Horses — Stocks in Ireland
Ireland: Horses — Stocks was 94,100 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Horses — Stocks in Ireland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, horses — stocks in Ireland stood at 94,100 An.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Ireland peaked at 207,000 An in 1961 and was at its lowest, 51,700 An, in 1989.
That places Ireland 62nd out of 176 countries 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 167,246 An | 124,900 An | 207,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 95,618 An | 73,000 An | 124,300 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 58,547 An | 51,700 An | 68,466 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 67,300 An | 53,500 An | 75,500 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 80,620 An | 69,900 An | 98,100 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 95,622 An | 82,010 An | 111,100 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 91,180 An | 82,900 An | 97,100 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 59 Sweden 102,319 An compare
- 60 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 102,143 An compare
- 61 El Salvador 98,260 An compare
- 63 Tajikistan 91,626 An compare
- 64 Austria 90,428 An compare
- 65 Egypt 89,098 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ireland
- Agriculture share gdp 1.06 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 1.06 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Rural population 35.4% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 1.94 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 0 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — stocks in Ireland?
- Horses — stocks in Ireland was 94,100 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 207,000 An in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,700 An in 1989.
- How does Ireland rank for horses — stocks?
- Ireland ranks 62nd out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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.