Horses — Stocks in Sweden
Sweden: Horses — Stocks was 102,319 An in 2017. ▲ Rising
Horses — Stocks in Sweden, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2017, horses — stocks in Sweden stood at 102,319 An.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Sweden peaked at 194,450 An in 1961 and was at its lowest, 50,000 An, in 1974.
That places Sweden 56th out of 163 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Horses — Stocks in Sweden, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 194,450 An | — |
| 1962 | 165,440 An | -14.9% |
| 1963 | 151,480 An | -8.4% |
| 1964 | 132,800 An | -12.3% |
| 1965 | 108,700 An | -18.1% |
| 1966 | 92,934 An | -14.5% |
| 1967 | 78,409 An | -15.6% |
| 1968 | 68,561 An | -12.6% |
| 1969 | 64,000 An | -6.7% |
| 1970 | 60,652 An | -5.2% |
| 1971 | 54,604 An | -10.0% |
| 1972 | 52,954 An | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 52,000 An | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 50,000 An | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 57,000 An | +14.0% |
| 1976 | 58,601 An | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 58,000 An | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 57,000 An | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 57,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 57,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 50,660 An | -11.1% |
| 1982 | 57,000 An | +12.5% |
| 1983 | 57,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 57,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 57,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 57,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 57,200 An | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 57,500 An | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 57,800 An | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 58,000 An | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 76,750 An | +32.3% |
| 1992 | 77,600 An | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 79,300 An | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 85,628 An | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 84,548 An | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 85,000 An | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 87,477 An | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 80,000 An | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 79,710 An | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 88,621 An | +11.2% |
| 2001 | 86,000 An | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 85,000 An | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 95,499 An | +12.4% |
| 2004 | 95,660 An | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 95,700 An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 96,000 An | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 95,000 An | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 95,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 95,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 96,000 An | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 98,000 An | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 97,000 An | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 95,000 An | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 95,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98,476 An | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 101,247 An | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 102,319 An | +1.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 102,319 An is above the median for high income countries, which is 33,582 An, 3.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 102,319 An is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 42,000 An, 2.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Stocks in Sweden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +32.3% | 58,000 An | 76,750 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 117,419 An | 64,000 An | 194,450 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 55,781 An | 50,000 An | 60,652 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 56,516 An | 50,660 An | 57,800 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 79,401 An | 58,000 An | 87,477 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 92,748 An | 85,000 An | 96,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 97,880 An | 95,000 An | 102,319 An | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More agriculture & rural data for Sweden
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 15.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 949.09 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1092 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — stocks in Sweden?
- Horses — stocks in Sweden was 102,319 An in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 194,450 An in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,000 An in 1974.
- How does Sweden rank for horses — stocks?
- Sweden ranks 56th out of 163 countries with data for 2017.
- Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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.