Number of cattle in Barbados
Barbados: Number of cattle was 11,241 animals in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
11,241 animals
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
179th
of 197 countries
All-time high
33,600 animals
in 1992
All-time low
8,800 animals
in 2007
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Number of cattle in Barbados, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of cattle in Barbados is 11,241 animals, 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, number of cattle in Barbados peaked at 33,600 animals in 1992 and was at its lowest, 8,800 animals, 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.
Number of cattle in Barbados, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20,000 animals | — |
| 1962 | 15,600 animals | -22.0% |
| 1963 | 15,800 animals | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 15,600 animals | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 16,000 animals | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 16,500 animals | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 16,800 animals | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 17,000 animals | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 20,000 animals | +17.6% |
| 1970 | 20,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 21,000 animals | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 20,000 animals | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 21,000 animals | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 18,500 animals | -11.9% |
| 1975 | 14,000 animals | -24.3% |
| 1976 | 14,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 14,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 16,000 animals | +14.3% |
| 1979 | 16,500 animals | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 18,000 animals | +9.1% |
| 1981 | 19,000 animals | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 17,500 animals | -7.9% |
| 1983 | 18,000 animals | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 18,500 animals | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 18,000 animals | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 20,000 animals | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 22,000 animals | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 24,000 animals | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 31,000 animals | +29.2% |
| 1990 | 32,300 animals | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 32,300 animals | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 33,600 animals | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 31,000 animals | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 31,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 31,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 31,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 28,000 animals | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 27,000 animals | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 25,000 animals | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 23,000 animals | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 21,000 animals | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 19,000 animals | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 17,000 animals | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 15,000 animals | -11.8% |
| 2005 | 13,000 animals | -13.3% |
| 2006 | 10,500 animals | -19.2% |
| 2007 | 8,800 animals | -16.2% |
| 2008 | 9,600 animals | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 10,700 animals | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 11,000 animals | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 10,800 animals | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 11,000 animals | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 11,200 animals | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 11,100 animals | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 11,050 animals | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 11,034 animals | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 10,956 animals | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 10,975 animals | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 10,957 animals | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 10,966 animals | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 11,229 animals | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 11,322 animals | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 11,378 animals | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 11,241 animals | -1.2% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 11,241 animals is below the median for high income countries, which is 595,200 animals, 2% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 11,241 animals is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.55 million animals, 1% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of cattle 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 animals | 31,000 animals |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,033 animals | 15,600 animals | 20,000 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 17,500 animals | 14,000 animals | 21,000 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 20,600 animals | 17,500 animals | 31,000 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,220 animals | 25,000 animals | 33,600 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,760 animals | 8,800 animals | 23,000 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,007 animals | 10,800 animals | 11,200 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,227 animals | 10,966 animals | 11,378 animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 176 Malta 13,800 animals compare
- 177 French Guiana 13,386 animals compare
- 178 Tonga 12,196 animals compare
- 180 Saint Lucia 10,486 animals compare
- 181 French Polynesia 8,097 animals compare
- 182 Bahrain 7,000 animals compare
More agriculture & rural data for Barbados
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.403 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of cattle in Barbados?
- Number of cattle in Barbados was 11,241 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 Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 33,600 animals in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,800 animals in 2007.
- How does Barbados rank for number of cattle?
- Barbados ranks 179th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of cattle 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 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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