Number of cattle in Cuba
Cuba: Number of cattle was 3.25 million animals in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
3.25 million animals
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
66th
of 197 countries
All-time high
6.88 million animals
in 1968
All-time low
3.25 million animals
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Number of cattle in Cuba, 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 Cuba is 3.25 million animals, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of cattle in Cuba peaked at 6.88 million animals in 1968 and was at its lowest, 3.25 million animals, in 2024.
That places Cuba 66th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Number of cattle in Cuba, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.03 million animals | — |
| 1962 | 5.77 million animals | +14.8% |
| 1963 | 5.97 million animals | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 6.38 million animals | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 6.58 million animals | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 6.70 million animals | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 6.77 million animals | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 6.88 million animals | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 6.65 million animals | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 6.28 million animals | -5.5% |
| 1971 | 5.74 million animals | -8.7% |
| 1972 | 5.51 million animals | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 5.35 million animals | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 5.37 million animals | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 5.48 million animals | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 5.62 million animals | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 5.44 million animals | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 5.35 million animals | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 5.23 million animals | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 5.21 million animals | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 5.06 million animals | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 5.10 million animals | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 5.11 million animals | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 5.10 million animals | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 5.12 million animals | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 5.02 million animals | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 5.01 million animals | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 4.98 million animals | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 4.93 million animals | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 4.80 million animals | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 4.74 million animals | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 4.61 million animals | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 4.58 million animals | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 4.62 million animals | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 4.63 million animals | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 4.60 million animals | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 4.61 million animals | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 4.64 million animals | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 4.41 million animals | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 4.11 million animals | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 4.04 million animals | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 3.97 million animals | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 4.03 million animals | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 3.94 million animals | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 3.70 million animals | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 3.74 million animals | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 3.79 million animals | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 3.82 million animals | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 3.89 million animals | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 3.99 million animals | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 4.06 million animals | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 4.08 million animals | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 4.09 million animals | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 4.13 million animals | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 4.05 million animals | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 4.01 million animals | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 3.87 million animals | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 3.81 million animals | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 3.82 million animals | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 3.75 million animals | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 3.66 million animals | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 3.52 million animals | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 3.25 million animals | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 3.25 million animals | -0.1% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 3.25 million animals is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 918,057 animals, 3.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 3.25 million animals is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.55 million animals, 2.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.30 million animals | 5.03 million animals | 6.88 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.54 million animals | 5.23 million animals | 6.28 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.06 million animals | 4.93 million animals | 5.21 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.62 million animals | 4.41 million animals | 4.80 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.90 million animals | 3.70 million animals | 4.11 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.99 million animals | 3.81 million animals | 4.13 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.49 million animals | 3.25 million animals | 3.75 million animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More agriculture & rural data for Cuba
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -19.64 % change on previous year (2020)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0276 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 265.29 current US$ per person (2020)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6522 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2277 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.2% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.5% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of cattle in Cuba?
- Number of cattle in Cuba was 3.25 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 Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 6.88 million animals in 1968.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.25 million animals in 2024.
- How does Cuba rank for number of cattle?
- Cuba ranks 66th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of cattle rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba 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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