Cattle in Barbados
Barbados had 11,241 cattle in 2024, the 172nd largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 1.3%. The record was 33,600 head in 1992.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Animals, 2024
- 11,241 head
- World rank
- 172 of 190
- 10-year change
- +1.3%
- Record
- 33,600 head
- 1992
Cattle in Barbados, 1961–2024 (head)
Barbados compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.00% in 2014
- 10-year change
- +1.3%
- world +9.7%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Head | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 170 | Malta | 13,800 | 0.00% |
| 171 | Tonga | 12,196 | 0.00% |
| 172 | Barbados | 11,241 | 0.00% |
| 173 | Saint Lucia | 10,486 | 0.00% |
| 174 | French Polynesia | 8,097 | 0.00% |
Map of cattle numbers by country
Share of the world total; Barbados is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11,241 | −1.2% |
| 2023 | 11,378 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 11,322 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 11,229 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 10,966 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 10,957 | −0.2% |
| 2018 | 10,975 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 10,956 | −0.7% |
| 2016 | 11,034 | −0.1% |
| 2015 | 11,050 | −0.5% |
| 2014 | 11,100 | −0.9% |
| 2013 | 11,200 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 11,000 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 10,800 | −1.8% |
| 2010 | 11,000 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 10,700 | +11% |
| 2008 | 9,600 | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 8,800 | −16% |
| 2006 | 10,500 | −19% |
| 2005 | 13,000 | −13% |
| 2004 | 15,000 | −12% |
| 2003 | 17,000 | −11% |
| 2002 | 19,000 | −9.5% |
| 2001 | 21,000 | −8.7% |
| 2000 | 23,000 | −8.0% |
| 1999 | 25,000 | −7.4% |
| 1998 | 27,000 | −3.6% |
| 1997 | 28,000 | −9.7% |
| 1996 | 31,000 | 0.0% |
| 1995 | 31,000 | 0.0% |
| 1994 | 31,000 | 0.0% |
| 1993 | 31,000 | −7.7% |
| 1992 | 33,600 | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 32,300 | 0.0% |
| 1990 | 32,300 | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 31,000 | +29% |
| 1988 | 24,000 | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 22,000 | +10% |
| 1986 | 20,000 | +11% |
| 1985 | 18,000 | −2.7% |
| 1984 | 18,500 | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 18,000 | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 17,500 | −7.9% |
| 1981 | 19,000 | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 18,000 | +9.1% |
| 1979 | 16,500 | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 16,000 | +14% |
| 1977 | 14,000 | 0.0% |
| 1976 | 14,000 | 0.0% |
| 1975 | 14,000 | −24% |
| 1974 | 18,500 | −12% |
| 1973 | 21,000 | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 20,000 | −4.8% |
| 1971 | 21,000 | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 20,000 | 0.0% |
| 1969 | 20,000 | +18% |
| 1968 | 17,000 | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 16,800 | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 16,500 | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 16,000 | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 15,600 | −1.3% |
| 1963 | 15,800 | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 15,600 | −22% |
| 1961 | 20,000 | — |
Questions and answers
How many cattle are there in Barbados?
Barbados had 11,241 cattle in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Barbados rank in the world by number of cattle?
Barbados ranked 172nd of 190 countries in 2024. The largest herd was in Brazil with 15.1% of the world total.
How has the number of cattle in Barbados changed?
It rose by 1.3% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +9.7% for the world. The record was 33,600 head in 1992.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Barbados is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
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.