Livestock (live animals) · FAOSTAT 2024
Asses: number of animals by country
The world had 53.9 million asses in 2024, up 13% over ten years. The largest herds were in Ethiopia (20.0%), Sudan (14.2%), Pakistan (11.0%), together 45% of the world total.
- World total, 2024
- 53.9 million head
- 10-year change
- +13%
- Countries reporting
- 104
- Largest herd
- Ethiopia
World total, 1961–2024 (head)
Countries by number of animals, 2024
| # | Country | Head | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethiopia I | 10,803,079 | 20.0% | +45% |
| 2 | Sudan I | 7,677,752 | 14.2% | +1.5% |
| 3 | Pakistan | 5,938,000 | 11.0% | +20% |
| 4 | Chad I | 5,042,154 | 9.35% | +907% |
| 5 | Mexico I | 3,293,871 | 6.11% | +0.4% |
| 6 | Niger | 2,110,632 | 3.91% | +22% |
| 7 | Burkina Faso I | 1,670,785 | 3.10% | +47% |
| 8 | Iran I | 1,568,474 | 2.91% | −2.0% |
| 9 | Afghanistan I | 1,530,569 | 2.84% | +6.2% |
| 10 | Nigeria I | 1,344,853 | 2.49% | +5.9% |
| 11 | China | 1,299,000 | 2.41% | −69% |
| 12 | Mali | 1,263,440 | 2.34% | +34% |
| 13 | Egypt I | 1,230,611 | 2.28% | −3.7% |
| 14 | Morocco | 798,054 | 1.48% | −16% |
| 15 | Brazil I | 739,539 | 1.37% | −20% |
| 16 | Yemen I | 717,047 | 1.33% | −0.1% |
| 17 | Zimbabwe I | 687,242 | 1.27% | +37% |
| 18 | Peru I | 650,192 | 1.21% | +1.6% |
| 19 | Bolivia I | 635,146 | 1.18% | +0.0% |
| 20 | Senegal I | 468,638 | 0.87% | +1.2% |
| 21 | Venezuela I | 440,000 | 0.82% | 0.0% |
| 22 | Iraq I | 379,223 | 0.70% | +0.3% |
| 23 | South Sudan I | 367,884 | 0.68% | +11% |
| 24 | Mauritania E | 361,514 | 0.67% | +17% |
| 25 | Tunisia I | 243,058 | 0.45% | +0.9% |
| 26 | Tanzania I | 191,331 | 0.35% | +2.0% |
| 27 | Namibia I | 164,116 | 0.30% | +2.0% |
| 28 | Haiti I | 160,213 | 0.30% | −21% |
| 29 | Dominican Republic I | 158,278 | 0.29% | +2.1% |
| 30 | South Africa I | 142,579 | 0.26% | −8.6% |
| 31 | Lesotho E | 141,951 | 0.26% | +37% |
| 32 | Tajikistan I | 115,836 | 0.21% | −28% |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia I | 98,285 | 0.18% | −1.7% |
| 34 | Gambia I | 70,247 | 0.13% | +17% |
| 35 | Uzbekistan | 66,822 | 0.12% | −79% |
| 36 | Turkey | 65,003 | 0.12% | −62% |
| 37 | Argentina | 62,269 | 0.12% | −37% |
| 38 | Colombia I | 60,071 | 0.11% | −24% |
| 39 | Algeria I | 55,741 | 0.10% | −59% |
| 40 | Syria | 52,962 | 0.10% | −33% |
| 41 | Mozambique I | 52,207 | 0.10% | +7.6% |
| 42 | United States I | 51,973 | 0.10% | −0.1% |
| 43 | India I | 51,608 | 0.10% | −82% |
| 44 | Albania | 44,924 | 0.08% | −16% |
| 45 | Ecuador | 40,909 | 0.08% | −52% |
| 46 | Cameroon I | 40,105 | 0.07% | +0.3% |
| 47 | Paraguay I | 35,480 | 0.07% | +1.4% |
| 48 | Switzerland | 33,306 | 0.06% | +76% |
| 49 | Kazakhstan I | 29,091 | 0.05% | −3.0% |
