FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Buffalo in Turkey
Turkey had 162,051 buffalo in 2024, the 20th largest in the world (0.08% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 33%. The record was 1.3 million head in 1969.
- Animals, 2024
- 162,051 head
- World rank
- 20 of 47
- 10-year change
- +33%
- Record
- 1.3 million head
- 1969
Buffalo in Turkey, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 162,051 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 161,749 | −5.9% |
| 2022 | 171,835 | −7.4% |
| 2021 | 185,574 | −3.6% |
| 2020 | 192,489 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 184,192 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 178,397 | +11% |
| 2017 | 161,439 | +14% |
| 2016 | 142,073 | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 133,766 | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 121,826 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 117,591 | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 107,435 | +10% |
| 2011 | 97,632 | +15% |
| 2010 | 84,726 | −2.8% |
| 2009 | 87,207 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 86,297 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 84,705 | −16% |
| 2006 | 100,516 | −4.2% |
| 2005 | 104,965 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 103,900 | −8.3% |
| 2003 | 113,356 | −6.4% |
| 2002 | 121,077 | −12% |
| 2001 | 138,000 | −5.5% |
| 2000 | 146,000 | −12% |
| 1999 | 165,000 | −6.3% |
| 1998 | 176,000 | −9.3% |
| 1997 | 194,000 | −17% |
| 1996 | 235,000 | −7.8% |
| 1995 | 255,000 | −16% |
| 1994 | 305,000 | −3.5% |
| 1993 | 316,000 | −10% |
| 1992 | 352,410 | −3.8% |
| 1991 | 366,150 | −15% |
| 1990 | 429,000 | −12% |
| 1989 | 485,000 | −7.4% |
| 1988 | 524,000 | −3.0% |
| 1987 | 540,000 | −2.0% |
| 1986 | 551,000 | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 544,000 | −28% |
| 1984 | 758,000 | −6.2% |
| 1983 | 808,000 | −19% |
| 1982 | 1,002,000 | −2.8% |
| 1981 | 1,031,000 | −0.9% |
| 1980 | 1,040,000 | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 1,023,000 | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 1,012,000 | −4.2% |
| 1977 | 1,056,000 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 1,051,000 | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 1,022,000 | −0.1% |
| 1974 | 1,023,000 | −1.5% |
| 1973 | 1,039,000 | −2.2% |
| 1972 | 1,062,000 | −4.9% |
| 1971 | 1,117,000 | −5.2% |
| 1970 | 1,178,000 | −6.3% |
| 1969 | 1,257,000 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 1,248,000 | −0.4% |
| 1967 | 1,253,000 | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 1,216,000 | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 1,202,500 | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 1,165,860 | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 1,159,900 | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 1,140,400 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 1,140,000 | — |
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.