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Number of cattle in Chile

Number of cattle in Chile was 2,962,490 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 0.6% from 2023. That is the 66th highest of 190 countries in 2024.

2024, head2,962,490 Estimated
Change on 2023-0.6%
Rank66th of 190Countries ranked
Series high4,160,0001998
Series low2,735,8572015

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Number of cattle in Chile, 1961 to 2024

2.5M3M3.5M4M4.5M19611971198119912001201120241961: 2,841,800 head1962: 2,875,900 head1963: 2,819,000 head1964: 2,844,600 head1965: 2,870,171 head1966: 2,900,000 head1967: 3,096,940 head1968: 2,876,280 head1969: 2,910,710 head1970: 2,998,675 head1971: 2,860,000 head1972: 3,187,990 head1973: 3,164,614 head1974: 3,456,725 head1975: 3,606,210 head1976: 3,389,499 head1977: 3,426,874 head1978: 3,487,045 head1979: 3,575,000 head1980: 3,625,000 head1981: 3,750,000 head1982: 3,800,000 head1983: 3,780,000 head1984: 3,650,000 head1985: 3,191,000 head1986: 3,220,000 head1987: 3,371,000 head1988: 3,466,000 head1989: 3,465,830 head1990: 3,403,850 head1991: 3,460,530 head1992: 3,557,480 head1993: 3,691,730 head1994: 3,814,242 head1995: 3,858,248 head1996: 3,913,593 head1997: 4,097,244 head1998: 4,160,000 head1999: 4,134,000 head2000: 4,068,000 head2001: 3,980,000 head2002: 3,927,000 head2003: 3,932,000 head2004: 3,989,000 head2005: 3,985,000 head2006: 3,900,000 head2007: 3,738,547 head2008: 3,800,000 head2009: 3,850,000 head2010: 3,830,000 head2011: 3,758,547 head2012: 3,750,000 head2013: 3,007,883 head2014: 2,896,333 head2015: 2,735,857 head2016: 2,820,774 head2017: 2,890,840 head2018: 2,991,891 head2019: 3,108,089 head2020: 3,199,969 head2021: 3,020,039 head2022: 2,999,458 head2023: 2,980,974 head2024: 2,962,490 head2.5M3M3.5M4M4.5M19611983200520241961: 2,841,800 head1962: 2,875,900 head1963: 2,819,000 head1964: 2,844,600 head1965: 2,870,171 head1966: 2,900,000 head1967: 3,096,940 head1968: 2,876,280 head1969: 2,910,710 head1970: 2,998,675 head1971: 2,860,000 head1972: 3,187,990 head1973: 3,164,614 head1974: 3,456,725 head1975: 3,606,210 head1976: 3,389,499 head1977: 3,426,874 head1978: 3,487,045 head1979: 3,575,000 head1980: 3,625,000 head1981: 3,750,000 head1982: 3,800,000 head1983: 3,780,000 head1984: 3,650,000 head1985: 3,191,000 head1986: 3,220,000 head1987: 3,371,000 head1988: 3,466,000 head1989: 3,465,830 head1990: 3,403,850 head1991: 3,460,530 head1992: 3,557,480 head1993: 3,691,730 head1994: 3,814,242 head1995: 3,858,248 head1996: 3,913,593 head1997: 4,097,244 head1998: 4,160,000 head1999: 4,134,000 head2000: 4,068,000 head2001: 3,980,000 head2002: 3,927,000 head2003: 3,932,000 head2004: 3,989,000 head2005: 3,985,000 head2006: 3,900,000 head2007: 3,738,547 head2008: 3,800,000 head2009: 3,850,000 head2010: 3,830,000 head2011: 3,758,547 head2012: 3,750,000 head2013: 3,007,883 head2014: 2,896,333 head2015: 2,735,857 head2016: 2,820,774 head2017: 2,890,840 head2018: 2,991,891 head2019: 3,108,089 head2020: 3,199,969 head2021: 3,020,039 head2022: 2,999,458 head2023: 2,980,974 head2024: 2,962,490 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
20242,962,490 Estimated
20232,980,974 Estimated
20222,999,458 Estimated
20213,020,039 Estimated
20203,199,969 Estimated
20193,108,089
20182,991,891 Estimated
20172,890,840
20162,820,774 Estimated
20152,735,857
20142,896,333 Estimated
20133,007,883
20123,750,000 Estimated
20113,758,547
20103,830,000 Estimated
20093,850,000 Estimated
20083,800,000 Estimated
20073,738,547
20063,900,000 Estimated
20053,985,000 Estimated
20043,989,000
20033,932,000
20023,927,000
20013,980,000
20004,068,000
19994,134,000
19984,160,000
19974,097,244
19963,913,593
19953,858,248
19943,814,242
19933,691,730
19923,557,480
19913,460,530
19903,403,850
19893,465,830
19883,466,000
19873,371,000
19863,220,000
19853,191,000
19843,650,000
19833,780,000
19823,800,000
19813,750,000
19803,625,000
19793,575,000
19783,487,045
19773,426,874
19763,389,499
19753,606,210
19743,456,725
19733,164,614
19723,187,990
19712,860,000
19702,998,675
19692,910,710
19682,876,280
19673,096,940
19662,900,000
19652,870,171
19642,844,600
19632,819,000
19622,875,900
19612,841,800

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Definition

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.

FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

How to cite

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, Chile, 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, Chile, 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/chile. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, Chile, 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/chile.

Harvard

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, Chile, 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/chile (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111): Number of cattle, Chile, 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/chile. 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 Chile?

Number of cattle in Chile was 2,962,490 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 0.6% from 2023. That is the 66th 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 Chile?

4,160,000 head in 1998, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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