Cattle in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico had 218,598 cattle in 2024, the 139th largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 14%. The record was 601,280 head in 1990.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Animals, 2024
- 218,598 head
- World rank
- 139 of 190
- 10-year change
- −14%
- Record
- 601,280 head
- 1990
Cattle in Puerto Rico, 1961–2024 (head)
Puerto Rico compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.01%
- 0.02% in 2014
- 10-year change
- −14%
- world +9.7%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Head | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 137 | Timor-Leste | 238,902 | 0.02% |
| 138 | Estonia | 232,390 | 0.01% |
| 139 | Puerto Rico | 218,598 | 0.01% |
| 140 | Libya | 208,931 | 0.01% |
| 141 | Luxembourg | 180,530 | 0.01% |
Map of cattle numbers by country
Share of the world total; Puerto Rico is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 218,598 | −1.6% |
| 2023 | 222,198 | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 202,621 | −3.6% |
| 2021 | 210,266 | −3.5% |
| 2020 | 217,925 | −3.4% |
| 2019 | 225,682 | −3.7% |
| 2018 | 234,250 | −2.0% |
| 2017 | 239,056 | −2.0% |
| 2016 | 244,044 | −2.0% |
| 2015 | 249,124 | −2.0% |
| 2014 | 254,332 | −2.1% |
| 2013 | 259,714 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 257,285 | −8.6% |
| 2011 | 281,345 | −5.2% |
| 2010 | 296,621 | −4.9% |
| 2009 | 311,962 | −4.7% |
| 2008 | 327,328 | −4.4% |
| 2007 | 342,305 | −4.2% |
| 2006 | 357,417 | −5.2% |
| 2005 | 376,925 | −2.9% |
| 2004 | 388,233 | −7.8% |
| 2003 | 420,856 | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 400,313 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 396,350 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 392,309 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 383,498 | −0.9% |
| 1998 | 386,980 | −0.3% |
| 1997 | 388,307 | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 370,546 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 367,733 | −14% |
| 1994 | 428,604 | −0.0% |
| 1993 | 428,778 | −0.1% |
| 1992 | 429,000 | −28% |
| 1991 | 598,575 | −0.4% |
| 1990 | 601,280 | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 585,581 | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 559,187 | +7.5% |
| 1987 | 520,000 | −13% |
| 1986 | 599,511 | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 589,809 | −0.5% |
| 1984 | 592,890 | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 576,312 | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 535,840 | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 488,600 | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 478,989 | −8.6% |
| 1979 | 523,933 | −6.8% |
| 1978 | 562,171 | −1.5% |
| 1977 | 570,871 | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 560,648 | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 545,852 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 541,200 | −2.3% |
| 1973 | 554,000 | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 538,000 | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 530,000 | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 518,000 | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 507,000 | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 497,000 | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 490,000 | −1.0% |
| 1966 | 495,000 | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 485,000 | −2.6% |
| 1964 | 498,000 | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 488,000 | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 475,811 | +4.0% |
| 1961 | 457,512 | — |
Questions and answers
How many cattle are there in Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico had 218,598 cattle in 2024, 0.01% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Puerto Rico rank in the world by number of cattle?
Puerto Rico ranked 139th 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 Puerto Rico changed?
It fell by 14% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +9.7% for the world. The record was 601,280 head in 1990.
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 Puerto Rico 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.