Number of cattle in Peru
Peru: Number of cattle was 5.84 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.84 million animals
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
46th
of 197 countries
All-time high
5.88 million animals
in 2023
All-time low
3.62 million animals
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 46th out of 197 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.
Number of cattle in Peru, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.82 million animals | — |
| 1962 | 3.93 million animals | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 3.80 million animals | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 3.62 million animals | -4.6% |
| 1965 | 3.64 million animals | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 3.69 million animals | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 3.71 million animals | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 3.81 million animals | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 4.06 million animals | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 4.13 million animals | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 4.31 million animals | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 4.15 million animals | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 4.10 million animals | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 4.14 million animals | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 4.15 million animals | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 4.19 million animals | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 4.18 million animals | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 4.24 million animals | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 4.30 million animals | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 4.24 million animals | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 4.29 million animals | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 4.26 million animals | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 4.03 million animals | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 4.09 million animals | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 4.11 million animals | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 4.17 million animals | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 4.16 million animals | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 4.17 million animals | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 4.23 million animals | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 4.10 million animals | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 4.04 million animals | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 3.97 million animals | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 3.95 million animals | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 4.06 million animals | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 4.51 million animals | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 4.65 million animals | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 4.56 million animals | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 4.66 million animals | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 4.90 million animals | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 4.98 million animals | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 5.04 million animals | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 5.16 million animals | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 5.19 million animals | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 5.18 million animals | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 5.25 million animals | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 5.24 million animals | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 5.42 million animals | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 5.44 million animals | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 5.46 million animals | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 5.52 million animals | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 5.59 million animals | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 5.66 million animals | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 5.56 million animals | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 5.58 million animals | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 5.55 million animals | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 5.53 million animals | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 5.54 million animals | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 5.58 million animals | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 5.60 million animals | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 5.64 million animals | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 5.85 million animals | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 5.86 million animals | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 5.88 million animals | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 5.84 million animals | -0.6% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 5.84 million animals is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 918,057 animals, 6.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Peru's 5.84 million animals is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.55 million animals, 3.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More agriculture & rural data for Peru
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0747 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 637.02 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.144 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (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 46th out of 197 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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