Horses — Stocks in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Horses — Stocks was 8,262 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Horses — Stocks in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, horses — stocks in Afghanistan stood at 8,262 An.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 95.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Afghanistan peaked at 415,000 An in 1970 and was at its lowest, 8,216 An, in 2023.
Afghanistan ranks 107th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Horses — Stocks in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 276,841 An | — |
| 1962 | 245,850 An | -11.2% |
| 1963 | 263,265 An | +7.1% |
| 1964 | 291,000 An | +10.5% |
| 1965 | 320,000 An | +10.0% |
| 1966 | 278,000 An | -13.1% |
| 1967 | 278,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 372,000 An | +33.8% |
| 1969 | 369,000 An | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 415,000 An | +12.5% |
| 1971 | 415,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 369,000 An | -11.1% |
| 1973 | 370,000 An | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 370,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 370,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 370,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 400,000 An | +8.1% |
| 1978 | 410,000 An | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 400,000 An | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 405,000 An | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 405,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 405,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 405,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 410,000 An | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 410,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 410,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 400,000 An | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 387,000 An | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 374,000 An | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 362,000 An | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 350,000 An | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 300,000 An | -14.3% |
| 1993 | 200,000 An | -33.3% |
| 1994 | 100,000 An | -50.0% |
| 1995 | 100,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 104,000 An | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 162,000 An | +55.8% |
| 2001 | 162,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 141,000 An | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 144,000 An | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 155,000 An | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 149,000 An | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 146,000 An | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 145,000 An | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 162,000 An | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 177,000 An | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 197,000 An | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 181,000 An | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 178,000 An | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 171,000 An | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 171,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 173,000 An | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 171,200 An | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 175,000 An | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 175,825 An | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 173,373 An | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 164,473 An | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 88,208 An | -46.4% |
| 2022 | 35,777 An | -59.4% |
| 2023 | 8,216 An | -77.0% |
| 2024 | 8,262 An | +0.6% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 8,262 An is below the median for low income countries, which is 24,628 An, 34% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 8,262 An is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15,744 An, 52% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Stocks in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -77.0% | 35,777 An | 8,216 An |
| 2022 | -59.4% | 88,208 An | 35,777 An |
| 2000 | +55.8% | 104,000 An | 162,000 An |
| 1994 | -50.0% | 200,000 An | 100,000 An |
| 2021 | -46.4% | 164,473 An | 88,208 An |
| 1968 | +33.8% | 278,000 An | 372,000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 299,328 An | 245,850 An | 372,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 388,900 An | 369,000 An | 415,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 401,100 An | 374,000 An | 410,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 181,600 An | 100,000 An | 362,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 154,300 An | 141,000 An | 177,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 176,640 An | 171,000 An | 197,000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 60,987 An | 8,216 An | 164,473 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More agriculture & rural data for Afghanistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3429 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 142.96 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7406 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 34.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 34.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 21.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — stocks in Afghanistan?
- Horses — stocks in Afghanistan was 8,262 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 415,000 An in 1970.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,216 An in 2023.
- How does Afghanistan rank for horses — stocks?
- Afghanistan ranks 107th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Horses — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.