Number of cattle in Argentina
Argentina: Number of cattle was 52.78 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of cattle in Argentina, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
In 2024, number of cattle in Argentina stood at 52.78 million animals.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of cattle in Argentina peaked at 61.05 million animals in 1977 and was at its lowest, 40.01 million animals, in 1963.
Argentina ranks 7th of 196 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.03 million animals | 40.01 million animals | 51.47 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 55.12 million animals | 48.44 million animals | 61.05 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.34 million animals | 50.99 million animals | 55.76 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.48 million animals | 48.05 million animals | 53.16 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.83 million animals | 48.67 million animals | 58.72 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.81 million animals | 47.97 million animals | 55.01 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.68 million animals | 52.78 million animals | 54.46 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Argentina
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 37.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.5% (2025)
- Rural population 3.51 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 7.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 17.66 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of cattle in Argentina?
- Number of cattle in Argentina was 52.78 million animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of cattle recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 61.05 million animals in 1977.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.01 million animals in 1963.
- How does Argentina rank for number of cattle?
- Argentina ranks 7th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of cattle 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of cattle. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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