Number of cattle in Puerto Rico

Number of cattle in Puerto Rico was 218,598 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 1.6% from 2023. That is the 139th highest of 190 countries in 2024.

2024, head218,598 Estimated

Change on 2023-1.6%

Rank139th of 190Countries ranked

Series high601,2801990

Series low202,6212022

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Number of cattle in Puerto Rico, 1961 to 2024

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

Period	head
2024	218,598 Estimated
2023	222,198 Estimated
2022	202,621
2021	210,266 Estimated
2020	217,925 Estimated
2019	225,682 Estimated
2018	234,250
2017	239,056 Estimated
2016	244,044 Estimated
2015	249,124 Estimated
2014	254,332 Estimated
2013	259,714 Estimated
2012	257,285
2011	281,345 Estimated
2010	296,621 Estimated
2009	311,962 Estimated
2008	327,328 Estimated
2007	342,305 Estimated
2006	357,417 Estimated
2005	376,925
2004	388,233
2003	420,856
2002	400,313
2001	396,350
2000	392,309
1999	383,498
1998	386,980
1997	388,307
1996	370,546
1995	367,733
1994	428,604
1993	428,778
1992	429,000
1991	598,575
1990	601,280
1989	585,581
1988	559,187
1987	520,000
1986	599,511
1985	589,809
1984	592,890
1983	576,312
1982	535,840
1981	488,600
1980	478,989
1979	523,933
1978	562,171
1977	570,871
1976	560,648
1975	545,852
1974	541,200
1973	554,000
1972	538,000
1971	530,000
1970	518,000
1969	507,000
1968	497,000
1967	490,000
1966	495,000
1965	485,000
1964	498,000
1963	488,000
1962	475,811
1961	457,512

Rankings

Countries by number of cattle 196 places
EU countries by number of cattle 27 places

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, Puerto Rico, 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

MLA 9

Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111), Number of cattle, Puerto Rico, 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/puerto-rico. 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, Puerto Rico, 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/puerto-rico.

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, Puerto Rico, 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/puerto-rico (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{food_number_of_cattle_puerto_2024,
  author = {{Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations}},
  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Cattle, stocks, head (item 866, element 5111): Number of cattle, Puerto Rico, 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/puerto-rico. 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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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 Puerto Rico?

601,280 head in 1990, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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