FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Cattle in Romania
Romania had 1.8 million cattle in 2024, the 91st largest in the world (0.11% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 11%. The record was 7.0 million head in 1985.
- Animals, 2024
- 1.8 million head
- World rank
- 91 of 190
- 10-year change
- −11%
- Record
- 7.0 million head
- 1985
Cattle in Romania, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,809,400 | −0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,814,700 | −1.0% |
| 2022 | 1,833,700 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1,826,800 | −2.6% |
| 2020 | 1,875,200 | −2.5% |
| 2019 | 1,923,300 | −2.7% |
| 2018 | 1,977,200 | −3.5% |
| 2017 | 2,049,700 | −2.0% |
| 2016 | 2,092,414 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 2,068,888 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 2,022,408 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 2,009,135 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1,988,939 | −0.6% |
| 2011 | 2,001,105 | −20% |
| 2010 | 2,512,300 | −6.4% |
| 2009 | 2,684,000 | −4.8% |
| 2008 | 2,819,000 | −3.9% |
| 2007 | 2,934,000 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 2,862,000 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 2,808,000 | −3.1% |
| 2004 | 2,897,000 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 2,878,000 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 2,800,000 | −2.4% |
| 2001 | 2,870,000 | −5.9% |
| 2000 | 3,051,000 | −2.9% |
| 1999 | 3,143,000 | −2.9% |
| 1998 | 3,235,400 | −5.8% |
| 1997 | 3,434,900 | −1.8% |
| 1996 | 3,496,300 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 3,480,800 | −12% |
| 1994 | 3,956,782 | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 3,683,100 | −15% |
| 1992 | 4,355,000 | −19% |
| 1991 | 5,380,700 | −14% |
| 1990 | 6,290,700 | −2.0% |
| 1989 | 6,416,000 | −2.2% |
| 1988 | 6,559,000 | −2.1% |
| 1987 | 6,703,000 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 6,692,000 | −4.9% |
| 1985 | 7,039,000 | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 6,752,200 | +8.1% |
| 1983 | 6,246,100 | −0.9% |
| 1982 | 6,302,900 | −2.8% |
| 1981 | 6,485,000 | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 6,285,400 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 6,282,600 | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 6,085,300 | −0.7% |
| 1977 | 6,128,800 | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 5,912,100 | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 5,774,100 | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 5,691,100 | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 5,555,947 | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 5,324,212 | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 5,216,000 | +7.3% |
| 1970 | 4,859,578 | −1.8% |
| 1969 | 4,949,300 | −3.5% |
| 1968 | 5,127,200 | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 5,015,900 | +5.5% |
| 1966 | 4,755,000 | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 4,574,800 | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 4,456,100 | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 4,383,800 | −3.1% |
| 1962 | 4,524,700 | −0.1% |
| 1961 | 4,530,000 | — |
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.