Number of cattle in Chile
Chile: Number of cattle was 2.96 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of cattle in Chile, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
In 2024, number of cattle in Chile stood at 2.96 million animals.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of cattle in Chile peaked at 4.16 million animals in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.74 million animals, in 2015.
That places Chile 67th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.89 million animals | 2.82 million animals | 3.10 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.32 million animals | 2.86 million animals | 3.61 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.53 million animals | 3.19 million animals | 3.80 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.81 million animals | 3.40 million animals | 4.16 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.92 million animals | 3.74 million animals | 4.07 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.18 million animals | 2.74 million animals | 3.83 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.03 million animals | 2.96 million animals | 3.20 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Chile
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 12.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.5% (2025)
- Rural population 2.15 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 10.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 386,898 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of cattle in Chile?
- Number of cattle in Chile was 2.96 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 4.16 million animals in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.74 million animals in 2015.
- How does Chile rank for number of cattle?
- Chile ranks 67th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of cattle rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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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