Horses — Stocks in Canada
Canada: Horses — Stocks was 400,306 An in 2024. ▬ Flat
Horses — Stocks in Canada, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, horses — stocks in Canada stood at 400,306 An.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Canada peaked at 555,000 An in 1961 and was at its lowest, 343,000 An, in 1973.
That places Canada 26th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Horses — Stocks in Canada, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 555,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 496,000 An | -10.6% |
| 1963 | 461,000 An | -7.1% |
| 1964 | 439,800 An | -4.6% |
| 1965 | 418,900 An | -4.8% |
| 1966 | 399,400 An | -4.7% |
| 1967 | 373,900 An | -6.4% |
| 1968 | 359,500 An | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 355,600 An | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 369,900 An | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 361,900 An | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 359,500 An | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 343,000 An | -4.6% |
| 1974 | 345,000 An | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 345,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 350,000 An | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 350,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 350,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 350,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 370,000 An | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 370,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 370,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 380,000 An | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 380,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 393,000 An | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 390,000 An | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 455,000 An | +16.7% |
| 1988 | 550,000 An | +20.9% |
| 1989 | 415,000 An | -24.5% |
| 1990 | 415,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 419,000 An | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 350,000 An | -16.5% |
| 1993 | 370,000 An | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 350,000 An | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 380,000 An | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 376,000 An | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 400,000 An | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 380,000 An | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 380,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 385,000 An | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 470,000 An | +22.1% |
| 2002 | 385,000 An | -18.1% |
| 2003 | 385,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 385,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 385,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 385,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 385,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 390,000 An | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 390,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 400,000 An | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 405,000 An | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 407,000 An | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 407,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 408,000 An | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 400,053 An | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 398,716 An | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 399,345 An | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 399,757 An | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 400,093 An | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 400,523 An | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 400,453 An | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 399,549 An | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 399,927 An | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 400,306 An | +0.1% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 400,306 An is above the median for high income countries, which is 33,582 An, 11.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 428,789 An | 355,600 An | 555,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 352,430 An | 343,000 An | 369,900 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 407,300 An | 370,000 An | 550,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 382,000 An | 350,000 An | 419,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 394,500 An | 385,000 An | 470,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 402,496 An | 398,716 An | 408,000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 400,152 An | 399,549 An | 400,523 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 23 Germany 486,500 An compare
- 24 Sierra Leone 444,910 An compare
- 25 Uruguay 410,347 An compare
- 27 Pakistan 382,000 An compare
- 28 Cabo Verde 597 An compare
- 28 Dominican Republic 367,585 An compare
- 29 Italy 365,414 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Canada
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 31.61 % change on previous year (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,092 current US$ per person (2022)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0803 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1712 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.9% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.9% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — stocks in Canada?
- Horses — stocks in Canada was 400,306 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 555,000 An in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 343,000 An in 1973.
- How does Canada rank for horses — stocks?
- Canada ranks 26th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada 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.