Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Brazil

Brazil: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 239.99 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
239.99 million An
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
2nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
240.29 million An
in 2023
All-time low
56.10 million An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Brazil, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Brazil stood at 239.99 million An.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Brazil peaked at 240.29 million An in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56.10 million An, in 1961.

That places Brazil 2nd out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 64.17 million An 56.10 million An 73.07 million An 9
1970s 93.31 million An 75.56 million An 109.65 million An 10
1980s 130.48 million An 119.47 million An 145.44 million An 10
1990s 158.86 million An 148.50 million An 165.69 million An 10
2000s 196.34 million An 170.98 million An 208.33 million An 10
2010s 214.83 million An 210.73 million An 219.56 million An 10
2020s 232.44 million An 219.34 million An 240.29 million An 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 1 India 307.13 million An compare
  2. 3 USSR 116.06 million An compare
  3. 4 Pakistan 103.85 million An compare
  4. 5 China 100.62 million An compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Brazil?
Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Brazil was 239.99 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 240.29 million An in 2023.
What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 56.10 million An in 1961.
How does Brazil rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
Brazil ranks 2nd out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil 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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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.