Cattle livestock count heads in Belize
Belize: Cattle livestock count heads was 99,019 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99,019
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
148th
of 197 countries
All-time high
113,150
in 2013
All-time low
22,129
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cattle livestock count heads in Belize, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle livestock count heads in Belize is 99,019, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle livestock count heads in Belize peaked at 113,150 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 22,129, in 1961.
Belize ranks 148th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle livestock count heads in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22,129 | — |
| 1962 | 23,098 | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 26,000 | +12.6% |
| 1964 | 29,716 | +14.3% |
| 1965 | 33,000 | +11.1% |
| 1966 | 34,500 | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 33,000 | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 33,000 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 34,000 | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 36,000 | +5.9% |
| 1971 | 38,399 | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 40,000 | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 42,000 | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 44,698 | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 47,000 | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 48,900 | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 49,000 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 49,000 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 50,000 | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 50,000 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 50,000 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 50,000 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 50,000 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 50,000 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 48,363 | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 48,500 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 49,000 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 50,000 | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 54,025 | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 61,500 | +13.8% |
| 1991 | 55,374 | -10.0% |
| 1992 | 68,210 | +23.2% |
| 1993 | 58,000 | -15.0% |
| 1994 | 59,474 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 40,835 | -31.3% |
| 1996 | 42,544 | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 47,000 | +10.5% |
| 1998 | 52,000 | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 58,000 | +11.5% |
| 2000 | 52,500 | -9.5% |
| 2001 | 58,037 | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 56,949 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 57,800 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 57,800 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 57,800 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 67,611 | +17.0% |
| 2007 | 72,826 | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 81,328 | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 91,129 | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 92,670 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 98,260 | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 102,000 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 113,150 | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 94,850 | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 96,785 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 97,806 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 99,860 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 101,444 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 101,940 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 101,632 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 100,528 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 99,522 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 99,270 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 99,019 | -0.3% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 99,019 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 918,057, 11% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belize's 99,019 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.55 million, 6% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle livestock count heads in Belize 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -31.3% | 59,474 | 40,835 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29,827 | 22,129 | 34,500 | 9 |
| 1970s | 44,500 | 36,000 | 50,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 49,989 | 48,363 | 54,025 | 10 |
| 1990s | 54,294 | 40,835 | 68,210 | 10 |
| 2000s | 65,378 | 52,500 | 91,129 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99,876 | 92,670 | 113,150 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99,994 | 99,019 | 101,632 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 145 Jamaica 153,169 compare
- 146 North Macedonia 143,953 compare
- 147 United Arab Emirates 119,098 compare
- 149 Guyana 98,851 compare
- 150 Moldova 98,817 compare
- 151 Papua New Guinea 90,889 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Belize
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 2.01 % 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 0.3358 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.454 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0795 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 610.5 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle livestock count heads in Belize?
- Cattle livestock count heads in Belize was 99,019 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 113,150 in 2013.
- What is the lowest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,129 in 1961.
- How does Belize rank for cattle livestock count heads?
- Belize ranks 148th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle livestock count heads rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize 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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