Number of cattle in Honduras
Honduras: Number of cattle was 2.90 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of cattle in Honduras, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 2.90 million animals for number of cattle in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of cattle in Honduras peaked at 2.90 million animals in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.41 million animals, in 1961.
That places Honduras 69th 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 | 1.48 million animals | 1.41 million animals | 1.56 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.76 million animals | 1.58 million animals | 1.93 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.39 million animals | 1.99 million animals | 2.66 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.15 million animals | 1.72 million animals | 2.42 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.32 million animals | 1.78 million animals | 2.67 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.78 million animals | 2.69 million animals | 2.85 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.88 million animals | 2.86 million animals | 2.90 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Honduras
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 13.3% (2025)
- Rural population 4.48 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 40.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 410,005 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of cattle in Honduras?
- Number of cattle in Honduras was 2.90 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 2.90 million animals in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.41 million animals in 1961.
- How does Honduras rank for number of cattle?
- Honduras ranks 69th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of cattle rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras 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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