Number of cattle in Peru
Peru: Number of cattle was 5.84 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of cattle in Peru, 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 Peru is 5.84 million animals, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of cattle in Peru peaked at 5.88 million animals in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.62 million animals, in 1964.
That places Peru 45th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.79 million animals | 3.62 million animals | 4.06 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.19 million animals | 4.10 million animals | 4.31 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.18 million animals | 4.03 million animals | 4.29 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.34 million animals | 3.95 million animals | 4.90 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.24 million animals | 4.98 million animals | 5.46 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.57 million animals | 5.52 million animals | 5.66 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.81 million animals | 5.64 million animals | 5.88 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Peru
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.80 billion current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.5% (2024)
- Rural population 4.98 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 14.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.5% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.5% (2024)
- Land under cereal production 1.22 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of cattle in Peru?
- Number of cattle in Peru was 5.84 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 5.88 million animals in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.62 million animals in 1964.
- How does Peru rank for number of cattle?
- Peru ranks 45th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of cattle rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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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