Livestock (live animals) · FAOSTAT 2024
Bees: number of animals by country
The world had 102 million bees in 2024, up 15% over ten years. The largest herds were in India (12.4%), China (9.2%), Turkey (8.8%), together 30% of the world total.
- World total, 2024
- 102 million head
- 10-year change
- +15%
- Countries reporting
- 98
- Largest herd
- India
World total, 1961–2024 (head)
Countries by number of animals, 2024
| # | Country | Head | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India I | 12,649,433 | 12.4% | +7.2% |
| 2 | China I | 9,362,193 | 9.20% | +4.6% |
| 3 | Turkey | 8,961,975 | 8.81% | +27% |
| 4 | Iran E | 7,259,700 | 7.14% | +3.8% |
| 5 | Ethiopia I | 6,710,019 | 6.60% | +14% |
| 6 | Tanzania I | 3,115,721 | 3.06% | +7.4% |
| 7 | Argentina I | 2,986,469 | 2.94% | +0.2% |
| 8 | Russia I | 2,671,205 | 2.63% | −20% |
| 9 | United States | 2,597,000 | 2.55% | −5.2% |
| 10 | Mexico I | 2,139,447 | 2.10% | +8.0% |
| 11 | South Korea E | 2,130,691 | 2.09% | +9.1% |
| 12 | Kenya | 1,866,340 | 1.83% | +31% |
| 13 | Central African Republic I | 1,669,941 | 1.64% | +5.7% |
| 14 | Angola I | 1,202,923 | 1.18% | +4.6% |
| 15 | Serbia | 1,171,658 | 1.15% | +73% |
| 16 | Brazil I | 1,039,216 | 1.02% | +1.9% |
| 17 | Germany | 1,013,000 | 1.00% | +37% |
| 18 | Canada I | 745,945 | 0.73% | +7.1% |
| 19 | Uzbekistan | 742,489 | 0.73% | +122% |
| 20 | Egypt I | 714,869 | 0.70% | −23% |
| 21 | Uruguay I | 644,912 | 0.63% | +11% |
| 22 | Tunisia E | 630,000 | 0.62% | +7.0% |
| 23 | Albania | 587,296 | 0.58% | +125% |
| 24 | Azerbaijan I | 583,286 | 0.57% | +140% |
| 25 | New Zealand | 533,838 | 0.52% | +5.2% |
| 26 | Syria | 532,545 | 0.52% | +4.9% |
| 27 | Czechia | 510,000 | 0.50% | −13% |
| 28 | Australia E | 500,220 | 0.49% | −3.8% |
| 29 | Algeria E | 440,934 | 0.43% | +10% |
| 30 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 432,025 | 0.42% | +10% |
| 31 | Chile I | 404,643 | 0.40% | +28% |
| 32 | Morocco I | 393,550 | 0.39% | +4.9% |
| 33 | Pakistan I | 384,742 | 0.38% | −0.7% |
| 34 | Burundi I | 352,330 | 0.35% | +73% |
| 35 | Lebanon E | 325,498 | 0.32% | +63% |
| 36 | North Macedonia | 316,925 | 0.31% | +329% |
| 37 | Senegal I | 310,882 | 0.31% | −1.0% |
| 38 | Cameroon I | 308,239 | 0.30% | −1.8% |
| 39 | Tajikistan | 274,320 | 0.27% | +31% |
| 40 | Vietnam E | 272,500 | 0.27% | +9.0% |
| 41 | Lithuania | 226,350 | 0.22% | +146% |
| 42 | Cuba I | 220,961 | 0.22% | +30% |
| 43 | El Salvador I | 216,235 | 0.21% | +0.5% |
| 44 | Moldova | 211,964 | 0.21% | +83% |
| 45 | Switzerland | 203,875 | 0.20% | +21% |
| 46 | Japan I | 199,326 | 0.20% | +4.9% |
| 47 | Georgia | 192,700 | 0.19% | −52% |
| 48 | Armenia | 190,831 | 0.19% | −21% |
| 49 | Taiwan I | 180,494 | 0.18% | +44% |
| 50 | Oman | 178,069 | 0.18% | +178% |
| 51 | Yemen I | 157,103 | 0.15% | −7.6% |
| 52 | Kyrgyzstan | 155,350 | 0.15% | +65% |
| 53 | Belarus | 149,300 | 0.15% | −32% |
| 54 | Madagascar I | 136,668 | 0.13% | +2.0% |
| 55 | Israel | 125,321 | 0.12% | +25% |
| 56 | Chad I | 123,804 | 0.12% | −0.6% |
| 57 | Montenegro | 113,794 | 0.11% | +163% |
| 58 | Colombia I | 110,515 | 0.11% | −7.9% |
| 59 | Dominican Republic I | 96,898 | 0.10% | +2.5% |
| 60 | Latvia | 96,600 | 0.09% | +12% |
| 61 | Jordan | 84,442 | 0.08% | +114% |
| 62 | Uganda I | 83,645 | 0.08% | +5.9% |
| 63 | Guatemala E | 80,411 | 0.08% | −18% |
| 64 | Jamaica I | 76,623 | 0.08% | +51% |
| 65 | Sudan I | 76,466 | 0.08% | +0.5% |
| 66 | South Africa I | 72,470 | 0.07% | +6.6% |
| 67 | Guinea I | 63,508 | 0.06% | +1.6% |
| 68 | Myanmar E | 61,224 | 0.06% | −1.3% |
| 69 | Zambia E | 60,600 | 0.06% | +6.3% |
| 70 | Paraguay I | 60,380 | 0.06% | +0.6% |
| 71 | Estonia | 51,900 | 0.05% | +33% |
| 72 | Mozambique E | 48,456 | 0.05% | +7.7% |
| 73 | Ecuador I | 47,889 | 0.05% | +4.1% |
| 74 | Costa Rica I | 40,769 | 0.04% | −11% |
| 75 | Mali I | 38,238 | 0.04% | −4.4% |
| 76 | Libya I | 36,371 | 0.04% | −1.7% |
| 77 | Haiti I | 27,470 | 0.03% | +1.7% |
| 78 | Timor-Leste I | 20,000 | 0.02% | 0.0% |
| 79 | Mongolia | 15,434 | 0.02% | +132% |
| 80 | Fiji | 12,480 | 0.01% | +70% |
| 81 | Samoa I | 11,111 | 0.01% | +1.0% |
| 82 | New Caledonia I | 10,651 | 0.01% | +75% |
| 83 | Venezuela E | 10,415 | 0.01% | −9.4% |
| 84 | Honduras E | 8,482 | 0.01% | −20% |
| 85 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7,176 | 0.01% | +187% |
| 86 | Qatar I | 6,754 | 0.01% | — |
| 87 | Puerto Rico I | 6,726 | 0.01% | +193% |
| 88 | Guinea-Bissau I | 6,671 | 0.01% | −0.4% |
| 89 | Guyana I | 4,352 | 0.00% | +2.6% |
| 90 | Rwanda E | 4,242 | 0.00% | +13% |
| 91 | Ukraine | 2,166 | 0.00% | −25% |
| 92 | Belize I | 2,029 | 0.00% | −3.4% |
| 93 | French Polynesia E | 1,615 | 0.00% | −15% |
| 94 | Tonga I | 897 | 0.00% | −8.5% |
| 95 | Niue I | 825 | 0.00% | +0.9% |
| 96 | Vanuatu I | 151 | 0.00% | — |
| 97 | Cook Islands E | 47 | 0.00% | +18% |
| 98 | Tuvalu I | 39 | 0.00% | +2.6% |
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.