Horses — Stocks in Norway
Norway: Horses — Stocks was 35,980 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Horses — Stocks in Norway, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for horses — stocks in Norway is 35,980 An, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Norway peaked at 101,800 An in 1961 and was at its lowest, 14,900 An, in 1983.
That places Norway 82nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Horses — Stocks in Norway, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 101,800 An | — |
| 1962 | 94,037 An | -7.6% |
| 1963 | 86,200 An | -8.3% |
| 1964 | 77,365 An | -10.2% |
| 1965 | 67,049 An | -13.3% |
| 1966 | 61,401 An | -8.4% |
| 1967 | 53,351 An | -13.1% |
| 1968 | 46,591 An | -12.7% |
| 1969 | 41,884 An | -10.1% |
| 1970 | 35,177 An | -16.0% |
| 1971 | 30,943 An | -12.0% |
| 1972 | 27,293 An | -11.8% |
| 1973 | 24,728 An | -9.4% |
| 1974 | 23,657 An | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 22,459 An | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 21,750 An | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 21,395 An | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 20,187 An | -5.6% |
| 1979 | 20,704 An | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 17,700 An | -14.5% |
| 1981 | 15,900 An | -10.2% |
| 1982 | 15,400 An | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 14,900 An | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 15,800 An | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 16,200 An | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 16,200 An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 16,400 An | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 17,200 An | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 17,407 An | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 18,800 An | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 20,700 An | +10.1% |
| 1992 | 20,600 An | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 20,915 An | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 21,752 An | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 22,353 An | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 22,736 An | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 23,737 An | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 25,651 An | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 26,959 An | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 28,468 An | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 28,883 An | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 29,503 An | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 28,531 An | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 29,029 An | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 30,019 An | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 31,154 An | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 32,946 An | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 34,387 An | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 35,625 An | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 36,712 An | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 36,424 An | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 36,340 An | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 34,452 An | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 38,794 An | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 37,005 An | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 34,996 An | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 33,239 An | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 34,069 An | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 34,387 An | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 34,249 An | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 36,133 An | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 35,800 An | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 37,700 An | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 35,980 An | -4.6% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 35,980 An is above the median for high income countries, which is 33,582 An, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Norway's 35,980 An is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 42,000 An, 86% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69,964 An | 41,884 An | 101,800 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 24,829 An | 20,187 An | 35,177 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,311 An | 14,900 An | 17,700 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 22,420 An | 18,800 An | 26,959 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,854 An | 28,468 An | 35,625 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 35,642 An | 33,239 An | 38,794 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,972 An | 34,249 An | 37,700 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 79 Saudi Arabia 40,470 An compare
- 80 Hungary 40,000 An compare
- 81 Czechia 37,087 An compare
- 83 Czechoslovakia 34,288 An compare
- 84 Serbia and Montenegro 32,688 An compare
- 85 Cambodia 31,330 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Norway
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0164 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,553 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7644 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1643 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — stocks in Norway?
- Horses — stocks in Norway was 35,980 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 101,800 An in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,900 An in 1983.
- How does Norway rank for horses — stocks?
- Norway ranks 82nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway 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.