Asses in Jordan
Jordan had 4,716 asses in 2024, the 77th largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 48%. The record was 95,708 head in 1966.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Animals, 2024
- 4,716 head
- World rank
- 77 of 104
- 10-year change
- −48%
- Record
- 95,708 head
- 1966
Asses in Jordan, 1961–2024 (head)
Jordan compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.01%
- 0.02% in 2014
- 10-year change
- −48%
- world +13%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Head | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | Guinea-Bissau | 5,237 | 0.01% |
| 76 | Israel | 5,000 | 0.01% |
| 77 | Jordan | 4,716 | 0.01% |
| 78 | Angola | 4,480 | 0.01% |
| 79 | Togo | 3,509 | 0.01% |
Map of asses numbers by country
Share of the world total; Jordan is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4,716 | −6.8% |
| 2023 | 5,061 | −6.3% |
| 2022 | 5,399 | −8.8% |
| 2021 | 5,919 | −5.1% |
| 2020 | 6,238 | −7.6% |
| 2019 | 6,751 | −5.9% |
| 2018 | 7,176 | −7.3% |
| 2017 | 7,741 | −10% |
| 2016 | 8,624 | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 7,871 | −13% |
| 2014 | 9,000 | 0.0% |
| 2013 | 9,000 | 0.0% |
| 2012 | 9,000 | 0.0% |
| 2011 | 9,000 | 0.0% |
| 2010 | 9,000 | −10.0% |
| 2009 | 10,000 | 0.0% |
| 2008 | 10,000 | 0.0% |
| 2007 | 10,000 | 0.0% |
| 2006 | 10,000 | −17% |
| 2005 | 12,000 | −16% |
| 2004 | 14,300 | +13% |
| 2003 | 12,600 | −30% |
| 2002 | 18,000 | +43% |
| 2001 | 12,600 | −0.8% |
| 2000 | 12,700 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 12,400 | −31% |
| 1998 | 18,000 | 0.0% |
| 1997 | 18,000 | 0.0% |
| 1996 | 18,000 | 0.0% |
| 1995 | 18,000 | −5.3% |
| 1994 | 19,000 | 0.0% |
| 1993 | 19,000 | 0.0% |
| 1992 | 19,000 | 0.0% |
| 1991 | 19,000 | 0.0% |
| 1990 | 19,000 | 0.0% |
| 1989 | 19,000 | 0.0% |
| 1988 | 19,000 | 0.0% |
| 1987 | 19,000 | 0.0% |
| 1986 | 19,000 | 0.0% |
| 1985 | 19,000 | 0.0% |
| 1984 | 19,000 | −0.5% |
| 1983 | 19,090 | −1.6% |
| 1982 | 19,400 | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 18,840 | +15% |
| 1980 | 16,360 | −19% |
| 1979 | 20,300 | −26% |
| 1978 | 27,300 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 27,286 | −15% |
| 1976 | 32,000 | −16% |
| 1975 | 38,057 | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 36,723 | −27% |
| 1973 | 50,300 | +13% |
| 1972 | 44,500 | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 43,452 | −0.4% |
| 1970 | 43,618 | −21% |
| 1969 | 55,364 | +11% |
| 1968 | 49,914 | −13% |
| 1967 | 57,433 | −40% |
| 1966 | 95,708 | +10% |
| 1965 | 87,000 | −0.3% |
| 1964 | 87,230 | −7.6% |
| 1963 | 94,442 | +44% |
| 1962 | 65,532 | +17% |
| 1961 | 56,001 | — |
Questions and answers
How many asses are there in Jordan?
Jordan had 4,716 asses in 2024, 0.01% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Jordan rank in the world by number of asses?
Jordan ranked 77th of 104 countries in 2024. The largest herd was in Ethiopia with 20.0% of the world total.
How has the number of asses in Jordan changed?
It fell by 48% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +13% for the world. The record was 95,708 head in 1966.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Jordan is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
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.