FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Cattle in Iran
Iran had 5.6 million cattle in 2024, the 48th largest in the world (0.35% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 32%. The record was 8.8 million head in 1998.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Animals, 2024
- 5.6 million head
- World rank
- 48 of 190
- 10-year change
- +32%
- Record
- 8.8 million head
- 1998
Cattle in Iran, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5,600,812 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 5,549,436 | −1.3% |
| 2022 | 5,625,000 | −0.1% |
| 2021 | 5,628,000 | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 5,323,974 | −2.2% |
| 2019 | 5,443,180 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 5,273,236 | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 4,879,363 | −11% |
| 2016 | 5,504,972 | +20% |
| 2015 | 4,572,681 | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 4,231,993 | −47% |
| 2013 | 7,936,000 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 7,800,000 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 7,612,000 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 7,432,000 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 7,257,000 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 7,089,000 | −11% |
| 2007 | 7,989,010 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 7,892,000 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 7,819,000 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 7,631,000 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 7,535,000 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 7,445,000 | −12% |
| 2001 | 8,500,100 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 8,270,100 | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 8,047,420 | −8.4% |
| 1998 | 8,785,000 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 8,638,000 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 8,492,000 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 8,347,000 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 8,203,000 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 7,996,160 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 7,911,400 | +18% |
| 1991 | 6,697,320 | −11% |
| 1990 | 7,532,120 | −4.9% |
| 1989 | 7,917,747 | +24% |
| 1988 | 6,368,000 | −2.0% |
| 1987 | 6,500,000 | −2.9% |
| 1986 | 6,691,120 | +7.9% |
| 1985 | 6,200,000 | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 5,800,000 | +7.4% |
| 1983 | 5,400,000 | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 5,103,000 | −9.9% |
| 1981 | 5,660,720 | +9.4% |
| 1980 | 5,174,000 | −4.2% |
| 1979 | 5,399,000 | −0.5% |
| 1978 | 5,425,000 | −1.7% |
| 1977 | 5,518,000 | −1.5% |
| 1976 | 5,600,000 | −0.4% |
| 1975 | 5,625,000 | −3.9% |
| 1974 | 5,856,000 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 5,820,000 | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 5,607,000 | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 5,516,000 | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 5,300,000 | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 5,100,000 | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 4,971,000 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 4,946,000 | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 4,900,000 | −2.0% |
| 1965 | 5,000,000 | 0.0% |
| 1964 | 5,000,000 | −3.8% |
| 1963 | 5,200,000 | −14% |
| 1962 | 6,073,000 | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 6,023,000 | — |
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.