Brazil vs United States: Number of cattle
Brazil
238.18 million animals
in 2024
United States
87.16 million animals
in 2024
Brazil rank
1st
United States rank
4th
Number of cattle over time
- Brazil
- United States
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 238.18 million animals against 87.16 million animals in United States, a difference of 151.02 million animals.
That makes Brazil's figure about 2.7 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
Brazil ranks 1st and United States ranks 4th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.09 million animals | 106.28 million animals | 42.18 million animals | United States |
| 1970s | 93.05 million animals | 120.42 million animals | 27.37 million animals | United States |
| 1980s | 129.62 million animals | 108.28 million animals | 21.34 million animals | Brazil |
| 1990s | 157.56 million animals | 99.68 million animals | 57.88 million animals | Brazil |
| 2000s | 195.21 million animals | 96.23 million animals | 98.98 million animals | Brazil |
| 2010s | 213.50 million animals | 92.05 million animals | 121.45 million animals | Brazil |
| 2020s | 230.82 million animals | 91.03 million animals | 139.79 million animals | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of cattle, Brazil or United States?
- Brazil, at 238.18 million animals against 87.16 million animals in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of cattle between Brazil and United States?
- 151.02 million animals, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and United States rank globally for number of cattle?
- Brazil ranks 1st and United States ranks 4th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of cattle. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.