PUBLISHER: Grand View Research | PRODUCT CODE: 1888708
PUBLISHER: Grand View Research | PRODUCT CODE: 1888708
The global livestock insurance market size was estimated at USD 8.58 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 17.22 billion by 2033, growing at a CAGR of 8.09% from 2025 to 2033. The market is driven by higher demand for animal-based products, the increasing economic value of livestock, and a growing vulnerability to climate-related events and disease outbreaks.
In addition, the sector is seeing improvements such as the use of AI and digital tools for risk assessment and claims processing, the rise of parametric and mobile-based insurance models, and more partnerships with fintech and agritech firms. The livestock insurance market is gaining rapid momentum internationally as livestock populations increase, the value of livestock assets rises, and the reliance on animal agriculture grows, prompting an increased need for financial protection against deaths, epidemics, and losses from climate-related events. The extensive growth of commercial livestock farming for milk, beef, poultry, and small ruminants has inevitably increased the financial risk factor for producers to a point that structured insurance programs are becoming a commonplace means to manage risk from diseases, accidents, and natural disasters. In some transitional markets, livestock is invariably the primary economic asset for millions of smallholder farmers, underscoring the importance of livestock insurance in enhancing rural income stability and resilience.
The increasing variability in climate, including more frequent drought, floods, heat stress and pasture degradation is increasing the potential markets for index based and parametric livestock insurance solutions. Governments and development agencies are introducing climate-linked risk financing instruments to protect vulnerable pastoral and dairy populations from adverse climate events, leading to catastrophic losses. At the same time, the increase in the incidence of infectious and zoonotic diseases such as Foot and Mouth Disease, Avian Influenza, and African Swine Fever is shaping the demand for livestock insurance as farmers, cooperatives, and policymakers emphasize disease risk-management strategies to uphold herd health and uninterrupted food supply chains.
Support programs from the government and partnerships with private industry are valuable tools to accelerate adoption in regions such as Asia and Africa. Many countries are offering premium subsidies and tying livestock insurance to access credit and government-supported cattle schemes for farmers to encourage coverage of valuable livestock. Established markets such as the US and Europe have begun to see increased uptake of established mortality and revenue-based programs primarily because of commercial decisions around livestock investments, biosecurity protocols, and across-farm risk management.
Technologies are increasingly changing the insurance landscape for livestock, resulting in speedy onboarding still relatively well controlled, automated claims processing, and on-time ground-truth validation of risks. Insurers are increasingly using satellite-based drought monitoring, GPS-durable livestock tracking, veterinary data repositories, mobile payments, and AI-based mortality analytics. New ecosystems are emerging in public and private sectors (e.g., agritech, fintech) to facilitate micro-insurance in rural and under-resourced settings for better access and affordability.
Overall, the livestock insurance market is seeing sustained growth due to the emphasis by stakeholders throughout the livestock value chain (farmers, dairy cooperatives, commercial meat producers, government, insurers, and development organizations) on financial risk-protection tools, which serve to support livestock productivity, resilience to climate shocks, and ultimately, the longevity of the animal agriculture industry.
Global Livestock Insurance Market Report Segmentation
This report forecasts revenue growth at global, regional, and country levels and provides an analysis of the latest industry trends in each of the sub-segments from 2021 to 2033. For this study, Grand View Research has segmented the global livestock insurance market report based on coverage, animal, provider, distribution channel and region.