Cattle livestock count heads in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Cattle livestock count heads was 3.03 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.03 million
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
67th
of 197 countries
All-time high
3.03 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.08 million
in 1968
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cattle livestock count heads in Dominican Republic, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle livestock count heads in Dominican Republic is 3.03 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle livestock count heads in Dominican Republic peaked at 3.03 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.08 million, in 1968.
Dominican Republic ranks 67th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle livestock count heads in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.12 million | — |
| 1962 | 1.12 million | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 1.11 million | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 1.11 million | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 1.10 million | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 1.10 million | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 1.09 million | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 1.08 million | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 1.09 million | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 1.10 million | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 1.34 million | +21.7% |
| 1972 | 1.42 million | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 1.50 million | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 1.84 million | +22.5% |
| 1975 | 1.90 million | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 1.95 million | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 1.93 million | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 1.85 million | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 1.95 million | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 2.00 million | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 1.81 million | -9.3% |
| 1982 | 1.97 million | +8.8% |
| 1983 | 2.15 million | +9.4% |
| 1984 | 2.02 million | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 2.02 million | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 2.06 million | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 2.09 million | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 2.13 million | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 2.25 million | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 2.24 million | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 2.37 million | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 2.36 million | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 2.37 million | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 2.37 million | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 2.30 million | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 2.44 million | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 2.48 million | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 2.53 million | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 2.15 million | -15.0% |
| 2000 | 2.02 million | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 2.11 million | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 2.16 million | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 2.21 million | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 2.51 million | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 2.20 million | -12.3% |
| 2006 | 2.23 million | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 2.65 million | +19.0% |
| 2008 | 2.73 million | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 2.80 million | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 2.90 million | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 2.95 million | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 3.00 million | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 3.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.00 million | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.99 million | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 3.00 million | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 3.00 million | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 3.01 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 3.01 million | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.02 million | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 3.02 million | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 3.02 million | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 3.03 million | +0.2% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 3.03 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 918,057, 3.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 3.03 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.55 million, 2.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.10 million | 1.08 million | 1.12 million | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.68 million | 1.10 million | 1.95 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.05 million | 1.81 million | 2.25 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.36 million | 2.15 million | 2.53 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.36 million | 2.02 million | 2.80 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.99 million | 2.90 million | 3.01 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.02 million | 3.01 million | 3.03 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More agriculture & rural data for Dominican Republic
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1069 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2108 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.046 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 509.02 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4279 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle livestock count heads in Dominican Republic?
- Cattle livestock count heads in Dominican Republic was 3.03 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 3.03 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 million in 1968.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for cattle livestock count heads?
- Dominican Republic ranks 67th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle livestock count heads rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cattle livestock count heads. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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