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Number of cattle in Belize

Number of cattle in Belize was 99,019 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 0.3% from 2023. That is the 146th highest of 190 countries in 2024.

2024, head99,019 Estimated
Change on 2023-0.3%
Rank146th of 190Countries ranked
Series high113,1502013
Series low22,1291961

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Number of cattle in Belize, 1961 to 2024

20K40K60K80K100K120K19611971198119912001201120241961: 22,129 head1962: 23,098 head1963: 26,000 head1964: 29,716 head1965: 33,000 head1966: 34,500 head1967: 33,000 head1968: 33,000 head1969: 34,000 head1970: 36,000 head1971: 38,399 head1972: 40,000 head1973: 42,000 head1974: 44,698 head1975: 47,000 head1976: 48,900 head1977: 49,000 head1978: 49,000 head1979: 50,000 head1980: 50,000 head1981: 50,000 head1982: 50,000 head1983: 50,000 head1984: 50,000 head1985: 48,363 head1986: 48,500 head1987: 49,000 head1988: 50,000 head1989: 54,025 head1990: 61,500 head1991: 55,374 head1992: 68,210 head1993: 58,000 head1994: 59,474 head1995: 40,835 head1996: 42,544 head1997: 47,000 head1998: 52,000 head1999: 58,000 head2000: 52,500 head2001: 58,037 head2002: 56,949 head2003: 57,800 head2004: 57,800 head2005: 57,800 head2006: 67,611 head2007: 72,826 head2008: 81,328 head2009: 91,129 head2010: 92,670 head2011: 98,260 head2012: 102,000 head2013: 113,150 head2014: 94,850 head2015: 96,785 head2016: 97,806 head2017: 99,860 head2018: 101,444 head2019: 101,940 head2020: 101,632 head2021: 100,528 head2022: 99,522 head2023: 99,270 head2024: 99,019 head025K50K75K100K125K19611983200520241961: 22,129 head1962: 23,098 head1963: 26,000 head1964: 29,716 head1965: 33,000 head1966: 34,500 head1967: 33,000 head1968: 33,000 head1969: 34,000 head1970: 36,000 head1971: 38,399 head1972: 40,000 head1973: 42,000 head1974: 44,698 head1975: 47,000 head1976: 48,900 head1977: 49,000 head1978: 49,000 head1979: 50,000 head1980: 50,000 head1981: 50,000 head1982: 50,000 head1983: 50,000 head1984: 50,000 head1985: 48,363 head1986: 48,500 head1987: 49,000 head1988: 50,000 head1989: 54,025 head1990: 61,500 head1991: 55,374 head1992: 68,210 head1993: 58,000 head1994: 59,474 head1995: 40,835 head1996: 42,544 head1997: 47,000 head1998: 52,000 head1999: 58,000 head2000: 52,500 head2001: 58,037 head2002: 56,949 head2003: 57,800 head2004: 57,800 head2005: 57,800 head2006: 67,611 head2007: 72,826 head2008: 81,328 head2009: 91,129 head2010: 92,670 head2011: 98,260 head2012: 102,000 head2013: 113,150 head2014: 94,850 head2015: 96,785 head2016: 97,806 head2017: 99,860 head2018: 101,444 head2019: 101,940 head2020: 101,632 head2021: 100,528 head2022: 99,522 head2023: 99,270 head2024: 99,019 head
head. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.
All 64 values
Periodhead
202499,019 Estimated
202399,270 Estimated
202299,522 Estimated
2021100,528 Estimated
2020101,632 Estimated
2019101,940 Estimated
2018101,444 Estimated
201799,860 Estimated
201697,806 Estimated
201596,785 Estimated
201494,850 Estimated
2013113,150
2012102,000
201198,260
201092,670
200991,129
200881,328
200772,826
200667,611
200557,800 Estimated
200457,800
200357,800
200256,949
200158,037
200052,500 Estimated
199958,000 Estimated
199852,000 Estimated
199747,000 Estimated
199642,544
199540,835
199459,474
199358,000
199268,210
199155,374
199061,500 Estimated
198954,025
198850,000
198749,000
198648,500
198548,363
198450,000 Estimated
198350,000 Estimated
198250,000 Estimated
198150,000
198050,000 Estimated
197950,000 Estimated
197849,000
197749,000 Estimated
197648,900
197547,000
197444,698
197342,000 Estimated
197240,000 Estimated
197138,399
197036,000 Estimated
196934,000 Estimated
196833,000
196733,000 Estimated
196634,500
196533,000
196429,716
196326,000 Estimated
196223,098
196122,129

