Horses in Cameroon
Cameroon had 16,274 horses in 2024, the 84th largest in the world (0.03% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 12%. The record was 51,000 head in 1963.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Animals, 2024
- 16,274 head
- World rank
- 84 of 143
- 10-year change
- −12%
- Record
- 51,000 head
- 1963
Horses in Cameroon, 1961–2024 (head)
Cameroon compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.03%
- 0.03% in 2014
- 10-year change
- −12%
- world +2.7%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Head | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Burkina Faso | 20,683 | 0.04% |
| 83 | Belarus | 18,100 | 0.03% |
| 84 | Cameroon | 16,274 | 0.03% |
| 85 | Qatar | 15,744 | 0.03% |
| 86 | Serbia | 14,897 | 0.03% |
Map of horses numbers by country
Share of the world total; Cameroon is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16,274 | −2.1% |
| 2023 | 16,620 | −2.3% |
| 2022 | 17,006 | −1.6% |
| 2021 | 17,283 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 17,072 | −2.1% |
| 2019 | 17,442 | −2.2% |
| 2018 | 17,834 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 17,517 | −2.5% |
| 2016 | 17,960 | −1.9% |
| 2015 | 18,308 | −1.0% |
| 2014 | 18,500 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 18,300 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 18,000 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 17,500 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 17,300 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 17,000 | +13% |
| 2008 | 15,000 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 14,500 | +34% |
| 2006 | 10,796 | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 10,248 | +14% |
| 2004 | 9,000 | −47% |
| 2003 | 17,000 | 0.0% |
| 2002 | 17,000 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 16,500 | 0.0% |
| 2000 | 16,500 | 0.0% |
| 1999 | 16,500 | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 16,000 | 0.0% |
| 1997 | 16,000 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 15,500 | 0.0% |
| 1995 | 15,500 | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 15,000 | 0.0% |
| 1993 | 15,000 | 0.0% |
| 1992 | 15,000 | 0.0% |
| 1991 | 15,000 | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 14,000 | 0.0% |
| 1989 | 14,000 | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 13,334 | −14% |
| 1987 | 15,445 | −14% |
| 1986 | 18,000 | −10.0% |
| 1985 | 20,000 | −6.7% |
| 1984 | 21,430 | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 20,850 | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 20,000 | −3.6% |
| 1981 | 20,746 | +33% |
| 1980 | 15,627 | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 15,000 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 14,968 | −6.5% |
| 1977 | 16,000 | −11% |
| 1976 | 18,000 | −10.0% |
| 1975 | 20,000 | −20% |
| 1974 | 25,000 | −17% |
| 1973 | 30,000 | −14% |
| 1972 | 35,000 | −13% |
| 1971 | 40,000 | −11% |
| 1970 | 45,000 | −10.0% |
| 1969 | 50,000 | 0.0% |
| 1968 | 50,000 | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 49,000 | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 48,000 | +9.1% |
| 1965 | 44,000 | −6.4% |
| 1964 | 47,000 | −7.8% |
| 1963 | 51,000 | +5.4% |
| 1962 | 48,400 | +3.0% |
| 1961 | 47,000 | — |
Questions and answers
How many horses are there in Cameroon?
Cameroon had 16,274 horses in 2024, 0.03% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Cameroon rank in the world by number of horses?
Cameroon ranked 84th of 143 countries in 2024. The largest herd was in Mexico with 11.4% of the world total.
How has the number of horses in Cameroon changed?
It fell by 12% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +2.7% for the world. The record was 51,000 head in 1963.
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 Cameroon is estimated 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.