Australia Cattle Inventory By Year

The cattle inventory in Australia in 2016 is at 27.68 million head. This is the lowest cattle inventory since 2011.

Compiled by staff

| Published on: Jul 9, 2017

Australia cattle inventory lowest since 2011

The cattle inventory in Australia in 2016 is at 27.68 million head. This is the lowest cattle inventory since 2011.

The cattle inventory in Australia first exceeded 20 million head in 1969.

The cattle inventory in Australia first exceeded 30 million head in 1974. The largest cattle inventory in Australia was 33.4 million head in 1976. The cattle inventory in Australia was only over 30 million head from 1974-1977.

Year	Head
2016	27,682,000
2015	29,102,000
2014	29,291,000
2013	28,418,000
2012	28,506,000
2011	27,550,000
2010	27,906,000
2009	27,321,000
2008	28,037,000
2007	28,393,000
2006	28,183,000
2005	27,465,000
2004	26,664,000
2003	27,870,000
2002	27,870,000
2001	27,720,000
2000	27,588,000
1999	26,688,000
1998	26,710,000
1997	26,780,000
1996	26,500,000
1995	25,736,000
1994	25,758,000
1993	25,182,000
1992	25,857,000
1991	25,026,000
1990	24,673,000
1989	23,938,000
1988	23,469,000
1987	23,540,000
1986	23,436,000
1985	22,784,000
1984	22,161,000
1983	22,478,000
1982	24,553,000
1981	25,168,000
1980	26,203,000
1979	27,112,000
1978	29,330,000
1977	31,533,000
1976	33,434,000
1975	32,793,000
1974	30,839,000
1973	29,101,000
1972	27,373,000
1971	24,373,000
1970	22,162,000
1969	20,611,000
1968	19,218,000
1967	18,270,000
1966	17,936,000
1965	18,816,000
1964	19,055,000
1963	18,549,000
1962	18,033,000
1961	17,332,000
1960	16,503,000
Source: FAS/USDA

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