Cattle — Stocks in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Cattle — Stocks was 218,598 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Stocks in Puerto Rico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 218,598 An for cattle — stocks in 2024.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in Puerto Rico peaked at 601,280 An in 1990 and was at its lowest, 202,621 An, in 2022.
That places Puerto Rico 136th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle — Stocks in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 457,512 An | — |
| 1962 | 475,811 An | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 488,000 An | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 498,000 An | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 485,000 An | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 495,000 An | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 490,000 An | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 497,000 An | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 507,000 An | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 518,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 530,000 An | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 538,000 An | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 554,000 An | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 541,200 An | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 545,852 An | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 560,648 An | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 570,871 An | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 562,171 An | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 523,933 An | -6.8% |
| 1980 | 478,989 An | -8.6% |
| 1981 | 488,600 An | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 535,840 An | +9.7% |
| 1983 | 576,312 An | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 592,890 An | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 589,809 An | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 599,511 An | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 520,000 An | -13.3% |
| 1988 | 559,187 An | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 585,581 An | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 601,280 An | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 598,575 An | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 429,000 An | -28.3% |
| 1993 | 428,778 An | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 428,604 An | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 367,733 An | -14.2% |
| 1996 | 370,546 An | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 388,307 An | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 386,980 An | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 383,498 An | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 392,309 An | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 396,350 An | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 400,313 An | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 420,856 An | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 388,233 An | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 376,925 An | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 357,417 An | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 342,305 An | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 327,328 An | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 311,962 An | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 296,621 An | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 281,345 An | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 257,285 An | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 259,714 An | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 254,332 An | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 249,124 An | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 244,044 An | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 239,056 An | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 234,250 An | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 225,682 An | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 217,925 An | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 210,266 An | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 202,621 An | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 222,198 An | +9.7% |
| 2024 | 218,598 An | -1.6% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 218,598 An is below the median for high income countries, which is 546,476 An, 40% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 218,598 An is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.46 million An, 15% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Stocks in Puerto Rico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -28.3% | 598,575 An | 429,000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 488,147 An | 457,512 An | 507,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 544,468 An | 518,000 An | 570,871 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 552,672 An | 478,989 An | 599,511 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 438,330 An | 367,733 An | 601,280 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 371,400 An | 311,962 An | 420,856 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 254,145 An | 225,682 An | 296,621 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 214,322 An | 202,621 An | 222,198 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More agriculture & rural data for Puerto Rico
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.4415 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 278.57 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 5.7% (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — stocks in Puerto Rico?
- Cattle — stocks in Puerto Rico was 218,598 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 601,280 An in 1990.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 202,621 An in 2022.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for cattle — stocks?
- Puerto Rico ranks 136th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.