Guatemala’s Cattle Industry
Guatemala — Cattle Industry
Population
1990: 9024773; 2024: 18406359
Cattle inventory
1990: 2032400; 2024: 4343871 An
FAOSTAT (Production: Crops and livestock products)
Beef production
1990: 66613; 2024: 312601.68 t
FAOSTAT (Production: Crops and livestock products)
Beef imports
1990: 133.1; 2024: 30882.36 t
FAOSTAT (Trade: Crops and livestock products)
Beef exports
1990: 21242; 2024: 4699.15 t
FAOSTAT (Trade: Crops and livestock products)
Beef slaughtered
1990: 367594; 2024: 1158037 An
FAOSTAT (Production: Crops and livestock products)
Beef offtake rate
1991: 13.7; 2024: 26.7 %
Derived as head slaughtered ÷ total cattle inventory × 100.
Derived from FAOSTAT cattle inventory and slaughter
Selected grain and feed imports
Supplier breakdown from the FAOSTAT Detailed Trade Matrix, latest year with recorded import value per country; feed items summed. Reported by the importing country.
FAOSTAT (Trade: Crops and livestock products)
Maize (corn)
1991: 135659 tonnes; 2024: 2019437.61 tonnes
Wheat
1991: 250838 tonnes; 2024: 720967.13 tonnes
Barley
1991: 6 tonnes; 2024: 3.83 tonnes
Sorghum
1991: 106 tonnes; 2024: 12.19 tonnes
Oats
1991: 3825 tonnes; 2024: 3298.88 tonnes
Soya beans
1991: 880 tonnes; 2024: 173.03 tonnes
Cake of soya beans
1991: 43210 tonnes; 2024: 585847.55 tonnes