Key Market Indicators
India's cattle population is on the rise. In 2021, the estimated number of heads reached 96.5 million - a 0.1% increase from the year before. Since 1966, the annual growth rate has been 0.4%. India was the world's second-largest holder of cattle in 2021, behind Brazil, which had 96.51 million heads. The US and China followed in third and fourth place respectively.