Peru is among the top 5 countries with the most cows in South America: which region tops the list?

Published 2024년 8월 16일

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The United States Department of Agriculture has ranked countries based on the largest number of cows, with India in first place globally (307.5 million) and Brazil in second place (194.3 million) and first in South America. Other South American countries with significant cow populations include Argentina, Uruguay, and Peru. Uruguay has the highest number of cows per capita (3.6) due to its vast grasslands. India's population is the highest because cows are considered sacred and are not slaughtered for meat. The distribution of the world cow population was detailed, with the total being 942.6 million as of 2023.
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The United States Department of Agriculture shared a ranking of countries in the world with the largest number of cows, where a South American nation is in second place globally, and therefore, in first place with respect to South America. Below, we tell you which region it is. WHICH SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRY HAS THE LARGEST NUMBER OF COWS? In South America, the country with the largest number of cattle is Brazil with a population of 194.3 million cows. Globally, it is in second place behind India, which has 307.5 million of these animals. Behind Brazil in the South American region, there are Argentina, Uruguay and Peru, which have 53.1 million, 11.7 million and 5.8 million cows, respectively. WHAT IS THE SIZE OF THE CATTLE POPULATION IN PERU? In our country there is a population of 5,862,308 cattle and of these 945,553 are milking cows, according to the Directorate of Statistics and Agricultural Information (DEIA) of the General Directorate of Statistics, Monitoring and Evaluation ...

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