Buffalo Population by Country

China stayed the third-largest buffalo holder while losing 1,386,030 head and Pakistan added 5,119,000 head since 2020. The figures below reproduce FAO Crops and Livestock Products records for item Buffalo, 2020-2024, reporting stocks quantity in head. The table lists 64 countries; 62 reported a 2024 quantity, and the 2024 annual listed total is 212,008,801 head. The 2024 country list runs from the largest listed quantity to the smallest.

India reported 2.43 times as many as Pakistan: 112,377,516 head against 46,310,000, while China ranks third with 30,139,500 head, 16,170,500 head behind Pakistan. The top two hold 74.8 percent of the listed total, with third and fourth at 30,139,500 and 3,307,031 head respectively.

Buffalo Population by Country

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#	Country	2024
1	India IN	112,377,516
2	Pakistan PK	46,310,000
3	China CN	30,139,500
4	Nepal NP	3,307,031
5	Philippines PH	2,705,548
6	Myanmar MM	2,075,000
7	Vietnam VN	2,032,396
8	Venezuela VE	2,011,237
9	Brazil BR	1,805,145
10	Bangladesh BD	1,524,000
11	Egypt EG	1,440,000
12	Laos LA	1,263,000
13	Indonesia ID	1,100,000
14	Thailand TH	872,691
15	Cambodia KH	673,380
16	Colombia CO	538,574
17	Italy IT	437,000
18	Sri Lanka LK	336,540
19	Iraq IQ	269,940
20	Türkiye TR	162,051
21	Iran IR	137,869
22	Timor-Leste TL	135,972
23	Azerbaijan AZ	95,874
24	Malaysia MY	70,521
25	Bhutan BT	57,054
26	Bulgaria BG	19,980
27	Georgia GE	18,777
28	Romania RO	16,600
29	Tajikistan TJ	15,744
30	Germany DE	12,080
31	Kazakhstan KZ	9,402
32	Hungary HU	8,900
33	Syria SY	6,791
34	Trinidad and Tobago TT	6,593
35	Russia RU	4,673
36	Greece GR	4,300
37	Taiwan TW	1976
38	Suriname SR	1018
39	Brunei BN	883
40	Spain ES	740
41	Poland PL	690
42	North Macedonia MK	644
43	Armenia AM	554
44	Hong Kong HK	333
45	Micronesia FM	168
46	Jordan JO	91
47	Mauritius MU	25
48	Albania AL	0
49	Cyprus CY	0
50	Czech Republic CZ	0
51	Denmark DK	0
52	Estonia EE	0
53	Finland FI	0
54	Ireland IE	0
55	Latvia LV	0
56	Lithuania LT	0
57	Luxembourg LU	0
58	Malta MT	0
59	Netherlands NL	0
60	Portugal PT	0
61	Slovakia SK	0
62	Slovenia SI	0
63	Croatia HR	-
64	Sweden SE	-

Buffalo Population by Country in 2024

India was the largest buffalo holder in the 2024 listed data with 112,377,516 head, followed by Pakistan with 46,310,000 head and China with 30,139,500 head. Nepal ranked fourth with 3,307,031 head.

India holds 53.0 percent of the listed 2024 total. The top three together hold 89.1 percent of the 212,008,801-head listed total.

China Falls 1,386,030 Head as Buffalo Stocks Edge Up 0.2 Percent

From 2023 to 2024 the common reporter universe (62 countries with data in both years) moved from 211,568,903 head to 212,008,801 head, a change of 439,898 head (0.2 percent). The totals listed for each year were 211,568,903 head (62 reporters) and 212,008,801 head (62 reporters); no country exited and no new reporter joined. China fell 1,386,030 head (down 4.4 percent), while Pakistan added 1,336,000 head (up 3.0 percent) and India 313,941 head (up 0.3 percent).

Pakistan Adds 5,119,000 Head as Buffalo Stocks Grow 4.0 Percent Since 2020

Between 2020 and 2024, the common reporter universe (61 countries with data in both years) rose from 203,803,590 head to 212,008,801 head, a change of 8,205,211 head (4.0 percent). The totals listed for each year were 203,803,590 head (62 reporters) and 212,008,801 head (62 reporters); 1 reporter present in 2020 with a reported zero (Sweden) is absent in 2024, while 1 new reporter added a reported zero (the Netherlands). Pakistan added 5,119,000 head (up 12.4 percent) and India 2,708,672 head (up 2.5 percent), while Nepal fell 1,950,560 head (down 37.1 percent).

