FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Cattle in Turkey
Turkey had 16.8 million cattle in 2024, the 20th largest in the world (1.07% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 18%. The record was 18.0 million head in 2020.
- Animals, 2024
- 16.8 million head
- World rank
- 20 of 190
- 10-year change
- +18%
- Record
- 18.0 million head
- 2020
Cattle in Turkey, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16,824,208 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 16,421,256 | −2.6% |
| 2022 | 16,851,956 | −5.6% |
| 2021 | 17,850,543 | −0.6% |
| 2020 | 17,965,482 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 17,688,139 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 17,042,506 | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 15,943,586 | +13% |
| 2016 | 14,080,155 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 13,994,071 | −1.6% |
| 2014 | 14,223,109 | −1.3% |
| 2013 | 14,415,257 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 13,914,912 | +12% |
| 2011 | 12,386,337 | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 11,369,800 | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 10,723,958 | −1.3% |
| 2008 | 10,859,942 | −1.6% |
| 2007 | 11,036,753 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 10,871,364 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 10,526,440 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 10,069,346 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 9,788,102 | −0.2% |
| 2002 | 9,803,498 | −7.1% |
| 2001 | 10,548,000 | −2.0% |
| 2000 | 10,761,000 | −2.7% |
| 1999 | 11,054,000 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 11,031,000 | −1.4% |
| 1997 | 11,185,000 | −5.9% |
| 1996 | 11,886,000 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 11,789,000 | −0.9% |
| 1994 | 11,901,000 | −0.1% |
| 1993 | 11,910,000 | −0.3% |
| 1992 | 11,950,907 | −0.2% |
| 1991 | 11,972,923 | −1.6% |
| 1990 | 12,173,000 | −3.1% |
| 1989 | 12,562,000 | −1.2% |
| 1988 | 12,713,000 | 0.0% |
| 1987 | 12,713,000 | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 12,466,000 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 12,410,000 | −12% |
| 1984 | 14,099,000 | −2.7% |
| 1983 | 14,484,000 | −9.4% |
| 1982 | 15,981,000 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 15,894,000 | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 15,567,000 | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 14,941,000 | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 14,540,000 | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 14,102,000 | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 13,751,000 | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 13,388,000 | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 13,236,000 | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 13,045,000 | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 12,939,000 | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 12,756,000 | −3.3% |
| 1970 | 13,189,000 | −4.2% |
| 1969 | 13,761,000 | −2.9% |
| 1968 | 14,165,000 | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 13,769,000 | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 13,203,000 | −0.1% |
| 1965 | 13,211,000 | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 12,704,000 | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 12,662,000 | +4.7% |
| 1962 | 12,097,300 | −2.7% |
| 1961 | 12,435,000 | — |
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.