Cattle — Stocks in Uruguay
Uruguay: Cattle — Stocks was 11.96 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Stocks in Uruguay, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — stocks in Uruguay is 11.96 million An, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in Uruguay peaked at 12.66 million An in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8.14 million An, in 1965.
That places Uruguay 30th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle — Stocks in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.79 million An | — |
| 1962 | 8.84 million An | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 8.68 million An | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 8.70 million An | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 8.14 million An | -6.4% |
| 1966 | 8.19 million An | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 8.57 million An | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 8.62 million An | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 8.90 million An | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 8.56 million An | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 8.73 million An | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 9.27 million An | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 9.86 million An | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 10.67 million An | +8.2% |
| 1975 | 11.53 million An | +8.0% |
| 1976 | 10.38 million An | -9.9% |
| 1977 | 10.11 million An | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 10.00 million An | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 10.30 million An | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 11.17 million An | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 11.42 million An | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 11.24 million An | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 9.70 million An | -13.6% |
| 1984 | 9.06 million An | -6.6% |
| 1985 | 9.37 million An | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 9.30 million An | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 9.95 million An | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 10.33 million An | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 9.45 million An | -8.6% |
| 1990 | 8.69 million An | -8.0% |
| 1991 | 9.00 million An | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 9.67 million An | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 10.22 million An | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 10.51 million An | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 10.45 million An | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 10.65 million An | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 10.55 million An | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 10.30 million An | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 10.39 million An | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 10.35 million An | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 10.60 million An | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 11.27 million An | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 11.71 million An | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 11.96 million An | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 11.96 million An | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 12.44 million An | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 12.37 million An | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 12.66 million An | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 12.49 million An | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 11.80 million An | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 11.81 million An | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 11.41 million An | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 11.54 million An | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 11.83 million An | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 11.91 million An | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 11.99 million An | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 11.74 million An | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 11.47 million An | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 11.41 million An | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 11.18 million An | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 11.91 million An | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 11.57 million An | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 11.88 million An | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 11.96 million An | +0.7% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 11.96 million An is above the median for high income countries, which is 546,476 An, 21.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 11.96 million An is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.46 million An, 8.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.60 million An | 8.14 million An | 8.90 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.94 million An | 8.56 million An | 11.53 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.10 million An | 9.06 million An | 11.42 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.04 million An | 8.69 million An | 10.65 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.78 million An | 10.35 million An | 12.66 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.69 million An | 11.41 million An | 11.99 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.70 million An | 11.18 million An | 11.96 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 27 Mali 14.04 million An compare
- 27 Caribbean 8.26 million An compare
- 28 Côte d'Ivoire 1.90 million An compare
- 28 Paraguay 13.63 million An compare
- 29 Cabo Verde 29,779 An compare
- 29 South Africa 12.12 million An compare
- 31 Canada 10.98 million An compare
- 32 Myanmar 10.80 million An compare
- 33 Germany 10.46 million An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Uruguay
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0638 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,609 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0435 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — stocks in Uruguay?
- Cattle — stocks in Uruguay was 11.96 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 12.66 million An in 2008.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.14 million An in 1965.
- How does Uruguay rank for cattle — stocks?
- Uruguay ranks 30th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle — stocks 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, 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.