Horses — Stocks in Denmark
Denmark: Horses — Stocks was 45,382 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Horses — Stocks in Denmark, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, horses — stocks in Denmark stood at 45,382 An.
That represents a change of down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Denmark peaked at 124,886 An in 1961 and was at its lowest, 18,000 An, in 1994.
Denmark ranks 75th 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 Denmark, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 124,886 An | — |
| 1962 | 99,793 An | -20.1% |
| 1963 | 80,767 An | -19.1% |
| 1964 | 64,082 An | -20.7% |
| 1965 | 52,933 An | -17.4% |
| 1966 | 45,523 An | -14.0% |
| 1967 | 41,618 An | -8.6% |
| 1968 | 40,321 An | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 41,706 An | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 45,413 An | +8.9% |
| 1971 | 46,598 An | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 47,870 An | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 50,292 An | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 55,317 An | +10.0% |
| 1975 | 58,497 An | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 60,014 An | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 61,087 An | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 59,236 An | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 55,912 An | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 50,000 An | -10.6% |
| 1981 | 44,000 An | -12.0% |
| 1982 | 35,000 An | -20.5% |
| 1983 | 33,119 An | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 33,169 An | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 32,000 An | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 30,000 An | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 29,000 An | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 34,268 An | +18.2% |
| 1989 | 35,446 An | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 38,000 An | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 32,000 An | -15.8% |
| 1992 | 28,000 An | -12.5% |
| 1993 | 20,000 An | -28.6% |
| 1994 | 18,000 An | -10.0% |
| 1995 | 18,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 20,000 An | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 39,000 An | +95.0% |
| 1998 | 38,200 An | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 40,485 An | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 39,737 An | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 43,143 An | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 38,136 An | -11.6% |
| 2003 | 42,707 An | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 39,209 An | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 53,512 An | +36.5% |
| 2006 | 52,882 An | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 52,702 An | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 60,029 An | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 57,981 An | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 59,735 An | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 61,476 An | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 68,467 An | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 57,249 An | -16.4% |
| 2014 | 48,684 An | -15.0% |
| 2015 | 57,720 An | +18.6% |
| 2016 | 51,282 An | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 51,586 An | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 45,996 An | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 41,860 An | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 42,970 An | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 42,782 An | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 46,012 An | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 45,382 An | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 45,382 An | +0.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 45,382 An is above the median for high income countries, which is 33,582 An, 1.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 45,382 An is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 42,000 An, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Stocks in Denmark 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +95.0% | 20,000 An | 39,000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65,737 An | 40,321 An | 124,886 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 54,024 An | 45,413 An | 61,087 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 35,600 An | 29,000 An | 50,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 29,168 An | 18,000 An | 40,485 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 48,004 An | 38,136 An | 60,029 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 54,406 An | 41,860 An | 68,467 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 44,506 An | 42,782 An | 46,012 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More agriculture & rural data for Denmark
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 37.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 900.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7939 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1115 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — stocks in Denmark?
- Horses — stocks in Denmark was 45,382 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 124,886 An in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,000 An in 1994.
- How does Denmark rank for horses — stocks?
- Denmark ranks 75th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark 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.