Number of cattle in Uruguay
Uruguay: Number of cattle was 11.96 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of cattle in Uruguay, 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 Uruguay is 11.96 million animals, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of cattle in Uruguay peaked at 12.66 million animals in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8.14 million animals, in 1965.
Uruguay ranks 29th of 196 countries on this measure, 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 | 8.60 million animals | 8.14 million animals | 8.90 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.94 million animals | 8.56 million animals | 11.53 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.10 million animals | 9.06 million animals | 11.42 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.04 million animals | 8.69 million animals | 10.65 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.78 million animals | 10.35 million animals | 12.66 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.69 million animals | 11.41 million animals | 11.99 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.70 million animals | 11.18 million animals | 11.96 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Uruguay
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.4% (2025)
- Rural population 147,108 (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 4.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 813,974 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of cattle in Uruguay?
- Number of cattle in Uruguay was 11.96 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 12.66 million animals in 2008.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.14 million animals in 1965.
- How does Uruguay rank for number of cattle?
- Uruguay ranks 29th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of cattle rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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