Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Argentina

Argentina: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 52.78 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
52.78 million An
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
8th
of 205 countries
All-time high
61.05 million An
in 1977
All-time low
40.01 million An
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Argentina, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.

Analysis

Argentina recorded 52.78 million An for cattle and buffaloes — stocks in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Argentina peaked at 61.05 million An in 1977 and was at its lowest, 40.01 million An, in 1963.

Argentina ranks 8th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 46.03 million An 40.01 million An 51.47 million An 9
1970s 55.12 million An 48.44 million An 61.05 million An 10
1980s 53.34 million An 50.99 million An 55.76 million An 10
1990s 51.48 million An 48.05 million An 53.16 million An 10
2000s 54.83 million An 48.67 million An 58.72 million An 10
2010s 51.81 million An 47.97 million An 55.01 million An 10
2020s 53.68 million An 52.78 million An 54.46 million An 5

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 5 China 100.62 million An compare
  2. 6 China, mainland 100.47 million An compare
  3. 7 Ethiopia 71.92 million An compare
  4. 9 Sudan (former) 41.37 million An compare
  5. 10 Australia and New Zealand 39.89 million An compare
  6. 11 Chad 39.63 million An compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Argentina?
Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Argentina was 52.78 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 61.05 million An in 1977.
What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 40.01 million An in 1963.
How does Argentina rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
Argentina ranks 8th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
238 places, 13,828 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.