World Cattle Inventory By Year

The USDA reported the world cattle inventory in 2021 at 1.0 billion head, up 13.2 million head from the prior year. It the largest world inventory since 2004.

Rob Cook
 |  Published on: Jan 10, 2024

World Cattle Inventory By Year (USDA)

The USDA reported the world cattle inventory in 2021 at 1.0 billion head, up 13.2 million head from the prior year.  It was the largest world inventory since 2004.

The largest cattle inventory in the world was 1.101 billion head in 1989.

The world cattle inventory first reached 1 billion head in 1975.