Cattle — Stocks in Mexico
Mexico: Cattle — Stocks was 36.93 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Stocks in Mexico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — stocks in Mexico is 36.93 million An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in Mexico peaked at 36.93 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.50 million An, in 1961.
Mexico ranks 12th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle — Stocks in Mexico, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16.50 million An | — |
| 1962 | 16.91 million An | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 17.71 million An | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 18.53 million An | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 19.32 million An | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 20.52 million An | +6.2% |
| 1967 | 21.05 million An | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 21.35 million An | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 21.65 million An | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 22.80 million An | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 22.23 million An | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 22.21 million An | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 22.16 million An | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 23.06 million An | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 24.30 million An | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 25.47 million An | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 26.09 million An | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 26.36 million An | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 26.49 million An | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 27.74 million An | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 28.88 million An | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 29.64 million An | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 30.08 million An | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 30.48 million An | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 31.49 million An | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 32.30 million An | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 31.16 million An | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 31.24 million An | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 33.07 million An | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 32.05 million An | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 31.82 million An | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 31.16 million An | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 31.97 million An | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 31.77 million An | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 31.32 million An | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 30.29 million An | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 30.77 million An | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 31.06 million An | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 30.18 million An | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 30.52 million An | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 30.62 million An | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 31.41 million An | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 31.48 million An | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 31.25 million An | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 30.99 million An | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 31.16 million An | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 31.40 million An | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 31.76 million An | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 32.31 million An | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 32.64 million An | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 32.94 million An | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 31.93 million An | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 32.40 million An | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 32.94 million An | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 33.50 million An | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 33.78 million An | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 34.28 million An | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 34.82 million An | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 35.23 million An | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 35.65 million An | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 36.00 million An | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 36.34 million An | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 36.62 million An | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 36.93 million An | +0.9% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 36.93 million An is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 918,057 An, 40.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 36.93 million An is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.46 million An, 25.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.28 million An | 16.50 million An | 21.65 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 24.12 million An | 22.16 million An | 26.49 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.61 million An | 27.74 million An | 33.07 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.24 million An | 30.18 million An | 32.05 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.29 million An | 30.52 million An | 32.31 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.45 million An | 31.93 million An | 35.23 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.31 million An | 35.65 million An | 36.93 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 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
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.03 million An compare
- 13 Sudan 31.26 million An compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 826,396 An compare
- 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 570,727 An compare
- 14 Ethiopia PDR 31.00 million An compare
- 15 Australia 30.37 million An compare
- 15 Melanesia 353,270 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Mexico
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.4963 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0388 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 539.47 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5998 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1996 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — stocks in Mexico?
- Cattle — stocks in Mexico was 36.93 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 36.93 million An in 2024.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.50 million An in 1961.
- How does Mexico rank for cattle — stocks?
- Mexico ranks 12th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.