Horses — Stocks in South Africa
South Africa: Horses — Stocks was 339,966 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Horses — Stocks in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for horses — stocks in South Africa is 339,966 An, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks in South Africa peaked at 465,000 An in 1961 and was at its lowest, 225,000 An, in 1975.
South Africa ranks 31st of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Horses — Stocks in South Africa, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 465,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 430,000 An | -7.5% |
| 1963 | 400,000 An | -7.0% |
| 1964 | 380,000 An | -5.0% |
| 1965 | 360,000 An | -5.3% |
| 1966 | 340,000 An | -5.6% |
| 1967 | 320,000 An | -5.9% |
| 1968 | 300,000 An | -6.2% |
| 1969 | 280,000 An | -6.7% |
| 1970 | 252,000 An | -10.0% |
| 1971 | 242,000 An | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 235,000 An | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 232,000 An | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 230,000 An | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 225,000 An | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 225,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 225,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 225,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 225,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 225,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 225,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 225,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 230,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 230,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 230,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 230,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 230,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 230,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 230,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 230,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 230,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 230,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 235,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 240,000 An | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 245,000 An | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 250,000 An | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 255,000 An | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 260,000 An | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 258,000 An | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 270,000 An | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 270,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 270,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 270,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 270,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 270,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 280,000 An | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 290,000 An | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 298,000 An | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 300,000 An | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 300,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 305,000 An | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 308,000 An | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 310,000 An | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 312,000 An | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 315,774 An | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 319,430 An | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 323,099 An | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 326,965 An | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 330,783 An | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 334,519 An | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 337,738 An | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 339,488 An | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 342,524 An | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 339,966 An | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 363,889 An | 280,000 An | 465,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 231,600 An | 225,000 An | 252,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 228,500 An | 225,000 An | 230,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 243,300 An | 230,000 An | 260,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 278,800 An | 270,000 An | 300,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 315,105 An | 300,000 An | 330,783 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 338,847 An | 334,519 An | 342,524 An | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for South Africa
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 186.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.812 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3618 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 2.83 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.83 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — stocks in South Africa?
- Horses — stocks in South Africa was 339,966 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 465,000 An in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 225,000 An in 1975.
- How does South Africa rank for horses — stocks?
- South Africa ranks 31st out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is horses — stocks rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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.