Number of cattle in Mexico
Mexico: Number of cattle was 36.93 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of cattle in Mexico, 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 Mexico is 36.93 million animals, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of cattle in Mexico peaked at 36.93 million animals in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.50 million animals, in 1961.
Mexico ranks 10th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.28 million animals | 16.50 million animals | 21.65 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 24.12 million animals | 22.16 million animals | 26.49 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.61 million animals | 27.74 million animals | 33.07 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.24 million animals | 30.18 million animals | 32.05 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.29 million animals | 30.52 million animals | 32.31 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.45 million animals | 31.93 million animals | 35.23 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.31 million animals | 35.65 million animals | 36.93 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Mexico
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 71.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.9% (2025)
- Rural population 26.34 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 20.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.9% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.9% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 8.68 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of cattle in Mexico?
- Number of cattle in Mexico was 36.93 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 36.93 million animals in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.50 million animals in 1961.
- How does Mexico rank for number of cattle?
- Mexico ranks 10th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of cattle rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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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