Belize compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 119,098 headAfghanistan: 5,555,383 headAntigua and Barbuda: 4,500 headAlbania: 272,035 headArmenia: 491,594 headAngola: 5,200,294 headArgentina: 52,783,892 headAustria: 1,820,030 headAustralia: 30,372,537 headAzerbaijan: 2,329,506 headBosnia and Herzegovina: 383,331 headBangladesh: 25,013,000 headBelgium: 2,153,430 headBurkina Faso: 10,280,515 headBulgaria: 558,770 headBurundi: 1,228,356 headBenin: 2,762,716 headBrunei: 286 headBolivia: 11,245,622 headBrazil: 238,180,757 headBahamas: 743 headBhutan: 257,103 headBotswana: 918,057 headBelarus: 4,097,900 headBelize: 99,019 headCanada: 10,985,000 headDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 2,032,019 headCentral African Republic: 4,864,952 headRepublic of the Congo: 335,224 headSwitzerland: 1,533,483 headCôte d’Ivoire: 1,896,358 headChile: 2,962,490 headCameroon: 5,941,769 headChina: 70,325,500 headColombia: 30,344,182 headCosta Rica: 1,576,149 headCuba: 3,250,000 headCape Verde: 29,779 headCyprus: 82,680 headCzechia: 1,397,410 headGermany: 10,461,290 headDjibouti: 317,893 headDenmark: 1,413,860 headDominican Republic: 3,030,340 headAlgeria: 1,782,454 headEcuador: 3,436,276 headEstonia: 232,390 headEgypt: 2,625,729 headEritrea: 2,156,877 headSpain: 6,173,960 headEthiopia: 71,916,930 headFinland: 764,030 headFiji: 80,720 headFaroe Islands: 1,816 headFrance: 16,478,260 headGabon: 39,678 headUnited Kingdom: 9,411,871 headGeorgia: 837,700 headGhana: 2,362,472 headGambia: 309,195 headGuinea: 9,319,774 headEquatorial Guinea: 5,520 headGreece: 595,200 headGuatemala: 4,343,871 headGuinea-Bissau: 742,836 headGuyana: 98,851 headHong Kong: 1,570 headHonduras: 2,900,458 headCroatia: 422,000 headHaiti: 1,524,965 headHungary: 869,900 headIndonesia: 18,065,156 headIreland: 6,308,300 headIsrael: 477,958 headIndia: 194,753,479 headIraq: 2,104,351 headIran: 5,600,812 headIceland: 76,902 headItaly: 5,765,000 headJamaica: 153,169 headJordan: 88,819 headJapan: 3,985,000 headKenya: 22,435,638 headKyrgyzstan: 1,828,768 headCambodia: 2,821,807 headNorth Korea: 570,727 headSouth Korea: 3,889,278 headKuwait: 32,136 headKazakhstan: 7,976,665 headLaos: 2,691,000 headLebanon: 75,538 headSri Lanka: 1,125,450 headLiberia: 43,270 headLesotho: 517,450 headLithuania: 599,770 headLuxembourg: 180,530 headLatvia: 352,090 headLibya: 208,931 headMorocco: 2,365,210 headMoldova: 98,817 headMontenegro: 67,496 headMadagascar: 6,957,211 headNorth Macedonia: 143,953 headMali: 14,040,120 headMyanmar: 10,800,000 headMongolia: 5,074,552 headMauritania: 1,992,320 headMauritius: 3,500 headMalawi: 2,307,952 headMexico: 36,933,201 headMalaysia: 730,318 headMozambique: 2,467,082 headNamibia: 2,907,986 headNew Caledonia: 77,281 headNiger: 20,375,030 headNigeria: 20,943,448 headNetherlands: 3,562,000 headNorway: 852,800 headNepal: 5,198,388 headNew Zealand: 9,516,288 headOman: 446,988 headPanama: 1,401,169 headPeru: 5,842,166 headFrench Polynesia: 8,097 headPapua New Guinea: 90,889 headPhilippines: 2,605,517 headPakistan: 57,541,000 headPoland: 6,190,930 headPuerto Rico: 218,598 headPortugal: 1,486,910 headParaguay: 13,630,216 headQatar: 45,424 headRomania: 1,809,400 headSerbia: 698,605 headRussia: 17,373,368 headRwanda: 1,545,688 headSaudi Arabia: 534,181 headSolomon Islands: 15,381 headSudan: 31,256,148 headSweden: 1,333,820 headSingapore: 177 headSlovenia: 453,890 headSlovakia: 416,680 headSierra Leone: 682,125 headSenegal: 3,714,834 headSomalia: 4,788,212 headSuriname: 28,821 headSouth Sudan: 14,282,839 headEl Salvador: 772,208 headSyria: 826,396 headEswatini: 652,513 headChad: 39,625,902 headTogo: 477,388 headThailand: 4,293,189 headTajikistan: 2,789,212 headTimor-Leste: 238,902 headTurkmenistan: 2,545,439 headTunisia: 495,935 headTürkiye: 16,824,208 headTrinidad and Tobago: 35,419 headTaiwan: 155,741 headTanzania: 39,053,013 headUkraine: 2,156,200 headUganda: 14,723,179 headUnited States: 87,157,400 headUruguay: 11,960,556 headUzbekistan: 14,394,476 headVenezuela: 15,749,209 headVietnam: 6,212,203 headVanuatu: 89,000 headSamoa: 38,349 headYemen: 1,971,664 headSouth Africa: 12,122,027 headZambia: 4,887,687 headZimbabwe: 5,741,397 head
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Number of cattle, 2024, head. Belize is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Number of cattle (domestic cattle, not buffaloes) present in the country, as published in FAOSTAT's crops and livestock products domain. FAO asks for the count on one day of the year, usually the census or survey date, so the reference day differs between countries.

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FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111) (Number of cattle, Belize, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

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Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111), Number of cattle, Belize, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-population/belize. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111). Number of cattle, Belize, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-population/belize.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111), Number of cattle, Belize, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-population/belize (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111): Number of cattle, Belize, 1961 to 2024}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-population/belize. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production\_Crops\_Livestock\_E\_All\_Data\_\%28Normalized\%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}
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What is the number of cattle in Belize?

Number of cattle in Belize was 99,019 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 0.3% from 2023. That is the 146th highest of 190 countries in 2024.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest number of cattle in Belize?

113,150 head in 2013, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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