FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Cattle in Argentina
Argentina had 52.8 million cattle in 2024, the 7th largest in the world (3.34% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 2.2%. The record was 61.1 million head in 1977.
- Animals, 2024
- 52.8 million head
- World rank
- 7 of 190
- 10-year change
- +2.2%
- Record
- 61.1 million head
- 1977
Cattle in Argentina, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 52,783,892 | −2.7% |
| 2023 | 54,242,595 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 53,416,435 | −0.2% |
| 2021 | 53,517,534 | −1.7% |
| 2020 | 54,460,799 | −1.0% |
| 2019 | 55,007,853 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 54,793,181 | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 54,793,181 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 52,636,778 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 51,429,848 | −0.4% |
| 2014 | 51,646,544 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 50,996,397 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 49,865,864 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 47,972,660 | −2.0% |
| 2010 | 48,949,744 | −10% |
| 2009 | 54,463,872 | −5.4% |
| 2008 | 57,583,120 | −1.9% |
| 2007 | 58,722,108 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 58,293,608 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 57,033,528 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 56,844,020 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 55,875,764 | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 52,000,000 | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 48,851,400 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 48,674,400 | −0.8% |
| 1999 | 49,056,700 | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 48,048,900 | −4.0% |
| 1997 | 50,058,900 | −1.5% |
| 1996 | 50,829,700 | −3.5% |
| 1995 | 52,648,600 | −1.0% |
| 1994 | 53,156,952 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 52,665,200 | −0.7% |
| 1992 | 53,011,000 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 52,452,000 | −0.7% |
| 1990 | 52,845,000 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 52,602,000 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 52,257,000 | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 50,994,000 | −2.9% |
| 1986 | 52,537,008 | −2.7% |
| 1985 | 54,000,000 | −1.0% |
| 1984 | 54,569,000 | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 53,790,000 | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 52,650,000 | −2.9% |
| 1981 | 54,234,800 | −2.7% |
| 1980 | 55,760,496 | −1.9% |
| 1979 | 56,864,000 | −1.6% |
| 1978 | 57,791,008 | −5.3% |
| 1977 | 61,053,808 | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 58,174,000 | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 56,707,008 | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 55,354,672 | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 54,771,008 | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 52,300,600 | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 49,786,000 | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 48,439,648 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 48,298,208 | −6.2% |
| 1968 | 51,465,008 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 51,227,008 | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 48,800,000 | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 46,708,688 | +10% |
| 1964 | 42,300,000 | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 40,009,120 | −6.7% |
| 1962 | 42,901,000 | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 42,520,000 | — |
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.