FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Cattle in Gambia
Gambia had 309,195 cattle in 2024, the 134th largest in the world (0.02% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 35%. The record was 482,905 head in 2015.
- Animals, 2024
- 309,195 head
- World rank
- 134 of 190
- 10-year change
- −35%
- Record
- 482,905 head
- 2015
Cattle in Gambia, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 309,195 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 301,948 | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 281,430 | −0.7% |
| 2021 | 283,300 | −0.7% |
| 2020 | 285,182 | −8.5% |
| 2019 | 311,800 | −10% |
| 2018 | 346,860 | −13% |
| 2017 | 396,554 | −15% |
| 2016 | 465,381 | −3.6% |
| 2015 | 482,905 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 479,183 | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 436,054 | +17% |
| 2012 | 372,801 | −6.4% |
| 2011 | 398,472 | −6.2% |
| 2010 | 425,000 | −1.6% |
| 2009 | 432,000 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 420,000 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 415,000 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 413,000 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 410,000 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 408,000 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 396,000 | +21% |
| 2002 | 326,556 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 323,167 | −11% |
| 2000 | 364,113 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 361,402 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 358,712 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 356,042 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 353,392 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 350,761 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 348,150 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 345,558 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 342,986 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 340,433 | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 327,000 | 0.0% |
| 1989 | 327,000 | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 317,000 | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 305,000 | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 295,000 | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 290,000 | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 285,000 | −3.4% |
| 1983 | 295,000 | −0.7% |
| 1982 | 297,000 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 295,000 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 293,210 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 292,000 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 291,000 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 290,000 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 288,000 | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 285,000 | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 280,000 | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 275,000 | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 270,000 | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 260,000 | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 248,698 | +6.9% |
| 1969 | 232,695 | +5.2% |
| 1968 | 221,227 | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 207,329 | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 200,000 | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 195,000 | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 188,000 | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 181,996 | +13% |
| 1962 | 160,600 | +7.1% |
| 1961 | 150,000 | — |
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.