Cattle in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago had 35,419 cattle in 2024, the 163rd largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 1.2%. The record was 77,000 head in 1979.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Animals, 2024
- 35,419 head
- World rank
- 163 of 190
- 10-year change
- +1.2%
- Record
- 77,000 head
- 1979
Cattle in Trinidad and Tobago, 1961–2024 (head)
Trinidad and Tobago compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.00% in 2014
- 10-year change
- +1.2%
- world +9.7%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Head | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 161 | Gabon | 39,678 | 0.00% |
| 162 | Samoa | 38,349 | 0.00% |
| 163 | Trinidad and Tobago | 35,419 | 0.00% |
| 164 | Kuwait | 32,136 | 0.00% |
| 165 | Cabo Verde | 29,779 | 0.00% |
Map of cattle numbers by country
Share of the world total; Trinidad and Tobago is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35,419 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 35,095 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 34,848 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 34,800 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 34,769 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 34,740 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 34,709 | −1.5% |
| 2017 | 35,240 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 35,014 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 34,781 | −0.6% |
| 2014 | 35,000 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 34,500 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 34,000 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 33,000 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 32,500 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 32,000 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 31,000 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 30,000 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 29,000 | 0.0% |
| 2005 | 29,000 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 28,980 | 0.0% |
| 2003 | 28,980 | −8.3% |
| 2002 | 31,600 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 30,300 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 30,000 | −14% |
| 1999 | 35,000 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 34,000 | −9.3% |
| 1997 | 37,500 | −1.3% |
| 1996 | 38,000 | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 36,000 | 0.0% |
| 1994 | 36,000 | 0.0% |
| 1993 | 36,000 | +13% |
| 1992 | 32,000 | −20% |
| 1991 | 40,000 | −2.4% |
| 1990 | 41,000 | −8.9% |
| 1989 | 45,000 | −17% |
| 1988 | 54,000 | −10.0% |
| 1987 | 60,000 | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 57,000 | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 55,000 | −8.3% |
| 1984 | 60,000 | −7.7% |
| 1983 | 65,000 | −9.7% |
| 1982 | 72,000 | −5.3% |
| 1981 | 76,000 | −1.3% |
| 1980 | 77,000 | 0.0% |
| 1979 | 77,000 | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 75,000 | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 74,000 | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 73,000 | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 72,000 | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 71,000 | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 70,000 | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 67,000 | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 65,000 | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 63,000 | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 60,000 | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 59,000 | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 58,000 | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 56,000 | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 55,000 | +5.8% |
| 1964 | 52,000 | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 51,000 | +2.0% |
| 1962 | 50,000 | 0.0% |
| 1961 | 50,000 | — |
Questions and answers
How many cattle are there in Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago had 35,419 cattle in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Trinidad and Tobago rank in the world by number of cattle?
Trinidad and Tobago ranked 163rd 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 Trinidad and Tobago changed?
It rose by 1.2% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +9.7% for the world. The record was 77,000 head in 1979.
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 Trinidad and Tobago is imputed 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.