FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Cattle in Mauritania
Mauritania had 2.0 million cattle in 2024, the 86th largest in the world (0.13% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 7.7%. The record was 2.5 million head in 1968.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Animals, 2024
- 2.0 million head
- World rank
- 86 of 190
- 10-year change
- +7.7%
- Record
- 2.5 million head
- 1968
Cattle in Mauritania, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,992,320 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 1,969,172 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1,943,115 | −1.7% |
| 2021 | 1,977,421 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1,952,155 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1,916,778 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 1,880,390 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1,873,677 | −4.1% |
| 2016 | 1,953,000 | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 1,849,000 | −0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,850,000 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 1,773,543 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1,749,076 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1,724,797 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 1,701,112 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,699,000 | +20% |
| 2008 | 1,421,000 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 1,397,000 | −18% |
| 2006 | 1,700,000 | +23% |
| 2005 | 1,382,000 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 1,369,000 | −14% |
| 2003 | 1,600,000 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 1,563,665 | −0.1% |
| 2001 | 1,565,178 | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 1,519,590 | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 1,475,330 | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 1,394,000 | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 1,353,000 | +21% |
| 1996 | 1,122,000 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 1,111,000 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 1,100,000 | −8.3% |
| 1993 | 1,200,000 | 0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,200,000 | −14% |
| 1991 | 1,400,000 | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 1,350,000 | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 1,300,000 | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 1,260,000 | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 1,220,000 | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 1,200,000 | 0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,200,000 | +9.1% |
| 1984 | 1,100,000 | −8.3% |
| 1983 | 1,200,000 | −20% |
| 1982 | 1,500,000 | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 1,397,000 | +17% |
| 1980 | 1,197,000 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 1,193,000 | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 1,126,000 | −5.5% |
| 1977 | 1,192,000 | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 1,146,000 | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 1,103,000 | −1.1% |
| 1974 | 1,115,000 | −26% |
| 1973 | 1,500,000 | −3.2% |
| 1972 | 1,550,000 | −16% |
| 1971 | 1,850,000 | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 1,800,000 | −6.3% |
| 1969 | 1,920,000 | −23% |
| 1968 | 2,500,000 | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 2,440,000 | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 2,390,000 | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 2,340,000 | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 2,290,000 | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 2,240,000 | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 2,200,000 | +2.3% |
| 1961 | 2,150,000 | — |
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.