FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Horses in Brazil
Brazil had 5.7 million horses in 2024, the 3rd largest in the world (10.1% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 4.6%. The record was 6.4 million head in 1995.
- Animals, 2024
- 5.7 million head
- World rank
- 3 of 143
- 10-year change
- +4.6%
- Record
- 6.4 million head
- 1995
Horses in Brazil, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5,702,612 | −1.6% |
| 2023 | 5,798,080 | −0.6% |
| 2022 | 5,834,752 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 5,780,423 | −3.0% |
| 2020 | 5,959,922 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 5,851,318 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 5,749,822 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 5,512,009 | −1.2% |
| 2016 | 5,576,136 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 5,551,288 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 5,450,601 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 5,312,076 | −1.0% |
| 2012 | 5,363,185 | −2.7% |
| 2011 | 5,510,601 | −0.1% |
| 2010 | 5,514,253 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 5,496,817 | −0.8% |
| 2008 | 5,542,182 | −1.1% |
| 2007 | 5,602,053 | −2.6% |
| 2006 | 5,749,117 | −0.7% |
| 2005 | 5,787,249 | −0.0% |
| 2004 | 5,787,250 | −0.7% |
| 2003 | 5,828,376 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 5,774,493 | −0.5% |
| 2001 | 5,801,055 | −0.5% |
| 2000 | 5,831,817 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5,831,341 | −0.6% |
| 1998 | 5,866,780 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 5,831,533 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 5,705,096 | −11% |
| 1995 | 6,394,145 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 6,355,725 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 6,314,130 | −0.2% |
| 1992 | 6,329,213 | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 6,236,607 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 6,121,515 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 6,097,785 | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 5,971,494 | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 5,855,273 | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 5,735,208 | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 5,549,995 | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 5,442,283 | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 5,288,762 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 5,259,708 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 5,227,000 | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 5,055,000 | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 4,928,000 | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 4,853,000 | −1.6% |
| 1977 | 4,934,000 | −4.3% |
| 1976 | 5,157,000 | −6.4% |
| 1975 | 5,507,000 | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 5,217,000 | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 5,105,000 | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 4,910,000 | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 4,859,254 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 4,850,000 | −0.5% |
| 1969 | 4,875,000 | −1.0% |
| 1968 | 4,924,000 | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 4,880,000 | −2.0% |
| 1966 | 4,980,000 | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 4,915,000 | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 4,745,000 | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 4,633,000 | +3.8% |
| 1962 | 4,463,000 | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 4,409,000 | — |
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.