FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Cattle in Spain
Spain had 6.2 million cattle in 2024, the 43rd largest in the world (0.39% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 1.6%. The record was 6.7 million head in 2004.
- Animals, 2024
- 6.2 million head
- World rank
- 43 of 190
- 10-year change
- +1.6%
- Record
- 6.7 million head
- 2004
Cattle in Spain, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6,173,960 | −1.9% |
| 2023 | 6,294,640 | −2.5% |
| 2022 | 6,455,130 | −1.8% |
| 2021 | 6,576,300 | −0.9% |
| 2020 | 6,636,430 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 6,600,330 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 6,510,590 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 6,465,747 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 6,257,057 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 6,182,908 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 6,078,700 | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 5,696,910 | −2.0% |
| 2012 | 5,812,600 | −1.9% |
| 2011 | 5,923,200 | −2.5% |
| 2010 | 6,075,100 | −0.1% |
| 2009 | 6,082,400 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 6,020,200 | −8.6% |
| 2007 | 6,584,980 | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 6,184,092 | −4.3% |
| 2005 | 6,463,430 | −2.9% |
| 2004 | 6,653,087 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 6,548,379 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 6,477,895 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 6,410,780 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 6,216,883 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 5,965,000 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 5,884,000 | −0.7% |
| 1997 | 5,925,000 | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 5,512,000 | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 5,248,000 | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 5,018,000 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 4,976,000 | −1.7% |
| 1992 | 5,063,000 | −1.2% |
| 1991 | 5,126,000 | −1.2% |
| 1990 | 5,187,000 | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 5,061,000 | −0.6% |
| 1988 | 5,094,000 | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 4,795,000 | −3.2% |
| 1986 | 4,953,000 | −1.1% |
| 1985 | 5,007,058 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 5,004,000 | −0.3% |
| 1983 | 5,017,000 | −1.1% |
| 1982 | 5,075,000 | +12% |
| 1981 | 4,531,084 | −3.2% |
| 1980 | 4,679,000 | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 4,615,000 | −1.9% |
| 1978 | 4,705,635 | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 4,500,166 | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 4,407,838 | −0.2% |
| 1975 | 4,416,528 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 4,412,694 | −1.4% |
| 1973 | 4,475,439 | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 4,249,276 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 4,235,000 | −1.2% |
| 1970 | 4,288,070 | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 4,184,740 | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 4,000,000 | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 3,844,054 | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 3,694,000 | −0.1% |
| 1965 | 3,696,617 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 3,670,946 | −0.3% |
| 1963 | 3,682,946 | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 3,660,000 | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 3,640,342 | — |
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.