> Thailand had 872,691 buffalo in 2024, the 14th largest in the world (0.41% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 14%.

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# Buffalo in Thailand

Thailand had 872,691 buffalo in 2024, the 14th largest in the world (0.41% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 14%. The record was 6.4 million head in 1982.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.

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Animals, 2024872,691 head
World rank14 of 47
10-year change−14%
Record6.4 million head1982

## Buffalo in Thailand, 1961–2024 (head)

## Thailand compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.41%0.51% in 2014
10-year change−14%world +6.9%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Head | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12 | [Laos](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo/laos/) | 1,263,000 | 0.60% |
| 13 | [Indonesia](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo/indonesia/) | 1,100,000 | 0.52% |
| 14 | **Thailand** | 872,691 | 0.41% |
| 15 | [Cambodia](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo/cambodia/) | 673,380 | 0.32% |
| 16 | [Colombia](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo/colombia/) | 538,574 | 0.25% |

[Full ranking of 47 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo/)

### Map of buffalo numbers by country

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; Thailand is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Head | Change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 872,691 | −9.1% |
| 2023 | 959,891 | −7.3% |
| 2022 | 1,035,846 | −6.0% |
| 2021 | 1,102,365 | −4.8% |
| 2020 | 1,157,975 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,157,173 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1,153,970 | −0.5% |
| 2017 | 1,160,163 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,160,124 | +17% |
| 2015 | 990,000 | −2.9% |
| 2014 | 1,020,088 | −21% |
| 2013 | 1,288,812 | −16% |
| 2012 | 1,542,167 | −2.9% |
| 2011 | 1,587,731 | −2.2% |
| 2010 | 1,622,646 | −2.9% |
| 2009 | 1,670,511 | −1.7% |
| 2008 | 1,699,469 | −2.5% |
| 2007 | 1,743,546 | −1.1% |
| 2006 | 1,763,444 | −0.4% |
| 2005 | 1,770,625 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 1,737,698 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 1,689,762 | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 1,612,534 | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 1,523,627 | −11% |
| 2000 | 1,711,573 | −10% |
| 1999 | 1,911,518 | −16% |
| 1998 | 2,286,417 | −20% |
| 1997 | 2,864,715 | −13% |
| 1996 | 3,303,589 | −21% |
| 1995 | 4,181,612 | −10% |
| 1994 | 4,659,580 | −2.0% |
| 1993 | 4,753,697 | −1.1% |
| 1992 | 4,804,171 | −2.3% |
| 1991 | 4,918,907 | −3.4% |
| 1990 | 5,094,270 | −6.4% |
| 1989 | 5,442,614 | −4.7% |
| 1988 | 5,708,270 | −4.8% |
| 1987 | 5,998,423 | −4.1% |
| 1986 | 6,256,854 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 6,249,926 | −0.8% |
| 1984 | 6,300,896 | −0.8% |
| 1983 | 6,354,349 | −1.0% |
| 1982 | 6,417,433 | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 6,124,019 | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 5,650,794 | −6.3% |
| 1979 | 6,027,895 | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 5,958,734 | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 5,827,462 | −1.2% |
| 1976 | 5,895,418 | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 5,596,876 | −0.8% |
| 1974 | 5,641,834 | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 5,545,549 | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 5,361,338 | −3.8% |
| 1971 | 5,574,176 | −2.8% |
| 1970 | 5,734,500 | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 5,642,057 | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 5,549,933 | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 5,461,794 | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 5,377,530 | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 5,297,050 | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 5,220,250 | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 5,147,030 | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 5,101,060 | +2.8% |
| 1961 | 4,963,580 | — |

## Questions and answers

### How many buffalo are there in Thailand?

Thailand had 872,691 buffalo in 2024, 0.41% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Thailand rank in the world by number of buffalo?

Thailand ranked 14th 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 Thailand changed?

It fell by 14% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +6.9% for the world. The record was 6.4 million head in 1982.

### 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 Thailand is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[India](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo/india/)[Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo/pakistan/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo/china/)[Nepal](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo/nepal/)[Philippines](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo/philippines/)[Myanmar](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo/myanmar/)[Vietnam](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo/vietnam/)[Venezuela](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo/venezuela/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo/brazil/)[Bangladesh](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo/bangladesh/)[Egypt](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo/egypt/)[Laos](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo/laos/)
[All countries producing buffalo](https://husfarm.com/production/buffalo/)

## Other products of Thailand

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Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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