Horses — Stocks in Germany
Germany: Horses — Stocks was 486,500 An in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Stocks in Germany, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2023, horses — stocks in Germany stood at 486,500 An.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Germany peaked at 1.16 million An in 1961 and was at its lowest, 370,838 An, in 1972.
Germany ranks 23rd of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
Horses — Stocks in Germany, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.16 million An | — |
| 1962 | 1.04 million An | -10.5% |
| 1963 | 929,500 An | -10.4% |
| 1964 | 833,500 An | -10.3% |
| 1965 | 722,900 An | -13.3% |
| 1966 | 631,400 An | -12.7% |
| 1967 | 562,400 An | -10.9% |
| 1968 | 501,200 An | -10.9% |
| 1969 | 451,700 An | -9.9% |
| 1970 | 401,666 An | -11.1% |
| 1971 | 378,533 An | -5.8% |
| 1972 | 370,838 An | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 377,403 An | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 401,363 An | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 401,170 An | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 411,118 An | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 422,547 An | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 436,855 An | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 443,624 An | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 445,601 An | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 451,794 An | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 439,483 An | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 450,537 An | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 441,609 An | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 471,462 An | +6.8% |
| 1986 | 474,759 An | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 472,457 An | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 469,000 An | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 476,851 An | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 483,900 An | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 490,954 An | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 491,600 An | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 530,957 An | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 598,800 An | +12.8% |
| 1995 | 652,400 An | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 652,000 An | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 670,000 An | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 600,000 An | -10.4% |
| 1999 | 524,000 An | -12.7% |
| 2000 | 476,000 An | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 491,100 An | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 506,200 An | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 524,800 An | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 525,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 500,400 An | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 510,000 An | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 541,890 An | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 543,000 An | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 545,000 An | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 462,000 An | -15.2% |
| 2011 | 545,000 An | +18.0% |
| 2012 | 500,000 An | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 461,300 An | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 372,000 An | -19.4% |
| 2015 | 422,657 An | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 441,954 An | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 442,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 453,662 An | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 486,500 An | +7.2% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 486,500 An is above the median for high income countries, which is 33,582 An, 14.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Germany's 486,500 An is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 42,000 An, 11.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 758,711 An | 451,700 An | 1.16 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 404,512 An | 370,838 An | 443,624 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 459,355 An | 439,483 An | 476,851 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 569,461 An | 483,900 An | 670,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 516,339 An | 476,000 An | 545,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 455,864 An | 372,000 An | 545,000 An | 8 |
| 2020s | 470,081 An | 453,662 An | 486,500 An | 2 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More agriculture & rural data for Germany
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 527.18 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6813 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1786 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — stocks in Germany?
- Horses — stocks in Germany was 486,500 An in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 million An in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 370,838 An in 1972.
- How does Germany rank for horses — stocks?
- Germany ranks 23rd out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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.