What is cattle — stocks in Northern America?

Cattle — stocks in Northern America was 100.14 million An in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Northern America?

The highest recorded value was 146.31 million An in 1975.

What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Northern America?

The lowest recorded value was 100.14 million An in 2023.

How does Northern America rank for cattle — stocks?

Northern America ranks 17th out of 37 groups with data for 2023.

Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in Northern America?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Northern America data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cattle — Stocks in Northern America

Name: Cattle — Stocks in Northern America
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Northern America: Cattle — Stocks was 100.14 million An in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

100.14 million An

Change on year

down 3.1%

Rank

17th

of 37 groups

All-time high

146.31 million An

in 1975

All-time low

100.14 million An

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Cattle — Stocks in Northern America, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.

Analysis

In 2023, cattle — stocks in Northern America stood at 100.14 million An. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in Northern America peaked at 146.31 million An in 1975 and was at its lowest, 100.14 million An, in 2023.

That places Northern America 17th out of 37 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	117.76 million An	108.40 million An	121.42 million An	9
1970s	133.27 million An	122.86 million An	146.31 million An	10
1980s	119.75 million An	107.72 million An	127.61 million An	10
1990s	112.11 million An	107.04 million An	116.95 million An	10
2000s	110.13 million An	107.75 million An	111.40 million An	10
2010s	104.00 million An	100.58 million An	106.75 million An	10
2020s	103.47 million An	100.14 million An	105.33 million An	4

Countries ranked near Northern America

14 Mexico 36.62 million An compare
15 Ethiopia PDR 31.00 million An compare
16 Sudan 30.70 million An compare
17 Australia 29.88 million An compare
18 Colombia 29.20 million An compare
19 Bangladesh 24.86 million An compare
20 Kenya 21.88 million An compare

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More environment data for Northern America

Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 14.64 million t (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 37.99 kg/cap (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 75.85 kg/ha (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 13.25 kg/cap (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 11.92 g/Int$ (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.16 million t (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle — stocks in Northern America?: Cattle — stocks in Northern America was 100.14 million An in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Northern America?: The highest recorded value was 146.31 million An in 1975.
What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Northern America?: The lowest recorded value was 100.14 million An in 2023.
How does Northern America rank for cattle — stocks?: Northern America ranks 17th out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in Northern America?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Northern America data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Cattle — Stocks
Unit: An
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,918 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).