> Timor-Leste had 238,902 cattle in 2024, the 137th largest in the world (0.02% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 36%.

Source: https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/timor-leste/

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# Cattle in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste had 238,902 cattle in 2024, the 137th largest in the world (0.02% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 36%. The record was 285,701 head in 2019.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.

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Animals, 2024238,902 head
World rank137 of 190
10-year change+36%
Record285,701 head2019

## Cattle in Timor-Leste, 1961–2024 (head)

## Timor-Leste compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.02%0.01% in 2014
10-year change+36%world +9.7%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Head | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 135 | [Albania](https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/albania/) | 272,035 | 0.02% |
| 136 | [Bhutan](https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/bhutan/) | 257,103 | 0.02% |
| 137 | **Timor-Leste** | 238,902 | 0.02% |
| 138 | [Estonia](https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/estonia/) | 232,390 | 0.01% |
| 139 | [Puerto Rico](https://husfarm.com/production/cattle/puerto-rico/) | 218,598 | 0.01% |

[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; Timor-Leste is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Head | Change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 238,902 | −1.0% |
| 2023 | 241,365 | −4.4% |
| 2022 | 252,449 | +13% |
| 2021 | 222,894 | −9.7% |
| 2020 | 246,718 | −14% |
| 2019 | 285,701 | +23% |
| 2018 | 232,814 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 227,739 | −0.5% |
| 2016 | 228,876 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 221,767 | +26% |
| 2014 | 176,280 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 176,058 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 173,115 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 170,222 | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 161,654 | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 148,402 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 145,343 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 142,418 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 139,426 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 136,446 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 133,641 | −8.5% |
| 2003 | 146,000 | −9.9% |
| 2002 | 162,000 | −2.5% |
| 2001 | 166,195 | +38% |
| 2000 | 120,000 | +24% |
| 1999 | 96,692 | −40% |
| 1998 | 161,104 | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 146,485 | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 136,849 | +10% |
| 1995 | 124,408 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 122,189 | +31% |
| 1993 | 93,153 | +10% |
| 1992 | 84,568 | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 76,907 | +13% |
| 1990 | 68,028 | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 63,300 | +11% |
| 1988 | 57,139 | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 53,593 | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 51,947 | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 49,761 | +11% |
| 1984 | 45,000 | +13% |
| 1983 | 40,000 | +14% |
| 1982 | 35,000 | +17% |
| 1981 | 30,000 | −2.3% |
| 1980 | 30,700 | −23% |
| 1979 | 40,000 | −20% |
| 1978 | 50,000 | −17% |
| 1977 | 60,000 | −15% |
| 1976 | 70,200 | −10.0% |
| 1975 | 78,000 | −8.8% |
| 1974 | 85,495 | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 82,949 | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 77,945 | +10% |
| 1971 | 70,607 | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 67,035 | +18% |
| 1969 | 56,797 | +16% |
| 1968 | 48,917 | +11% |
| 1967 | 44,212 | −14% |
| 1966 | 51,434 | +19% |
| 1965 | 43,138 | +19% |
| 1964 | 36,213 | +25% |
| 1963 | 29,067 | +4.1% |
| 1962 | 27,919 | +16% |
| 1961 | 24,000 | — |

## Questions and answers

### How many cattle are there in Timor-Leste?

Timor-Leste had 238,902 cattle in 2024, 0.02% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Timor-Leste rank in the world by number of cattle?

Timor-Leste ranked 137th 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 Timor-Leste changed?

It rose by 36% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +9.7% for the world. The record was 285,701 head in 2019.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Timor-Leste is estimated by FAO. 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 Timor-Leste

[Maize](https://husfarm.com/production/maize/timor-leste/)[Rice (paddy)](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/timor-leste/)[Coconuts, in shell](https://husfarm.com/production/coconuts/timor-leste/)[Other starchy roots and tubers](https://husfarm.com/production/other-roots-and-tubers/timor-leste/)[Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.](https://husfarm.com/production/other-vegetables/timor-leste/)[Cassava](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/timor-leste/)[Other meat of mammals, fresh or chilled](https://husfarm.com/production/other-meat-of-mammals/timor-leste/)[Pork (pig meat)](https://husfarm.com/production/pork/timor-leste/)[Beans, dry](https://husfarm.com/production/beans-dry/timor-leste/)[Coffee, green](https://husfarm.com/production/coffee/timor-leste/)[Mangoes and guavas](https://husfarm.com/production/mangoes/timor-leste/)[Goat milk](https://husfarm.com/production/goat-milk/timor-leste/)
[Agricultural production in Timor-Leste](https://husfarm.com/production/country/timor-leste/)

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.

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