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#	Country	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
1	India	109,668,844	111,450,919	111,749,635	112,063,575	112,377,516
2	Pakistan	41,191,000	42,416,000	43,676,000	44,974,000	46,310,000
3	China	28,686,180	29,451,750	30,647,550	31,525,530	30,139,500
4	Nepal	5,257,591	5,159,931	5,132,931	3,081,062	3,307,031
5	Philippines	2,865,715	2,849,006	2,774,471	2,776,115	2,705,548
6	Myanmar	1,983,014	2,047,000	2,073,000	2,075,000	2,075,000
7	Vietnam	2,332,754	2,262,852	2,231,105	2,136,009	2,032,396
8	Venezuela	990,000	1,138,864	1,925,443	2,012,704	2,011,237
9	Brazil	1,502,254	1,551,812	1,597,741	1,673,139	1,805,145
10	Bangladesh	1,493,000	1,500,000	1,508,000	1,516,000	1,524,000
11	Egypt	1,348,000	1,428,000	1,570,000	1,438,000	1,440,000
12	Laos	1,234,000	1,239,870	1,246,000	1,250,000	1,263,000
13	Indonesia	1,154,226	1,143,189	1,088,483	1,016,596	1,100,000
14	Thailand	1,157,975	1,102,365	1,035,846	959,891	872,691
15	Cambodia	671,160	673,790	674,812	674,096	673,380
16	Colombia	414,637	451,783	485,141	563,372	538,574
17	Italy	407,030	409,410	416,000	416,000	437,000
18	Sri Lanka	323,000	333,210	324,870	327,010	336,540
19	Iraq	233,453	242,161	251,194	260,564	269,940
20	Türkiye	192,489	185,574	171,835	161,749	162,051
21	Iran	171,156	200,000	190,000	160,000	137,869
22	Timor-Leste	127,274	126,410	126,831	134,971	135,972
23	Azerbaijan	146,652	129,137	119,900	108,093	95,874
24	Malaysia	64,250	66,571	70,374	72,565	70,521
25	Bhutan	52,365	50,535	55,797	59,514	57,054
26	Bulgaria	20,180	21,690	20,320	20,940	19,980
27	Georgia	18,480	18,540	18,720	18,748	18,777
28	Romania	19,600	18,500	17,900	16,900	16,600
29	Tajikistan	15,651	15,719	15,635	15,689	15,744
30	Germany	10,700	11,220	11,680	12,150	12,080
31	Kazakhstan	9,789	9,701	9,598	9,497	9,402
32	Hungary	7,500	7,800	8,700	7,600	8,900
33	Syria	7,179	6,432	6,564	6,502	6,791
34	Trinidad and Tobago	6,681	6,432	6,504	6,548	6,593
35	Russia	6,382	5,999	5,903	5,209	4,673
36	Greece	5,228	6,143	4,600	6,200	4,300
37	Taiwan	2,116	2002	1915	2011	1976
38	Suriname	901	1151	1123	1046	1018
39	Brunei	2,300	1311	1209	1016	883
40	Spain	960	980	980	870	740
41	Poland	0	0	0	620	690
42	North Macedonia	632	643	646	645	644
43	Armenia	690	780	727	542	554
44	Hong Kong	323	330	329	331	333
45	Micronesia	163	166	167	167	168
46	Jordan	91	91	92	92	91
47	Mauritius	25	25	25	25	25
48	Albania	0	0	0	0	0
49	Cyprus	0	0	0	0	0
50	Czech Republic	0	0	0	0	0
51	Denmark	0	0	0	0	0
52	Estonia	0	0	0	0	0
53	Finland	0	0	0	0	0
54	Ireland	0	0	0	0	0
55	Latvia	0	0	0	0	0
56	Lithuania	0	0	0	0	0
57	Luxembourg	0	0	0	0	0
58	Malta	0	0	0	0	0
59	Netherlands	-	-	0	0	0
60	Portugal	0	0	0	0	0
61	Slovakia	0	0	0	0	0
62	Slovenia	0	0	0	0	0
63	Croatia	-	0	-	-	-
64	Sweden	0	0	0	-	-

Methodology

Percentage changes use the corresponding value in the earlier year as the base. Yearly totals sum FAO Crops and Livestock Products stocks quantity (Element 5111) for item Buffalo, 2020-2024. For buffalo stocks, quantities are shown as whole head. The 2024 buffalo stocks ranking and shares use 2024 listed quantities. In the buffalo stocks data, zero means a reported nil or negligible flow; an empty cell means no quantity was reported. For buffalo stocks changes, only countries with quantities in both endpoint years enter the arithmetic. Stocks record the standing herd, not a production flow. Production quantities are reported to FAO by national statistical sources.