | 0,80 |
| Франция | 19,60 | 19,40 | 18,20 | 17,80 | 17,30 | 17,00 | 16,80 |
| Чехия | 1,30 | 1,40 | 1,40 | 1,30 | 1,40 | 1,40 | 1,40 |
| Швейцария | 1,60 | 1,60 | 1,50 | 1,50 | 1,50 | 1,50 | 1,50 |
| Швеция | 1,50 | 1,40 | 1,40 | 1,40 | 1,40 | 1,40 | 1,40 |
| Эстония | 0,20 | 0,30 | 0,30 | 0,30 | 0,30 | 0,20 | 0,20 |
| Азербайджан | 2,60 | 2,70 | 2,60 | 2,70 | 2,70 | 2,60 | 2,60 |
| Армения | 0,60 | 0,70 | 0,60 | 0,60 | 0,60 | 0,60 | 0,50 |
| Бангладеш | 24,40 | 25,10 | 25,70 | 25,90 | 26,00 | 26,20 | 26,40 |
| Вьетнам | 8,70 | 7,90 | 8,40 | 8,60 | 8,60 | 8,60 | 8,50 |
| Израиль | 0,40 | 0,50 | 0,60 | 0,50 | 0,60 | 0,60 | 0,60 |
| Индия | 301,60 | 298,40 | 303,30 | 304,60 | 304,80 | 305,90 | 306,50 |
| Индонезия | 15,60 | 16,80 | 18,10 | 18,60 | 19,10 | 19,80 | 19,80 |
| Исламская Республика Иран | 7,60 | 4,70 | 5,60 | 5,50 | 5,80 | 5,80 | 5,60 |
| Казахстан | 6,10 | 6,20 | 7,40 | 7,90 | 8,20 | 6,50 | 6,60 |
| Киргизия | 1,30 | 1,50 | 1,70 | 1,70 | 1,80 | 1,70 | 1,80 |
| Китай | 98,20 | 90,10 | 91,40 | 95,60 | 98,20 | 102,20 | 105,10 |
| Пакистан | 63,70 | 76,80 | 87,80 | 90,80 | 93,90 | 97,10 | 100,40 |
| Республика Корея | 3,40 | 3,30 | 3,60 | 3,80 | 4,00 | 4,10 | 4,00 |
| Таджикистан | 1,90 | 2,20 | 2,40 | 2,40 | 2,50 | 2,60 | 2,70 |
| Таиланд | 8,10 | 5,70 | 5,80 | 5,70 | 5,70 | 5,60 | 5,50 |
| Туркмения | 2,20 | 2,20 | 2,30 | — | — | — | — |
| Турция | 10,80 | 14,30 | 17,90 | 18,20 | 18,00 | 17,00 | 16,60 |
| Узбекистан | 9,10 | 11,60 | 12,90 | 13,20 | 13,50 | 13,90 | 14,10 |
| Филиппины | 5,80 | 5,40 | 5,40 | 5,40 | 5,50 | 5,40 | 5,40 |
| Япония | 4,40 | 3,90 | 3,80 | 3,90 | 4,00 | 4,00 | 4,00 |
| Алжир | 1,70 | 2,10 | 1,80 | 1,70 | 1,70 | 1,70 | 1,80 |
| Египет | 8,50 | 8,60 | 4,20 | 4,10 | 4,20 | 4,70 | 4,60 |
| Марокко | 2,90 | 3,30 | 3,30 | 3,20 | 3,20 | 3,10 | 2,90 |
| Нигерия | 16,60 | 20,20 | 20,40 | 20,60 | 20,80 | 20,90 | 20,90 |
| Объединенная Республика Танзания | 19,20 | 26,70 | 32,10 | 33,60 | 35,30 | 36,60 | 37,90 |
| Эфиопия | 53,40 | 57,80 | 65,40 | 70,30 | 66,30 | 67,60 | 70,90 |
| Южно-Африканская Республика | 13,70 | 13,70 | 12,60 | 12,30 | 12,20 | 12,20 | 12,20 |
| Аргентина | 48,90 | 51,40 | 55,00 | 54,50 | 53,50 | 53,40 | 54,20 |
| Бразилия | 210,70 | 216,60 | 216,40 | 219,30 | 226,20 | 236,00 | 240,30 |
| Канада | 12,70 | 11,60 | 11,70 | 11,50 | 11,50 | 11,50 | 11,30 |
| Мексика | 32,60 | 33,50 | 35,20 | 35,70 | 36,00 | 36,30 | 36,60 |
| США | 94,10 | 89,10 | 94,80 | 93,80 | 93,60 | 91,80 | 88,80 |
| Чили | 3,80 | 2,70 | 3,10 | 3,20 | 3,00 | 3,00 | 3,00 |
| Австралия | 26,70 | 27,40 | 24,70 | 23,50 | 24,40 | 24,40 | 29,90 |
| Новая Зеландия | 9,90 | 10,00 | 10,20 | 10,10 | 10,20 | 9,80 | 9,50 |
How to read this table
Selecting a country from the list allows for viewing individual indicators for each state in the sample. Comparing year-on-year values helps assess stability or changes in cattle population, as data is recorded at the end of each calendar year. With 67 rows in the list, users can compare Russia's results with the figures of other countries presented in the official directory
What is visible in these numbers
Five highest values: Russia (19.8), Germany (12.8), United Kingdom (10.1), Ireland (7), Italy (6.8). Gap between highest and lowest — by a factor of 99. The top five account for 59.3% of the total across all items — distribution is heavily skewed toward the top
Observations are annual and cover 7 periods. Cells with numbers: 175 out of 175 (100%), i.e. the table is almost entirely filled
The same indicator for other periods
These series cannot be stitched together Over the common period 2010 values diverge — Rosstat recalculated the indicator using a revised methodology. They cannot be combined into a single chart: a break would appear at the junction, which did not actually occur
| Indicator for 2010 | here | in the adjacent series | divergence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Россия | 19,8 | 19,8 | +0,0 |
| Австрия | 2,0 | 2,0 | +0,0 |
| Беларусь | 4,3 | 4,3 | +0,0 |
| Бельгия | 2,6 | 2,6 | +0,0 |
| Болгария | 0,5 | 0,5 | +0,0 |
| Венгрия | 0,7 | 0,7 | +0,0 |
| Германия | 12,8 | 12,8 | +0,0 |
| Греция | 0,6 | 0,6 | +0,0 |
| Дания | 1,6 | 1,6 | +0,0 |
| Ирландия | 6,6 | 6,6 | +0,0 |
| Испания | 6,1 | 6,1 | +0,0 |
| Италия | 6,5 | 6,1 | −0,4 |
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Period and application
Current data covers the period from 2010 to 2023. This information is useful for agricultural producers, analysts, and specialists studying livestock production on an international scale. Data is updated annually by Rosstat and provides cattle population figures at the end of each reporting year
How it is calculated
Rosstat notes: 2024 — 16.2 million head. According to FAO data
1) 2024 г. – 16,2 млн голов.
2) По данным ФАО.
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