FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Cattle in El Salvador
El Salvador had 772,208 cattle in 2024, the 109th largest in the world (0.05% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 26%. The record was 1.4 million head in 2008.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Animals, 2024
- 772,208 head
- World rank
- 109 of 190
- 10-year change
- −26%
- Record
- 1.4 million head
- 2008
Cattle in El Salvador, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 772,208 | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 748,412 | −1.3% |
| 2022 | 757,942 | −4.2% |
| 2021 | 790,983 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 754,172 | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 699,086 | −5.6% |
| 2018 | 740,287 | −16% |
| 2017 | 885,564 | −6.0% |
| 2016 | 941,703 | −7.7% |
| 2015 | 1,020,791 | −2.0% |
| 2014 | 1,042,000 | +17% |
| 2013 | 893,308 | −20% |
| 2012 | 1,123,433 | +11% |
| 2011 | 1,015,140 | −19% |
| 2010 | 1,247,422 | −7.1% |
| 2009 | 1,342,510 | −3.9% |
| 2008 | 1,397,400 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 1,370,000 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 1,319,419 | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 1,256,517 | −0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,259,209 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1,248,710 | −4.0% |
| 2002 | 1,300,891 | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 1,216,300 | +16% |
| 2000 | 1,050,000 | −8.0% |
| 1999 | 1,141,489 | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 1,037,718 | −11% |
| 1997 | 1,162,100 | −9.7% |
| 1996 | 1,286,600 | +14% |
| 1995 | 1,125,000 | −11% |
| 1994 | 1,261,500 | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 1,196,900 | −4.7% |
| 1992 | 1,256,500 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 1,242,900 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 1,219,700 | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 1,176,200 | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 1,144,100 | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 1,088,300 | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 1,050,400 | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 979,990 | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 928,700 | −0.9% |
| 1983 | 936,800 | −2.8% |
| 1982 | 964,000 | −13% |
| 1981 | 1,105,700 | −8.7% |
| 1980 | 1,210,660 | −13% |
| 1979 | 1,386,782 | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 1,350,000 | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 1,282,700 | +16% |
| 1976 | 1,108,800 | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 1,030,600 | −0.7% |
| 1974 | 1,038,190 | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 1,007,674 | −12% |
| 1972 | 1,150,000 | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 1,100,000 | −11% |
| 1970 | 1,241,000 | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 1,229,000 | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 1,217,000 | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 1,205,000 | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 1,193,000 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 1,181,000 | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 1,169,000 | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 1,158,000 | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 1,146,000 | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 1,135,000 | — |
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.