Horses — Stocks in Madagascar
Madagascar: Horses — Stocks was 520 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Horses — Stocks in Madagascar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for horses — stocks in Madagascar is 520 An, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Madagascar peaked at 2,083 An in 1969 and was at its lowest, 307 An, in 1985.
Madagascar ranks 148th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Horses — Stocks in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,919 An | — |
| 1962 | 1,656 An | -13.7% |
| 1963 | 1,862 An | +12.4% |
| 1964 | 1,789 An | -3.9% |
| 1965 | 1,830 An | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 1,920 An | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 1,965 An | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 1,990 An | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 2,083 An | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 1,711 An | -17.9% |
| 1971 | 1,716 An | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 1,591 An | -7.3% |
| 1973 | 1,400 An | -12.0% |
| 1974 | 1,300 An | -7.1% |
| 1975 | 1,200 An | -7.7% |
| 1976 | 1,000 An | -16.7% |
| 1977 | 886 An | -11.4% |
| 1978 | 1,316 An | +48.5% |
| 1979 | 1,340 An | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 1,400 An | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 1,052 An | -24.9% |
| 1982 | 829 An | -21.2% |
| 1983 | 700 An | -15.6% |
| 1984 | 571 An | -18.4% |
| 1985 | 307 An | -46.2% |
| 1986 | 634 An | +106.5% |
| 1987 | 400 An | -36.9% |
| 1988 | 420 An | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 400 An | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 420 An | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 400 An | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 375 An | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 355 An | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 335 An | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 380 An | +13.4% |
| 1996 | 400 An | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 420 An | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 440 An | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 460 An | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 480 An | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 470 An | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 470 An | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 470 An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 470 An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 470 An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 470 An | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 480 An | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 480 An | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 485 An | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 485 An | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 490 An | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 490 An | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 485 An | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 490 An | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 494 An | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 497 An | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 503 An | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 508 An | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 512 An | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 516 An | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 518 An | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 518 An | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 519 An | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 520 An | +0.2% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 520 An is below the median for low income countries, which is 24,628 An, 2% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 520 An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16,274 An, 3% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Stocks in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +106.5% | 307 An | 634 An |
| 1978 | +48.5% | 886 An | 1,316 An |
| 1985 | -46.2% | 571 An | 307 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,890 An | 1,656 An | 2,083 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,346 An | 886 An | 1,716 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 671.3 An | 307 An | 1,400 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 398.5 An | 335 An | 460 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 474.5 An | 470 An | 485 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 495.4 An | 485 An | 512 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 518.2 An | 516 An | 520 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 145 Somalia 905 An compare
- 146 China, Taiwan Province of 873 An compare
- 147 Cyprus 650 An compare
- 149 French Guiana 505 An compare
- 150 Martinique 500 An compare
- 151 Antigua and Barbuda 493 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Madagascar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.217 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 130.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.671 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — stocks in Madagascar?
- Horses — stocks in Madagascar was 520 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 2,083 An in 1969.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 307 An in 1985.
- How does Madagascar rank for horses — stocks?
- Madagascar ranks 148th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.