Cattle livestock count heads in Jamaica
Jamaica: Cattle livestock count heads was 153,169 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
153,169
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
145th
of 197 countries
All-time high
460,000
in 1992
All-time low
153,169
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cattle livestock count heads in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 153,169 for cattle livestock count heads in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle livestock count heads in Jamaica peaked at 460,000 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 153,169, in 2024.
That places Jamaica 145th 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.
Cattle livestock count heads in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 240,000 | — |
| 1962 | 240,000 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 240,000 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 240,000 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 240,000 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 240,000 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 240,000 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 240,000 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 250,000 | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 270,000 | +8.0% |
| 1971 | 270,000 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 270,000 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 272,000 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 274,000 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 276,000 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 280,000 | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 282,000 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 270,000 | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 273,000 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 290,000 | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 275,000 | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 300,000 | +9.1% |
| 1983 | 340,000 | +13.3% |
| 1984 | 360,000 | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 330,000 | -8.3% |
| 1986 | 370,000 | +12.1% |
| 1987 | 370,000 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 350,000 | -5.4% |
| 1989 | 345,000 | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 380,000 | +10.1% |
| 1991 | 420,000 | +10.5% |
| 1992 | 460,000 | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 460,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 440,000 | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 450,000 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 420,000 | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 400,000 | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 430,000 | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 385,000 | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 360,000 | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 210,000 | -41.7% |
| 2007 | 185,000 | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 176,000 | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 168,000 | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 170,000 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 170,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 172,000 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 170,000 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 168,000 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 159,100 | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 160,000 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 160,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 160,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 160,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 160,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 158,671 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 153,880 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 154,090 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 153,169 | -0.6% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 153,169 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 918,057, 17% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 153,169 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.55 million, 10% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle livestock count heads in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -41.7% | 360,000 | 210,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 241,111 | 240,000 | 250,000 | 9 |
| 1970s | 273,700 | 270,000 | 282,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 333,000 | 275,000 | 370,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 423,000 | 380,000 | 460,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 311,400 | 168,000 | 430,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 164,910 | 159,100 | 172,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 155,962 | 153,169 | 160,000 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Jamaica
- 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 0.0663 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 0.147 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0874 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 699.7 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle livestock count heads in Jamaica?
- Cattle livestock count heads in Jamaica was 153,169 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 460,000 in 1992.
- What is the lowest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 153,169 in 2024.
- How does Jamaica rank for cattle livestock count heads?
- Jamaica ranks 145th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle livestock count heads rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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