Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Central America
Central America: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 53.54 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Central America recorded 53.54 million An for cattle and buffaloes — stocks in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Central America peaked at 53.54 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.50 million An, in 1961.
That places Central America 17th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Central America, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23.50 million An | — |
| 1962 | 24.17 million An | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 25.18 million An | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 26.26 million An | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 27.34 million An | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 28.81 million An | +5.4% |
| 1967 | 29.43 million An | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 30.14 million An | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 30.74 million An | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 32.21 million An | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 31.58 million An | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 31.90 million An | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 31.92 million An | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 33.03 million An | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 34.40 million An | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 35.60 million An | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 36.77 million An | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 37.33 million An | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 37.49 million An | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 38.84 million An | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 40.19 million An | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 40.78 million An | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 41.69 million An | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 42.42 million An | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 43.34 million An | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 43.84 million An | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 42.42 million An | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 42.76 million An | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 45.15 million An | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 44.58 million An | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 43.67 million An | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 43.44 million An | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 44.44 million An | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 44.22 million An | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 42.69 million An | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 41.67 million An | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 42.12 million An | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 42.07 million An | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 41.57 million An | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 41.88 million An | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 42.45 million An | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 43.52 million An | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 43.72 million An | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 43.50 million An | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 43.62 million An | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 43.95 million An | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 44.52 million An | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 45.31 million An | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 46.20 million An | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 46.72 million An | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 47.28 million An | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 46.62 million An | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 47.19 million An | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 48.19 million An | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 49.03 million An | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 49.39 million An | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 49.96 million An | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 50.65 million An | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 51.20 million An | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 51.69 million An | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 52.96 million An | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 52.82 million An | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 53.32 million An | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 53.54 million An | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.29 million An | 23.50 million An | 30.74 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 34.22 million An | 31.58 million An | 37.49 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.14 million An | 38.84 million An | 45.15 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.05 million An | 41.57 million An | 44.58 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.87 million An | 41.88 million An | 46.20 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.62 million An | 46.62 million An | 51.20 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.87 million An | 51.69 million An | 53.54 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 570,727 An compare
- 14 Ethiopia PDR 31.00 million An compare
- 15 Colombia 30.88 million An compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 374,875 An compare
- 16 Australia 30.37 million An compare
- 16 Melanesia 353,270 An compare
- 17 Bangladesh 26.54 million An compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 98,817 An compare
- 18 Kenya 22.44 million An compare
- 18 Polynesia 58,989 An compare
- 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 18,348 An compare
- 19 Nigeria 20.94 million An compare
- 19 Micronesia 18,348 An compare
- 20 Niger 20.38 million An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Central America
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross Production -6.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) -1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Crops — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) -3.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -10.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 0.7054 % change on previous year (2024)
- Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 6.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Gross Production Value (constant) 0.4048 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -0.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 3.02 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Central America?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Central America was 53.54 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 53.54 million An in 2024.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.50 million An in 1961.
- How does Central America rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Central America ranks 17th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central America 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
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.