Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Northern America

Northern America: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 98.14 million An in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
98.14 million An
Change on year
down 1.9%
Rank
12th
of 29 groups
All-time high
146.31 million An
in 1975
All-time low
98.14 million An
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Northern America, 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 Northern America stood at 98.14 million An. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Northern America peaked at 146.31 million An in 1975 and was at its lowest, 98.14 million An, in 2024.

That places Northern America 12th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Northern America, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 108.40 million An
1962 111.30 million An +2.7%
1963 115.71 million An +4.0%
1964 119.58 million An +3.3%
1965 121.13 million An +1.3%
1966 120.76 million An -0.3%
1967 120.51 million An -0.2%
1968 121.05 million An +0.4%
1969 121.42 million An +0.3%
1970 124.00 million An +2.1%
1971 126.56 million An +2.1%
1972 130.19 million An +2.9%
1973 134.39 million An +3.2%
1974 141.27 million An +5.1%
1975 146.31 million An +3.6%
1976 142.03 million An -2.9%
1977 136.17 million An -4.1%
1978 128.90 million An -5.3%
1979 122.86 million An -4.7%
1980 123.37 million An +0.4%
1981 126.52 million An +2.6%
1982 127.61 million An +0.9%
1983 126.86 million An -0.6%
1984 124.99 million An -1.5%
1985 120.91 million An -3.3%
1986 116.33 million An -3.8%
1987 112.78 million An -3.1%
1988 110.38 million An -2.1%
1989 107.72 million An -2.4%
1990 107.04 million An -0.6%
1991 107.68 million An +0.6%
1992 109.42 million An +1.6%
1993 111.04 million An +1.5%
1994 112.99 million An +1.8%
1995 115.49 million An +2.2%
1996 116.95 million An +1.3%
1997 115.07 million An -1.6%
1998 113.10 million An -1.7%
1999 112.33 million An -0.7%
2000 111.40 million An -0.8%
2001 110.91 million An -0.4%
2002 110.47 million An -0.4%
2003 109.57 million An -0.8%
2004 109.44 million An -0.1%
2005 109.94 million An +0.5%
2006 111.36 million An +1.3%
2007 110.71 million An -0.6%
2008 109.79 million An -0.8%
2009 107.75 million An -1.9%
2010 106.75 million An -0.9%
2011 105.04 million An -1.6%
2012 103.39 million An -1.6%
2013 102.33 million An -1.0%
2014 100.58 million An -1.7%
2015 100.78 million An +0.2%
2016 103.50 million An +2.7%
2017 105.14 million An +1.6%
2018 105.97 million An +0.8%
2019 106.47 million An +0.5%
2020 105.33 million An -1.1%
2021 105.10 million An -0.2%
2022 103.30 million An -1.7%
2023 100.09 million An -3.1%
2024 98.14 million An -1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 117.76 million An 108.40 million An 121.42 million An 9
1970s 133.27 million An 122.86 million An 146.31 million An 10
1980s 119.75 million An 107.72 million An 127.61 million An 10
1990s 112.11 million An 107.04 million An 116.95 million An 10
2000s 110.13 million An 107.75 million An 111.40 million An 10
2010s 104.00 million An 100.58 million An 106.75 million An 10
2020s 102.39 million An 98.14 million An 105.33 million An 5

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 9 Sudan (former) 41.37 million An compare
  2. 10 Australia and New Zealand 39.89 million An compare
  3. 11 Chad 39.63 million An compare
  4. 12 Mexico 36.93 million An compare
  5. 13 Sudan 31.26 million An compare
  6. 14 Ethiopia PDR 31.00 million An compare
  7. 15 Colombia 30.88 million An compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Northern America?
Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Northern America was 98.14 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 146.31 million An in 1975.
What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 98.14 million An in 2024.
How does Northern America rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
Northern America ranks 12th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Northern 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

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.