Number of cattle in Brazil
Brazil: Number of cattle was 238.18 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of cattle in Brazil, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 238.18 million animals for number of cattle in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of cattle in Brazil peaked at 238.62 million animals in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56.04 million animals, in 1961.
That places Brazil 1st out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.09 million animals | 56.04 million animals | 72.97 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 93.05 million animals | 75.45 million animals | 109.18 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 129.62 million animals | 118.97 million animals | 144.15 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 157.56 million animals | 147.10 million animals | 164.62 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 195.21 million animals | 169.88 million animals | 207.16 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 213.50 million animals | 209.54 million animals | 218.19 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 230.82 million animals | 217.84 million animals | 238.62 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Brazil
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 138.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.1% (2025)
- Rural population 25.16 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 11.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 27.78 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of cattle in Brazil?
- Number of cattle in Brazil was 238.18 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 238.62 million animals in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.04 million animals in 1961.
- How does Brazil rank for number of cattle?
- Brazil ranks 1st out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of cattle rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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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