> Gabon had 39,678 cattle in 2024, the 161st largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 3.1%.

Source: https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/gabon/

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# Cattle in Gabon

Gabon had 39,678 cattle in 2024, the 161st largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 3.1%. This is the highest figure on record.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.

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Animals, 202439,678 head
World rank161 of 190
10-year change+3.1%
Record39,678 head2024

## Cattle in Gabon, 1961–2024 (head)

## Gabon compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.00%0.00% in 2014
10-year change+3.1%world +9.7%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Head | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 159 | [Qatar](https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/qatar/) | 45,424 | 0.00% |
| 160 | [Liberia](https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/liberia/) | 43,270 | 0.00% |
| 161 | **Gabon** | 39,678 | 0.00% |
| 162 | [Samoa](https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/samoa/) | 38,349 | 0.00% |
| 163 | [Trinidad and Tobago](https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/trinidad-and-tobago/) | 35,419 | 0.00% |

[Full ranking of 190 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/)

### Map of cattle numbers by country

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

## By year

| Year | Head | Change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 39,678 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 39,545 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 39,411 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 39,262 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 38,825 | −0.4% |
| 2019 | 38,976 | −0.4% |
| 2018 | 39,143 | −0.5% |
| 2017 | 39,340 | −0.3% |
| 2016 | 39,471 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 39,081 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 38,500 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 38,000 | 0.0% |
| 2012 | 38,000 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 37,500 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 37,000 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 36,500 | 0.0% |
| 2008 | 36,500 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 36,000 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 35,000 | 0.0% |
| 2005 | 35,000 | 0.0% |
| 2004 | 35,000 | 0.0% |
| 2003 | 35,000 | −2.8% |
| 2002 | 36,000 | 0.0% |
| 2001 | 36,000 | 0.0% |
| 2000 | 36,000 | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 35,000 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 34,000 | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 33,000 | −8.3% |
| 1996 | 36,000 | −5.3% |
| 1995 | 38,000 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 37,500 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 37,288 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 36,824 | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 34,296 | +11% |
| 1990 | 30,877 | +16% |
| 1989 | 26,684 | +13% |
| 1988 | 23,614 | +13% |
| 1987 | 20,916 | +13% |
| 1986 | 18,519 | +69% |
| 1985 | 10,955 | +76% |
| 1984 | 6,218 | +9.4% |
| 1983 | 5,683 | −8.3% |
| 1982 | 6,200 | +15% |
| 1981 | 5,400 | +15% |
| 1980 | 4,700 | +18% |
| 1979 | 4,000 | +25% |
| 1978 | 3,200 | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 3,100 | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 3,000 | +20% |
| 1975 | 2,500 | −17% |
| 1974 | 3,000 | −25% |
| 1973 | 4,000 | −11% |
| 1972 | 4,500 | +37% |
| 1971 | 3,295 | +60% |
| 1970 | 2,057 | −36% |
| 1969 | 3,200 | −20% |
| 1968 | 4,000 | 0.0% |
| 1967 | 4,000 | 0.0% |
| 1966 | 4,000 | +12% |
| 1965 | 3,577 | +19% |
| 1964 | 3,000 | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 2,800 | −15% |
| 1962 | 3,300 | +18% |
| 1961 | 2,800 | — |

## Questions and answers

### How many cattle are there in Gabon?

Gabon had 39,678 cattle in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Gabon rank in the world by number of cattle?

Gabon ranked 161st of 190 countries in 2024. The largest herd was in Brazil with 15.1% of the world total.

### How has the number of cattle in Gabon changed?

It rose by 3.1% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +9.7% for the world. 2024 was the highest figure on record.

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

## Other large producers

[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/brazil/)[India](https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/india/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/united-states/)[Ethiopia](https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/ethiopia/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/china/)[Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/pakistan/)[Argentina](https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/argentina/)[Chad](https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/chad/)[Tanzania](https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/tanzania/)[Mexico](https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/mexico/)[Sudan](https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/sudan/)[Australia](https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/australia/)
[All countries producing cattle](https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/)

## Other products of Gabon

[Oil palm fruit](https://husfarm.com/production/oil-palm-fruit/gabon/)[Plantains](https://husfarm.com/production/plantains/gabon/)[Cassava](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/gabon/)[Sugar cane](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/gabon/)[Yams](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/gabon/)[Beer](https://husfarm.com/production/beer/gabon/)[Palm oil](https://husfarm.com/production/palm-oil/gabon/)[Taro](https://husfarm.com/production/taro/gabon/)[Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.](https://husfarm.com/production/other-vegetables/gabon/)[Maize](https://husfarm.com/production/maize/gabon/)[Groundnuts (peanuts)](https://husfarm.com/production/groundnuts/gabon/)[Game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen](https://husfarm.com/production/game-meat/gabon/)
[Agricultural production in Gabon](https://husfarm.com/production/country/gabon/)

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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