Cattle livestock count heads in Barbados
Barbados: Cattle livestock count heads was 11,241 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
11,241
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
179th
of 197 countries
All-time high
33,600
in 1992
All-time low
8,800
in 2007
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cattle livestock count heads in Barbados, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle livestock count heads in Barbados is 11,241, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle livestock count heads in Barbados peaked at 33,600 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 8,800, in 2007.
That places Barbados 179th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle livestock count heads in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20,000 | — |
| 1962 | 15,600 | -22.0% |
| 1963 | 15,800 | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 15,600 | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 16,000 | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 16,500 | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 16,800 | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 17,000 | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 20,000 | +17.6% |
| 1970 | 20,000 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 21,000 | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 20,000 | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 21,000 | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 18,500 | -11.9% |
| 1975 | 14,000 | -24.3% |
| 1976 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 16,000 | +14.3% |
| 1979 | 16,500 | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 18,000 | +9.1% |
| 1981 | 19,000 | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 17,500 | -7.9% |
| 1983 | 18,000 | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 18,500 | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 18,000 | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 20,000 | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 22,000 | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 24,000 | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 31,000 | +29.2% |
| 1990 | 32,300 | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 32,300 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 33,600 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 31,000 | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 31,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 31,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 31,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 28,000 | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 27,000 | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 25,000 | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 23,000 | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 21,000 | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 19,000 | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 17,000 | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 15,000 | -11.8% |
| 2005 | 13,000 | -13.3% |
| 2006 | 10,500 | -19.2% |
| 2007 | 8,800 | -16.2% |
| 2008 | 9,600 | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 10,700 | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 11,000 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 10,800 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 11,000 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 11,200 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 11,100 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 11,050 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 11,034 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 10,956 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 10,975 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 10,957 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 10,966 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 11,229 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 11,322 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 11,378 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 11,241 | -1.2% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 11,241 is below the median for high income countries, which is 595,200, 2% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 11,241 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.55 million, 1% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle livestock count heads in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +29.2% | 24,000 | 31,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,033 | 15,600 | 20,000 | 9 |
| 1970s | 17,500 | 14,000 | 21,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 20,600 | 17,500 | 31,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,220 | 25,000 | 33,600 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,760 | 8,800 | 23,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,007 | 10,800 | 11,200 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,227 | 10,966 | 11,378 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 176 Malta 13,800 compare
- 177 French Guiana 13,386 compare
- 178 Tonga 12,196 compare
- 180 Saint Lucia 10,486 compare
- 181 French Polynesia 8,097 compare
- 182 Bahrain 7,000 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Barbados
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0283 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0354 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 418.19 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3404 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle livestock count heads in Barbados?
- Cattle livestock count heads in Barbados was 11,241 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 33,600 in 1992.
- What is the lowest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,800 in 2007.
- How does Barbados rank for cattle livestock count heads?
- Barbados ranks 179th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle livestock count heads rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cattle livestock count heads. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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