Number of cattle in Belize
Belize: Number of cattle was 99,019 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99,019 animals
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
148th
of 197 countries
All-time high
113,150 animals
in 2013
All-time low
22,129 animals
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Number of cattle in Belize, 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 Belize is 99,019 animals, 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, number of cattle in Belize peaked at 113,150 animals in 2013 and was at its lowest, 22,129 animals, 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.
Number of cattle in Belize, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22,129 animals | — |
| 1962 | 23,098 animals | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 26,000 animals | +12.6% |
| 1964 | 29,716 animals | +14.3% |
| 1965 | 33,000 animals | +11.1% |
| 1966 | 34,500 animals | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 33,000 animals | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 33,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 34,000 animals | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 36,000 animals | +5.9% |
| 1971 | 38,399 animals | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 40,000 animals | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 42,000 animals | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 44,698 animals | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 47,000 animals | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 48,900 animals | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 49,000 animals | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 49,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 50,000 animals | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 50,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 50,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 50,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 50,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 50,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 48,363 animals | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 48,500 animals | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 49,000 animals | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 50,000 animals | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 54,025 animals | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 61,500 animals | +13.8% |
| 1991 | 55,374 animals | -10.0% |
| 1992 | 68,210 animals | +23.2% |
| 1993 | 58,000 animals | -15.0% |
| 1994 | 59,474 animals | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 40,835 animals | -31.3% |
| 1996 | 42,544 animals | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 47,000 animals | +10.5% |
| 1998 | 52,000 animals | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 58,000 animals | +11.5% |
| 2000 | 52,500 animals | -9.5% |
| 2001 | 58,037 animals | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 56,949 animals | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 57,800 animals | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 57,800 animals | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 57,800 animals | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 67,611 animals | +17.0% |
| 2007 | 72,826 animals | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 81,328 animals | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 91,129 animals | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 92,670 animals | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 98,260 animals | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 102,000 animals | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 113,150 animals | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 94,850 animals | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 96,785 animals | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 97,806 animals | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 99,860 animals | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 101,444 animals | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 101,940 animals | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 101,632 animals | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 100,528 animals | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 99,522 animals | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 99,270 animals | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 99,019 animals | -0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of cattle 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 animals | 40,835 animals |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29,827 animals | 22,129 animals | 34,500 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 44,500 animals | 36,000 animals | 50,000 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 49,989 animals | 48,363 animals | 54,025 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 54,294 animals | 40,835 animals | 68,210 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 65,378 animals | 52,500 animals | 91,129 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 99,876 animals | 92,670 animals | 113,150 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 99,994 animals | 99,019 animals | 101,632 animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 145 Jamaica 153,169 animals compare
- 146 North Macedonia 143,953 animals compare
- 147 United Arab Emirates 119,098 animals compare
- 149 Guyana 98,851 animals compare
- 150 Moldova 98,817 animals compare
- 151 Papua New Guinea 90,889 animals compare
More agriculture & rural data for Belize
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5844 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of cattle in Belize?
- Number of cattle in Belize was 99,019 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 Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 113,150 animals in 2013.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,129 animals in 1961.
- How does Belize rank for number of cattle?
- Belize ranks 148th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of cattle 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 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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