FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Cattle in Namibia
Namibia had 2.9 million cattle in 2024, the 67th largest in the world (0.18% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 0.9%. The record was 3.2 million head in 2016.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Animals, 2024
- 2.9 million head
- World rank
- 67 of 190
- 10-year change
- +0.9%
- Record
- 3.2 million head
- 2016
Cattle in Namibia, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,907,986 | −3.6% |
| 2023 | 3,017,636 | −3.2% |
| 2022 | 3,115,974 | +20% |
| 2021 | 2,590,348 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 2,516,554 | −10% |
| 2019 | 2,806,142 | −0.9% |
| 2018 | 2,832,287 | −4.0% |
| 2017 | 2,951,510 | −7.0% |
| 2016 | 3,173,767 | +15% |
| 2015 | 2,770,545 | −3.9% |
| 2014 | 2,882,489 | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 2,634,418 | −9.3% |
| 2012 | 2,904,451 | +24% |
| 2011 | 2,350,000 | −2.1% |
| 2010 | 2,400,000 | −2.9% |
| 2009 | 2,471,000 | −2.8% |
| 2008 | 2,542,000 | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 2,353,498 | −1.3% |
| 2006 | 2,383,960 | −24% |
| 2005 | 3,133,887 | +36% |
| 2004 | 2,309,390 | −1.1% |
| 2003 | 2,336,094 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 2,329,553 | −7.1% |
| 2001 | 2,508,570 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 2,504,930 | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 2,294,040 | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 2,192,359 | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 2,055,416 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 1,989,947 | −2.0% |
| 1995 | 2,031,350 | −0.2% |
| 1994 | 2,035,790 | −1.8% |
| 1993 | 2,073,540 | −6.0% |
| 1992 | 2,206,373 | −0.2% |
| 1991 | 2,211,624 | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 2,086,551 | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 2,014,075 | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 1,969,955 | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 1,835,378 | −7.8% |
| 1986 | 1,989,664 | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 1,874,752 | −0.4% |
| 1984 | 1,882,184 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 1,863,480 | −2.8% |
| 1982 | 1,917,671 | −7.9% |
| 1981 | 2,082,672 | −16% |
| 1980 | 2,480,830 | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 2,389,343 | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 2,250,287 | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 2,223,198 | +14% |
| 1976 | 1,950,000 | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 1,850,000 | −38% |
| 1974 | 2,980,000 | +12% |
| 1973 | 2,650,000 | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 2,600,000 | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 2,550,000 | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 2,500,000 | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 2,450,000 | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 2,400,000 | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 2,350,000 | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 2,330,000 | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 2,300,000 | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 2,290,000 | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 2,284,280 | −0.6% |
| 1962 | 2,298,266 | +8.6% |
| 1961 | 2,117,132 | — |
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.