| 50 | Turkmenistan I | 24,838 | 0.05% | −0.6% |
| 51 | Kyrgyzstan | 24,767 | 0.05% | −61% |
| 52 | Honduras I | 23,483 | 0.04% | +1.2% |
| 53 | Jamaica I | 23,000 | 0.04% | 0.0% |
| 54 | Somalia I | 22,964 | 0.04% | +4.4% |
| 55 | Oman I | 21,618 | 0.04% | −9.9% |
| 56 | Uganda I | 19,364 | 0.04% | +0.9% |
| 57 | Bhutan I | 17,913 | 0.03% | −0.5% |
| 58 | Eswatini I | 16,747 | 0.03% | +4.7% |
| 59 | Cabo Verde I | 16,685 | 0.03% | +8.3% |
| 60 | Cuba I | 15,724 | 0.03% | +2.8% |
| 61 | Ghana I | 15,345 | 0.03% | +6.6% |
| 62 | Chile I | 15,020 | 0.03% | −4.3% |
| 63 | Lebanon I | 13,576 | 0.03% | −9.5% |
| 64 | Ukraine I | 12,083 | 0.02% | +0.7% |
| 65 | Azerbaijan I | 10,273 | 0.02% | −74% |
| 66 | Georgia I | 10,110 | 0.02% | +1.1% |
| 67 | Guatemala I | 9,671 | 0.02% | −1.3% |
| 68 | Belarus I | 8,883 | 0.02% | −1.3% |
| 69 | Djibouti I | 8,413 | 0.02% | +0.2% |
| 70 | Malawi I | 7,689 | 0.01% | +18% |
| 71 | Costa Rica I | 7,322 | 0.01% | +443% |
| 72 | Samoa I | 7,000 | 0.01% | 0.0% |
| 73 | Comoros I | 5,529 | 0.01% | +2.4% |
| 74 | Botswana I | 5,378 | 0.01% | −98% |
| 75 | Guinea-Bissau I | 5,237 | 0.01% | +0.7% |
| 76 | Israel I | 5,000 | 0.01% | 0.0% |
| 77 | Jordan I | 4,716 | 0.01% | −48% |
| 78 | Angola I | 4,480 | 0.01% | −0.4% |
| 79 | Togo I | 3,509 | 0.01% | +3.2% |
| 80 | El Salvador I | 3,322 | 0.01% | +1.9% |
| 81 | Hungary | 2,900 | 0.01% | +45% |
| 82 | Russia I | 2,739 | 0.01% | −79% |
| 83 | Guinea I | 2,422 | 0.00% | +10% |
| 84 | Trinidad and Tobago I | 2,331 | 0.00% | +1.3% |
| 85 | Zambia I | 2,261 | 0.00% | +7.7% |
| 86 | Barbados I | 2,160 | 0.00% | −4.0% |
| 87 | Puerto Rico I | 2,000 | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| 88 | Australia I | 1,862 | 0.00% | −6.9% |
| 89 | Antigua and Barbuda I | 1,731 | 0.00% | +1.8% |
| 90 | Uruguay I | 1,678 | 0.00% | +4.9% |
| 91 | Libya I | 1,610 | 0.00% | −94% |
| 92 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines I | 1,332 | 0.00% | +2.5% |
| 93 | Armenia | 1,084 | 0.00% | −70% |
| 94 | Guyana I | 967 | 0.00% | −4.3% |
| 95 | Moldova | 780 | 0.00% | −64% |
| 96 | Grenada I | 661 | 0.00% | +0.2% |
| 97 | Benin I | 635 | 0.00% | +2.4% |
| 98 | Saint Lucia I | 612 | 0.00% | +2.0% |
| 99 | Madagascar I | 164 | 0.00% | +5.8% |
| 100 | Mauritius I | 60 | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| 101 | Sao Tome and Principe I | 48 | 0.00% | +6.7% |
| 102 | Thailand I | 27 | 0.00% | −23% |
| 103 | Mongolia | 26 | 0.00% | −88% |
| 104 | Suriname I | 5 | 0.00% | −38% |
E = estimated by FAO, I = imputed by FAO, X = from an external organisation; other figures are official.
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Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.