BLR Statistics & Highlights
Farmers & Establishments
At the end of the year 2025 (Table 10), the total active farmers recorded in the Belize Livestock Registry (BLR) was 7,962. Compared to 2024 there was a total of 7,503
registered farmers and hence a 459 farmer increase in the BLR in 2025.
Furthermore, out of the total active farmers, the highest concentration of farmers is in Orange Walk (2,702) followed by Cayo (2,238) respectively. Orange Walk comprises the largest number of farmers in the entire country which adds up to 33.94% of cattle ranchers.
With regards to number of cattle heads per farmer, it
can be observed in table 12, that 5,290 of the industry can be classified as
small farmers and own between 1 to 50 animals, whilst only 272 of the farmers have 151 animals and over. Of note, the total sums up to 6,039 farmers; as there are farmers that do not have animals, some buy and sell only, others areinstitutions or slaughterhouses.
The BLR female representation stands at 11% versus 89% males. The Toledo district consist of the highest female population by percentage at 12% versus Stann Creek district with a 9% female population (Table 11).
National Herd
Table 13 shows the distribution of the National Herd by Age. This illustrates a healthy young cattle population with approximately 35.8% being less than 3 years old (i.e. 36 months). Total herd population within the BLR stands at 206,079 at the end of 2025, with 157,388 being female, 48,260 being male and 408 being castrated animals.
Table 14 shows the distribution of animals by district. Orange Walk has the highest concentration of cattle followed by Cayo. The northern two districts comprise 115,115 animals or 55.8% of all the animals within the country. This is followed by the Cayo district with 28.8% of the total cattle population.
National Slaughter/Consumption
The national data report on domestic consumption of beef is derived from the recording of cattle slaughtered within the major processing establishments in Belize. It is important to note that not all slaughterhouses record slaughtering information, however the data recorded on an annual basis is derived from the same slaughterhouses annually.
Cattle Export Report
Total consolidated cattle export from Belize summed a total of 41,630 animals in 2025 of which 33,333 was exported to Guatemala and 8,297 was exported to Mexico by the end of December 2025. A comparative 2025 vs 2024 can be seen as follows.
Health certificates were established as a new requirement for the movement of livestock following the emergence of the New World Screwworm. As a result, agents are required to inspect all livestock to ensure there are no open wounds or signs of screwworm infestation before issuing a health inspection certificate prior to any animal movement. The results of the accumulated health inspection certificates follow in table 18 and 19
