FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Cattle in Burundi
Burundi had 1.2 million cattle in 2024, the 102nd largest in the world (0.08% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 49%. This is the highest figure on record.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Animals, 2024
- 1.2 million head
- World rank
- 102 of 190
- 10-year change
- +49%
- Record
- 1.2 million head
- 2024
Cattle in Burundi, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,228,356 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,225,237 | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 1,170,181 | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 1,117,598 | +33% |
| 2020 | 838,991 | −25% |
| 2019 | 1,112,936 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,110,936 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 1,077,539 | +40% |
| 2016 | 769,991 | −3.3% |
| 2015 | 796,530 | −3.6% |
| 2014 | 826,062 | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 759,191 | +25% |
| 2012 | 609,430 | −6.8% |
| 2011 | 653,580 | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 596,412 | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 554,234 | +18% |
| 2008 | 471,614 | −1.6% |
| 2007 | 479,106 | +10% |
| 2006 | 433,800 | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 395,741 | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 374,475 | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 355,222 | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 324,000 | −10% |
| 2001 | 360,440 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 358,492 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 355,416 | −7.9% |
| 1998 | 386,108 | −1.8% |
| 1997 | 393,110 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 383,522 | −2.6% |
| 1995 | 393,615 | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 374,871 | −11% |
| 1993 | 418,974 | −4.8% |
| 1992 | 439,922 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 436,761 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 431,839 | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 423,064 | −1.4% |
| 1988 | 429,243 | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 421,857 | −12% |
| 1986 | 479,200 | +27% |
| 1985 | 377,670 | −9.0% |
| 1984 | 414,800 | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 408,800 | −5.1% |
| 1982 | 430,600 | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 421,600 | −30% |
| 1980 | 600,000 | −27% |
| 1979 | 819,000 | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 799,000 | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 792,000 | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 778,000 | −0.8% |
| 1975 | 784,020 | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 761,022 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 756,096 | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 724,780 | +6.1% |
| 1971 | 682,905 | −0.4% |
| 1970 | 685,407 | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 660,410 | +11% |
| 1968 | 596,488 | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 583,400 | +12% |
| 1966 | 521,400 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 516,300 | +7.6% |
| 1964 | 480,000 | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 458,860 | +2.0% |
| 1962 | 449,665 | +4.6% |
| 1961 | 430,000 | — |
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.