FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Horses in Colombia
Colombia had 964,426 horses in 2024, the 11th largest in the world (1.72% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 18%. The record was 2.6 million head in 2001.
- Animals, 2024
- 964,426 head
- World rank
- 11 of 143
- 10-year change
- +18%
- Record
- 2.6 million head
- 2001
Horses in Colombia, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 964,426 | −35% |
| 2023 | 1,482,286 | −5.9% |
| 2022 | 1,575,512 | −1.6% |
| 2021 | 1,600,415 | −5.0% |
| 2020 | 1,684,630 | +47% |
| 2019 | 1,144,651 | +15% |
| 2018 | 992,498 | −3.7% |
| 2017 | 1,030,940 | −3.8% |
| 2016 | 1,071,934 | +32% |
| 2015 | 812,629 | −0.2% |
| 2014 | 814,608 | −2.9% |
| 2013 | 839,182 | −6.7% |
| 2012 | 899,813 | −54% |
| 2011 | 1,963,000 | −7.7% |
| 2010 | 2,126,109 | −15% |
| 2009 | 2,505,579 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 2,421,310 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 2,393,883 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 2,316,770 | −9.3% |
| 2005 | 2,553,621 | −1.4% |
| 2004 | 2,590,991 | −0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,592,062 | −0.3% |
| 2002 | 2,600,000 | 0.0% |
| 2001 | 2,600,000 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 2,550,000 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 2,500,000 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 2,450,000 | 0.0% |
| 1997 | 2,450,000 | 0.0% |
| 1996 | 2,450,000 | −0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,450,452 | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 2,300,000 | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 2,200,000 | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 2,100,000 | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 1,980,000 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 1,975,000 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,974,270 | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 1,935,560 | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 1,897,615 | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 1,860,040 | −2.4% |
| 1985 | 1,906,000 | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 1,815,000 | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 1,779,000 | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 1,744,000 | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 1,710,000 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 1,695,804 | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 1,644,000 | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 1,587,840 | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 1,535,332 | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 1,484,560 | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 1,435,467 | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 1,378,931 | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 1,331,000 | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 1,245,000 | +12% |
| 1971 | 1,108,000 | −1.4% |
| 1970 | 1,123,320 | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 1,110,772 | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 1,086,089 | +8.6% |
| 1967 | 999,662 | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 951,313 | −3.2% |
| 1965 | 983,091 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 980,000 | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 964,000 | +4.3% |
| 1962 | 924,000 | +3.7% |
| 1961 | 891,000 | — |
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.