Horses — Stocks in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Horses — Stocks was 2.66 million An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Horses — Stocks in European Union (27), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, horses — stocks in European Union (27) stood at 2.66 million An. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks in European Union (27) peaked at 10.07 million An in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2.66 million An, in 2024.
That places European Union (27) 14th out of 28 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Horses — Stocks in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.07 million An | — |
| 1962 | 9.49 million An | -5.7% |
| 1963 | 8.82 million An | -7.1% |
| 1964 | 8.24 million An | -6.5% |
| 1965 | 7.74 million An | -6.1% |
| 1966 | 7.39 million An | -4.4% |
| 1967 | 7.22 million An | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 6.92 million An | -4.2% |
| 1969 | 6.58 million An | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 6.30 million An | -4.3% |
| 1971 | 5.97 million An | -5.3% |
| 1972 | 5.65 million An | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 5.44 million An | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 5.29 million An | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 5.13 million An | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 5.08 million An | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 4.92 million An | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 4.68 million An | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 4.62 million An | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 4.50 million An | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 4.33 million An | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 4.35 million An | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 4.19 million An | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 4.13 million An | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 4.02 million An | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 3.86 million An | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 3.75 million An | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 3.63 million An | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 3.56 million An | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 3.57 million An | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 3.66 million An | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 3.90 million An | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 3.88 million An | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 3.79 million An | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 3.93 million An | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 3.91 million An | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 3.99 million An | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 3.86 million An | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 3.80 million An | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 3.78 million An | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 3.78 million An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.56 million An | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 3.62 million An | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 3.62 million An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.49 million An | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 3.61 million An | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 3.67 million An | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 3.77 million An | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 3.74 million An | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 3.53 million An | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 3.47 million An | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 3.38 million An | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 3.25 million An | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 3.07 million An | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 3.13 million An | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 3.03 million An | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 3.02 million An | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.88 million An | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 2.84 million An | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 2.73 million An | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 2.69 million An | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 2.70 million An | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 2.70 million An | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.66 million An | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.05 million An | 6.58 million An | 10.07 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.31 million An | 4.62 million An | 6.30 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.03 million An | 3.56 million An | 4.50 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.83 million An | 3.57 million An | 3.99 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.66 million An | 3.49 million An | 3.78 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.16 million An | 2.84 million An | 3.53 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.70 million An | 2.66 million An | 2.73 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 11 Chad 1.55 million An compare
- 12 Russian Federation 1.32 million An compare
- 13 Colombia 964,426 An compare
- 14 Sudan 796,418 An compare
- 15 Sudan (former) 785,363 An compare
- 16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 760,529 An compare
- 17 Peru 751,041 An compare
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- Pulses, Total — Yield 2,075 kg/ha (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production 490,870 t (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight 14 kg/An (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production 50.78 million t (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield 36,697 kg/ha (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested 1.38 million ha (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — stocks in European Union (27)?
- Horses — stocks in European Union (27) was 2.66 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.07 million An in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.66 million An in 2024.
- How does European Union (27) rank for horses — stocks?
- European Union (27) ranks 14th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is horses — stocks rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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.