FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Cattle in United Kingdom
United Kingdom had 9.4 million cattle in 2024, the 36th largest in the world (0.60% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 4.3%. The record was 15.3 million head in 1974.
- Animals, 2024
- 9.4 million head
- World rank
- 36 of 190
- 10-year change
- −4.3%
- Record
- 15.3 million head
- 1974
Cattle in United Kingdom, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9,411,871 | −1.5% |
| 2023 | 9,555,426 | −0.8% |
| 2022 | 9,631,892 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 9,603,000 | −0.1% |
| 2020 | 9,615,000 | −1.3% |
| 2019 | 9,739,000 | −1.5% |
| 2018 | 9,892,000 | −1.1% |
| 2017 | 10,004,000 | −0.3% |
| 2016 | 10,033,000 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 9,919,000 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 9,837,000 | −0.1% |
| 2013 | 9,844,000 | −0.6% |
| 2012 | 9,900,000 | −0.3% |
| 2011 | 9,933,000 | −1.8% |
| 2010 | 10,112,000 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 10,025,000 | −0.8% |
| 2008 | 10,107,000 | −1.9% |
| 2007 | 10,304,000 | −2.6% |
| 2006 | 10,579,000 | −1.8% |
| 2005 | 10,770,200 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 10,551,000 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 10,517,000 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 10,343,000 | −2.4% |
| 2001 | 10,600,000 | −4.8% |
| 2000 | 11,133,000 | −2.5% |
| 1999 | 11,423,000 | −0.8% |
| 1998 | 11,519,000 | −1.0% |
| 1997 | 11,633,000 | −3.4% |
| 1996 | 12,040,000 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 11,857,000 | −0.8% |
| 1994 | 11,954,000 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 11,851,000 | −0.6% |
| 1992 | 11,924,000 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 11,885,000 | −1.6% |
| 1990 | 12,079,000 | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 11,975,000 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 11,884,000 | −2.4% |
| 1987 | 12,170,000 | −2.9% |
| 1986 | 12,533,000 | −2.9% |
| 1985 | 12,911,000 | −2.3% |
| 1984 | 13,213,000 | −0.6% |
| 1983 | 13,290,000 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 13,244,000 | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 13,062,000 | −2.3% |
| 1980 | 13,363,000 | −1.3% |
| 1979 | 13,538,000 | −0.2% |
| 1978 | 13,568,000 | −1.1% |
| 1977 | 13,712,000 | −2.5% |
| 1976 | 14,069,000 | −4.7% |
| 1975 | 14,764,084 | −3.2% |
| 1974 | 15,250,043 | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 14,492,291 | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 13,529,612 | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 12,850,620 | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 12,627,516 | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 12,418,986 | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 12,195,367 | −1.5% |
| 1967 | 12,386,952 | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 12,252,059 | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 11,987,860 | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 11,668,559 | −0.8% |
| 1963 | 11,756,825 | −1.2% |
| 1962 | 11,900,559 | −0.6% |
| 1961 | 11,977,998 | — |
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.