Buffalo in Indonesia
Indonesia had 1.1 million buffalo in 2024, the 13th largest in the world (0.52% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 18%. The record was 3.5 million head in 1986.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Animals, 2024
- 1.1 million head
- World rank
- 13 of 47
- 10-year change
- −18%
- Record
- 3.5 million head
- 1986
Buffalo in Indonesia, 1961–2024 (head)
Indonesia compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.52%
- 0.67% in 2014
- 10-year change
- −18%
- world +6.9%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Head | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Egypt | 1,440,000 | 0.68% |
| 12 | Laos | 1,263,000 | 0.60% |
| 13 | Indonesia | 1,100,000 | 0.52% |
| 14 | Thailand | 872,691 | 0.41% |
| 15 | Cambodia | 673,380 | 0.32% |
Map of buffalo numbers by country
Share of the world total; Indonesia is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,100,000 | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 1,016,596 | −6.6% |
| 2022 | 1,088,483 | −4.8% |
| 2021 | 1,143,189 | −1.0% |
| 2020 | 1,154,226 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1,133,815 | +27% |
| 2018 | 894,278 | −32% |
| 2017 | 1,321,904 | −2.5% |
| 2016 | 1,355,124 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1,346,917 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1,335,147 | +20% |
| 2013 | 1,109,636 | −23% |
| 2012 | 1,438,294 | +10% |
| 2011 | 1,305,078 | −35% |
| 2010 | 1,999,604 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 1,932,927 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,930,716 | −7.4% |
| 2007 | 2,085,779 | −3.7% |
| 2006 | 2,166,606 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 2,128,491 | −11% |
| 2004 | 2,403,298 | −2.3% |
| 2003 | 2,459,434 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 2,402,990 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 2,333,429 | −3.0% |
| 2000 | 2,405,277 | −3.9% |
| 1999 | 2,503,788 | −12% |
| 1998 | 2,829,291 | −7.7% |
| 1997 | 3,064,532 | −3.4% |
| 1996 | 3,171,185 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 3,136,000 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 3,104,420 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 3,056,510 | −8.5% |
| 1992 | 3,342,000 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 3,310,682 | −0.7% |
| 1990 | 3,335,079 | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 3,224,000 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 3,194,000 | −3.1% |
| 1987 | 3,295,712 | −5.7% |
| 1986 | 3,496,000 | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 3,245,000 | +18% |
| 1984 | 2,743,000 | +14% |
| 1983 | 2,398,000 | −4.6% |
| 1982 | 2,513,000 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 2,488,000 | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 2,457,000 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 2,432,000 | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 2,312,000 | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 2,292,000 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 2,284,000 | −6.1% |
| 1975 | 2,432,000 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 2,415,000 | +6.1% |
| 1973 | 2,276,000 | −19% |
| 1972 | 2,822,000 | −3.3% |
| 1971 | 2,918,000 | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 2,885,000 | −1.9% |
| 1969 | 2,940,000 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 2,932,000 | +17% |
| 1967 | 2,497,000 | −11% |
| 1966 | 2,820,000 | −4.4% |
| 1965 | 2,951,000 | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 2,836,000 | 0.0% |
| 1963 | 2,836,000 | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 2,803,000 | −3.1% |
| 1961 | 2,893,281 | — |
Questions and answers
How many buffalo are there in Indonesia?
Indonesia had 1.1 million buffalo in 2024, 0.52% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Indonesia rank in the world by number of buffalo?
Indonesia ranked 13th of 47 countries in 2024. The largest herd was in India with 53.0% of the world total.
How has the number of buffalo in Indonesia changed?
It fell by 18% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +6.9% for the world. The record was 3.5 million head in 1986.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Indonesia is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
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.