FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Buffalo in Egypt
Egypt had 1.4 million buffalo in 2024, the 11th largest in the world (0.68% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 64%. The record was 4.2 million head in 2012.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Animals, 2024
- 1.4 million head
- World rank
- 11 of 47
- 10-year change
- −64%
- Record
- 4.2 million head
- 2012
Buffalo in Egypt, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,440,000 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,438,000 | −8.4% |
| 2022 | 1,570,000 | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 1,428,000 | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 1,348,000 | −5.5% |
| 2019 | 1,427,000 | −59% |
| 2018 | 3,445,177 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 3,432,581 | −0.1% |
| 2016 | 3,436,816 | −7.2% |
| 2015 | 3,701,559 | −6.3% |
| 2014 | 3,949,262 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 3,915,247 | −6.0% |
| 2012 | 4,164,928 | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 3,983,167 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 3,818,236 | −0.5% |
| 2009 | 3,838,721 | −5.3% |
| 2008 | 4,052,649 | −1.3% |
| 2007 | 4,104,810 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 3,937,000 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 3,885,000 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 3,845,000 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 3,777,000 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 3,717,000 | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 3,532,244 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 3,530,000 | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 3,329,700 | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 3,149,429 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 3,095,921 | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 2,906,650 | −3.7% |
| 1995 | 3,017,726 | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 2,920,391 | +14% |
| 1993 | 2,570,100 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 2,548,200 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 2,526,700 | −13% |
| 1990 | 2,897,467 | +14% |
| 1989 | 2,548,947 | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 2,464,000 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 2,454,000 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 2,443,000 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 2,429,000 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 2,414,000 | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 2,322,000 | −3.0% |
| 1982 | 2,392,940 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 2,370,054 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 2,346,583 | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 2,321,413 | −0.9% |
| 1978 | 2,342,000 | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 2,266,000 | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 2,235,600 | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 2,204,000 | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 2,170,000 | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 2,135,000 | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 2,098,000 | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 2,058,000 | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 2,009,000 | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 1,976,000 | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 1,943,000 | +16% |
| 1967 | 1,675,000 | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 1,646,000 | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 1,617,000 | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 1,587,700 | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 1,558,700 | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 1,530,000 | +1.9% |
| 1961 | 1,501,000 | — |
Other large producers
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.