Cattle — Stocks in Argentina
Argentina: Cattle — Stocks was 52.78 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Stocks in Argentina, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — stocks in Argentina is 52.78 million An, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in Argentina peaked at 61.05 million An in 1977 and was at its lowest, 40.01 million An, in 1963.
That places Argentina 8th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle — Stocks in Argentina, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 42.52 million An | — |
| 1962 | 42.90 million An | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 40.01 million An | -6.7% |
| 1964 | 42.30 million An | +5.7% |
| 1965 | 46.71 million An | +10.4% |
| 1966 | 48.80 million An | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 51.23 million An | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 51.47 million An | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 48.30 million An | -6.2% |
| 1970 | 48.44 million An | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 49.79 million An | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 52.30 million An | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 54.77 million An | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 55.35 million An | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 56.71 million An | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 58.17 million An | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 61.05 million An | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 57.79 million An | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 56.86 million An | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 55.76 million An | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 54.23 million An | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 52.65 million An | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 53.79 million An | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 54.57 million An | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 54.00 million An | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 52.54 million An | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 50.99 million An | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 52.26 million An | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 52.60 million An | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 52.84 million An | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 52.45 million An | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 53.01 million An | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 52.67 million An | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 53.16 million An | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 52.65 million An | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 50.83 million An | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 50.06 million An | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 48.05 million An | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 49.06 million An | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 48.67 million An | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 48.85 million An | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 52.00 million An | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 55.88 million An | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 56.84 million An | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 57.03 million An | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 58.29 million An | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 58.72 million An | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 57.58 million An | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 54.46 million An | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 48.95 million An | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 47.97 million An | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 49.87 million An | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 51.00 million An | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 51.65 million An | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 51.43 million An | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 52.64 million An | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 54.79 million An | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 54.79 million An | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 55.01 million An | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 54.46 million An | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 53.52 million An | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 53.42 million An | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 54.24 million An | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 52.78 million An | -2.7% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 52.78 million An is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 918,057 An, 57.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 52.78 million An is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.46 million An, 36.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.03 million An | 40.01 million An | 51.47 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 55.12 million An | 48.44 million An | 61.05 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.34 million An | 50.99 million An | 55.76 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.48 million An | 48.05 million An | 53.16 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.83 million An | 48.67 million An | 58.72 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.81 million An | 47.97 million An | 55.01 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.68 million An | 52.78 million An | 54.46 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 5 China 70.48 million An compare
- 5 Türkiye 16.82 million An compare
- 6 China, mainland 70.33 million An compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 15.75 million An compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 11.25 million An compare
- 7 Pakistan 57.54 million An compare
- 9 Sudan (former) 41.37 million An compare
- 9 Viet Nam 6.21 million An compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 5.60 million An compare
- 10 Australia and New Zealand 39.89 million An compare
- 11 Chad 39.63 million An compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.69 million An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Argentina
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0553 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 824.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6693 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0765 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — stocks in Argentina?
- Cattle — stocks in Argentina was 52.78 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 61.05 million An in 1977.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.01 million An in 1963.
- How does Argentina rank for cattle — stocks?
- Argentina ranks 8th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.