FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Asses in Brazil
Brazil had 739,539 asses in 2024, the 15th largest in the world (1.37% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 20%. The record was 1.7 million head in 1975.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Animals, 2024
- 739,539 head
- World rank
- 15 of 104
- 10-year change
- −20%
- Record
- 1.7 million head
- 1975
Asses in Brazil, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 739,539 | −1.9% |
| 2023 | 753,673 | −1.8% |
| 2022 | 767,808 | −2.0% |
| 2021 | 783,470 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 770,193 | −2.3% |
| 2019 | 788,507 | −3.6% |
| 2018 | 818,198 | −3.1% |
| 2017 | 844,653 | −3.4% |
| 2016 | 874,313 | −3.8% |
| 2015 | 908,406 | −2.0% |
| 2014 | 927,000 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 915,000 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 902,716 | −7.4% |
| 2011 | 974,688 | −2.7% |
| 2010 | 1,001,587 | −2.8% |
| 2009 | 1,030,494 | −8.9% |
| 2008 | 1,130,639 | −2.8% |
| 2007 | 1,163,316 | −2.0% |
| 2006 | 1,187,420 | −0.3% |
| 2005 | 1,191,533 | −0.4% |
| 2004 | 1,196,324 | −1.0% |
| 2003 | 1,208,660 | −0.7% |
| 2002 | 1,217,122 | −1.8% |
| 2001 | 1,239,025 | −0.3% |
| 2000 | 1,242,177 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 1,236,401 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 1,232,750 | −1.3% |
| 1997 | 1,248,507 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 1,231,893 | −8.4% |
| 1995 | 1,344,155 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 1,312,698 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 1,302,374 | −5.7% |
| 1992 | 1,381,401 | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 1,364,199 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 1,342,826 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 1,322,156 | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 1,304,119 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 1,295,036 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 1,285,754 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 1,274,299 | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 1,246,471 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 1,237,372 | −6.0% |
| 1982 | 1,315,672 | −1.2% |
| 1981 | 1,331,000 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 1,330,000 | −0.7% |
| 1979 | 1,340,000 | −1.7% |
| 1978 | 1,363,000 | −4.2% |
| 1977 | 1,423,000 | −2.8% |
| 1976 | 1,464,000 | −13% |
| 1975 | 1,691,000 | +7.8% |
| 1974 | 1,568,000 | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 1,480,000 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 1,450,000 | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 1,420,450 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1,420,000 | −1.3% |
| 1969 | 1,438,000 | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 1,426,000 | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 1,372,000 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 1,368,000 | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 1,309,000 | +6.9% |
| 1964 | 1,225,000 | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 1,148,000 | +6.0% |
| 1962 | 1,083,000 | +3.7% |
| 1961 | 1,044,000 | — |
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.