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Countries With the Most Cattle Quiz

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  1. Brazil 238.18M cattle
    Brazil has more cattle than people, with about 238 million head to roughly 214 million residents.
  2. India 194.75M cattle
    Most Indian states prohibit the slaughter of cows.
  3. United States 87.16M cattle
    The US had more cattle in 1961, about 98 million, than it has today.
  4. Ethiopia 71.92M cattle
    Ethiopia has more cattle than any other country in Africa.
  5. China 70.33M cattle
    China keeps about six times as many pigs as cattle.
  6. Pakistan 57.54M cattle
    Pakistan also keeps about 46 million buffaloes.
  7. Argentina 52.78M cattle
    Asado, a traditional barbecue, is a social event in Argentina and Uruguay.
  8. Chad 39.63M cattle
    Chad also has more than 11 million camels.
  9. Tanzania 39.05M cattle
    Among the Maasai of Tanzania and Kenya, a man's wealth is traditionally measured in cattle.
  10. Mexico 36.93M cattle
    Charrería, Mexico's national sport, grew out of cattle-herding traditions on colonial haciendas.
  11. Sudan 31.26M cattle
    The Butana, a native breed of cattle, comes from the Butana region of central Sudan.
  12. Australia 30.37M cattle
    South Australia's Anna Creek Station is the world's largest working cattle station.
  13. Colombia 30.34M cattle
    The Romosinuano, a hornless breed, is native to Colombia's Sinu River valley.
  14. Bangladesh 25.01M cattle
    Big cattle markets spring up in Dhaka ahead of the Eid al-Adha festival.
  15. Kenya 22.44M cattle
    The Boran, a hardy zebu breed, comes from Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia.
  16. Nigeria 20.94M cattle
    Fulani pastoralists, including the nomadic Bororo, are noted for the size of their herds.
  17. Niger 20.38M cattle
    Niger's cattle herd has grown from about 3.5 million in 1961 to over 20 million.
  18. Indonesia 18.07M cattle
    Bali cattle are a domesticated form of the wild banteng.
  19. Russia 17.37M cattle
    Russia has more pigs than cattle, about 29 million of them.
  20. Turkey 16.82M cattle
    Turkey has far more sheep than cattle, about 44 million.
  21. France 16.48M cattle
    Two of the best-known beef breeds, Charolais and Limousin, are French.
  22. Venezuela 15.75M cattle
    Llaneros are the cattle herders of the Llanos grasslands of Venezuela and Colombia.
  23. Uganda 14.72M cattle
    Uganda's goats now outnumber its cattle.
  24. Uzbekistan 14.39M cattle
    Uzbekistan has more sheep than cattle, about 21 million.
  25. South Sudan 14.28M cattle
    The Dinka use cattle as well as grain in marriage payments.
  26. Mali 14.04M cattle
    Each November thousands of cattle are herded across the river at Diafarabé to their grazing lands.
  27. Paraguay 13.63M cattle
    Paraguay has about two cattle for every person.
  28. South Africa 12.12M cattle
    The Nguni is a hardy cattle breed native to southern Africa.
  29. Uruguay 11.96M cattle
    Uruguay's sheep flock fell from about 27 million in 1991 to under 6 million in 2024.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT Crops and livestock products (QCL), live animal stocks · as of 2024

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