Number of cattle in Bolivia
Bolivia: Number of cattle was 11.25 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of cattle in Bolivia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 11.25 million animals for number of cattle in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of cattle in Bolivia peaked at 11.25 million animals in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.83 million animals, in 1961.
That places Bolivia 30th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.03 million animals | 1.83 million animals | 2.19 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.20 million animals | 2.29 million animals | 4.52 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.13 million animals | 4.49 million animals | 5.62 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.71 million animals | 5.13 million animals | 6.39 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.20 million animals | 6.50 million animals | 7.99 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.95 million animals | 8.19 million animals | 9.74 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.71 million animals | 10.10 million animals | 11.25 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Bolivia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.84 billion current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.8% (2024)
- Rural population 3.58 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 28.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.8% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.8% (2024)
- Land under cereal production 1.69 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of cattle in Bolivia?
- Number of cattle in Bolivia was 11.25 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 Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.25 million animals in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.83 million animals in 1961.
- How does Bolivia rank for number of cattle?
- Bolivia ranks 30th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of cattle rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia 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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