What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?

The highest recorded value was 490.80 million An in 2023.

What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?

The lowest recorded value was 172.29 million An in 1961.

How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for cattle — stocks?

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 4th out of 37 groups with data for 2023.

Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?

Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Cattle — Stocks in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Name: Cattle — Stocks in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Cattle — Stocks was 490.80 million An in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

490.80 million An

Change on year

up 1.9%

Rank

4th

of 37 groups

All-time high

490.80 million An

in 2023

All-time low

172.29 million An

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Cattle — Stocks in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.

Analysis

In 2023, cattle — stocks in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) stood at 490.80 million An. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 490.80 million An in 2023 and was at its lowest, 172.29 million An, in 1961.

That places Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 4th out of 37 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	189.05 million An	172.29 million An	204.79 million An	9
1970s	214.64 million An	207.47 million An	232.68 million An	10
1980s	234.31 million An	224.27 million An	243.59 million An	10
1990s	267.19 million An	247.20 million An	295.46 million An	10
2000s	329.91 million An	295.52 million An	373.91 million An	10
2010s	419.50 million An	380.11 million An	456.40 million An	10
2020s	479.18 million An	471.47 million An	490.80 million An	4

Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

1 OECD 286.46 million An compare
2 Brazil 238.63 million An compare
3 India 194.48 million An compare
4 USSR 115.64 million An compare
5 China 73.72 million An compare
6 China, mainland 73.56 million An compare
7 Ethiopia 70.90 million An compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

More environment data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 543,041 million USD (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 10.59 million t (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 4.43 million t (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.12 million t (2024)
Agricultural land — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.05 % (2024)
Cropland — Area 317,994 1000 ha (2024)
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 3.14 % (2024)

All data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) →

Frequently asked questions

What is cattle — stocks in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?: Cattle — stocks in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 490.80 million An in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?: The highest recorded value was 490.80 million An in 2023.
What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?: The lowest recorded value was 172.29 million An in 1961.
How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for cattle — stocks?: Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 4th out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?: Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Cattle — Stocks
Unit: An
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,918 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).