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Number of cattle in Venezuela

Number of cattle in Venezuela was 15,749,209 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 2.8% from 2023. That is the 22nd highest of 190 countries in 2024.

2024, head15,749,209 Estimated
Change on 2023-2.8%
Rank22nd of 190Countries ranked
Series high17,446,1222022
Series low6,500,0001961

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Number of cattle in Venezuela, 1961 to 2024

5M7.5M10M12.5M15M17.5M19611971198119912001201120241961: 6,500,000 head1962: 6,518,899 head1963: 6,724,244 head1964: 6,936,058 head1965: 7,154,544 head1966: 7,379,912 head1967: 7,612,379 head1968: 7,852,169 head1969: 8,101,537 head1970: 8,289,408 head1971: 8,485,106 head1972: 8,549,364 head1973: 8,729,552 head1974: 8,842,782 head1975: 9,088,786 head1976: 9,404,383 head1977: 9,545,876 head1978: 9,918,697 head1979: 10,248,900 head1980: 10,539,000 head1981: 10,792,300 head1982: 11,051,700 head1983: 11,315,000 head1984: 11,575,000 head1985: 11,843,600 head1986: 12,330,771 head1987: 12,640,800 head1988: 12,856,400 head1989: 13,075,900 head1990: 13,272,100 head1991: 13,586,200 head1992: 13,648,000 head1993: 13,325,000 head1994: 13,796,000 head1995: 13,950,403 head1996: 14,016,307 head1997: 14,249,724 head1998: 14,539,512 head1999: 14,858,779 head2000: 15,164,370 head2001: 15,474,090 head2002: 15,791,136 head2003: 15,988,907 head2004: 16,231,616 head2005: 16,615,439 head2006: 16,628,837 head2007: 16,853,524 head2008: 16,987,936 head2009: 17,000,000 head2010: 14,134,039 head2011: 14,334,094 head2012: 16,969,650 head2013: 16,971,185 head2014: 16,816,301 head2015: 16,795,158 head2016: 16,494,055 head2017: 16,058,763 head2018: 15,898,928 head2019: 16,002,651 head2020: 16,055,171 head2021: 16,668,751 head2022: 17,446,122 head2023: 16,210,903 head2024: 15,749,209 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
202415,749,209 Estimated
202316,210,903
202217,446,122
202116,668,751
202016,055,171
201916,002,651
201815,898,928
201716,058,763
201616,494,055
201516,795,158
201416,816,301
201316,971,185
201216,969,650
201114,334,094
201014,134,039
200917,000,000 Estimated
200816,987,936
200716,853,524
200616,628,837
200516,615,439
200416,231,616
200315,988,907
200215,791,136
200115,474,090
200015,164,370
199914,858,779
199814,539,512
199714,249,724
199614,016,307
199513,950,403
199413,796,000
199313,325,000
199213,648,000
199113,586,200
199013,272,100
198913,075,900
198812,856,400
198712,640,800
198612,330,771
198511,843,600
198411,575,000
198311,315,000
198211,051,700
198110,792,300
198010,539,000
197910,248,900
19789,918,697
19779,545,876
19769,404,383
19759,088,786
19748,842,782
19738,729,552
19728,549,364
19718,485,106
19708,289,408
19698,101,537
19687,852,169
19677,612,379
19667,379,912
19657,154,544
19646,936,058
19636,724,244
19626,518,899
19616,500,000 Estimated

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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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APA 7

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, Venezuela, 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, Venezuela, 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/venezuela. 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, Venezuela, 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/venezuela.

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, Venezuela, 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/venezuela (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{food_number_of_cattle_venezuela_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, Venezuela, 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/venezuela. 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 Venezuela?

Number of cattle in Venezuela was 15,749,209 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 2.8% from 2023. That is the 22nd 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 Venezuela?

17,446,122 head in 2022, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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