Cattle livestock count heads in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Cattle livestock count heads was 10,486 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10,486
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
180th
of 197 countries
All-time high
12,450
in 1995
All-time low
7,983
in 1975
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cattle livestock count heads in Saint Lucia, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 10,486 for cattle livestock count heads in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle livestock count heads in Saint Lucia peaked at 12,450 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 7,983, in 1975.
That places Saint Lucia 180th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle livestock count heads in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9,500 | — |
| 1962 | 10,000 | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 10,500 | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 11,000 | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 11,200 | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 11,000 | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 10,500 | -4.5% |
| 1969 | 10,000 | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 9,000 | -10.0% |
| 1971 | 8,900 | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 8,500 | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 8,200 | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 8,000 | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 7,983 | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 8,285 | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 8,699 | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 9,134 | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 9,591 | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 10,070 | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 10,574 | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 11,103 | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 11,658 | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 12,240 | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 12,250 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 12,300 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 12,350 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 12,300 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 12,300 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 12,250 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 12,300 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 12,350 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 12,400 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 12,400 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 12,450 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 12,450 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 12,450 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 12,450 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 12,450 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10,000 | -19.7% |
| 2001 | 10,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10,300 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 10,300 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10,500 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 10,500 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10,800 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 10,800 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11,000 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10,942 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 10,847 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 10,720 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 10,634 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 10,550 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 10,476 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 10,514 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 10,524 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 10,505 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 10,486 | -0.2% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 10,486 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 918,057, 1% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 10,486 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.55 million, 1% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,522 | 9,500 | 11,200 | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,629 | 7,983 | 9,591 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,714 | 10,070 | 12,350 | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,395 | 12,250 | 12,450 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,520 | 10,000 | 11,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,869 | 10,550 | 11,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,501 | 10,476 | 10,524 | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.57 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle livestock count heads in Saint Lucia?
- Cattle livestock count heads in Saint Lucia was 10,486 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 12,450 in 1995.
- What is the lowest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,983 in 1975.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for cattle livestock count heads?
- Saint Lucia ranks 180th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle livestock count heads rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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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