> Norway had 852,800 cattle in 2024, the 106th largest in the world (0.05% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 1.5%.

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

[Home](https://husfarm.com/)›[Production](https://husfarm.com/production/)›[Cattle](https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/)›NorwayFAOSTAT · 1961–2024

# Cattle in Norway

Norway had 852,800 cattle in 2024, the 106th largest in the world (0.05% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 1.5%. The record was 1.2 million head in 1961.

[Today’s prices](https://husfarm.com/today-price/beef/)

Animals, 2024852,800 head
World rank106 of 190
10-year change+1.5%
Record1.2 million head1961

## Cattle in Norway, 1961–2024 (head)

## Norway compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.05%0.06% in 2014
10-year change+1.5%world +9.7%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Head | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 104 | [Botswana](https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/botswana/) | 918,057 | 0.06% |
| 105 | [Hungary](https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/hungary/) | 869,900 | 0.06% |
| 106 | **Norway** | 852,800 | 0.05% |
| 107 | [Georgia](https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/georgia/) | 837,700 | 0.05% |
| 108 | [Syria](https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/syria/) | 826,396 | 0.05% |

[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; Norway is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Head | Change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 852,800 | −2.4% |
| 2023 | 874,200 | −2.7% |
| 2022 | 898,800 | −0.2% |
| 2021 | 901,026 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 882,961 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 874,136 | −0.9% |
| 2018 | 881,991 | −0.4% |
| 2017 | 885,292 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 872,145 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 853,327 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 840,000 | −1.6% |
| 2013 | 853,655 | −1.0% |
| 2012 | 861,924 | −0.3% |
| 2011 | 864,139 | −1.2% |
| 2010 | 874,529 | −0.4% |
| 2009 | 878,134 | −1.5% |
| 2008 | 891,170 | −1.6% |
| 2007 | 905,515 | −1.9% |
| 2006 | 922,976 | −1.1% |
| 2005 | 933,698 | −1.0% |
| 2004 | 943,208 | −1.4% |
| 2003 | 956,916 | −0.2% |
| 2002 | 958,661 | −2.1% |
| 2001 | 978,854 | −0.9% |
| 2000 | 987,915 | −4.4% |
| 1999 | 1,033,070 | −0.3% |
| 1998 | 1,036,416 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 1,017,775 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 1,005,766 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 988,403 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 979,456 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 974,736 | −0.8% |
| 1992 | 982,507 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 974,185 | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 953,100 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 949,400 | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 931,900 | −1.4% |
| 1987 | 945,000 | −2.3% |
| 1986 | 967,500 | −0.3% |
| 1985 | 970,200 | −0.6% |
| 1984 | 975,600 | −1.4% |
| 1983 | 989,000 | −2.0% |
| 1982 | 1,009,000 | −0.5% |
| 1981 | 1,014,500 | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 984,700 | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 968,843 | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 953,814 | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 944,920 | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 921,231 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 914,905 | −4.2% |
| 1974 | 955,234 | −1.1% |
| 1973 | 965,557 | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 940,376 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 931,691 | −1.2% |
| 1970 | 943,002 | −3.1% |
| 1969 | 973,425 | −3.5% |
| 1968 | 1,008,353 | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 995,676 | −4.3% |
| 1966 | 1,040,898 | −1.7% |
| 1965 | 1,059,412 | −3.9% |
| 1964 | 1,101,851 | −1.8% |
| 1963 | 1,122,000 | −3.2% |
| 1962 | 1,158,800 | −1.8% |
| 1961 | 1,180,300 | — |

## Questions and answers

### How many cattle are there in Norway?

Norway had 852,800 cattle in 2024, 0.05% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

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

Norway ranked 106th 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 Norway changed?

It rose by 1.5% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +9.7% for the world. The record was 1.2 million head in 1961.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 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 Norway

[Cow milk](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-milk/norway/)[Barley](https://husfarm.com/production/barley/norway/)[Skim milk of cows](https://husfarm.com/production/skim-milk-of-cows/norway/)[Potatoes](https://husfarm.com/production/potatoes/norway/)[Oats](https://husfarm.com/production/oats/norway/)[Beer](https://husfarm.com/production/beer/norway/)[Wheat](https://husfarm.com/production/wheat/norway/)[Pork (pig meat)](https://husfarm.com/production/pork/norway/)[Chicken meat](https://husfarm.com/production/chicken-meat/norway/)[Beef (cattle meat)](https://husfarm.com/production/beef/norway/)[Hen eggs](https://husfarm.com/production/hen-eggs/norway/)[Soya bean oil](https://husfarm.com/production/soya-bean-oil/norway/)
[Agricultural production in Norway](https://husfarm.com/production/country/norway/)

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.

---
Husfarm: https://husfarm.com/ · Site guide for agents: https://husfarm.com/llms.txt