Number of cattle in Cuba
Cuba: Number of cattle was 3.25 million animals in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 65th out of 196 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.
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 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Cuba
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.96 billion current US$ (2020)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 2.49 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 22.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.5% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.2% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.2% (2024)
- Land under cereal production 142,254 hectares (2023)
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 65th out of 196 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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