> 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%.

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# 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.

[Market prices in Colombia](https://husfarm.com/country/colombia/)

Animals, 2024964,426 head
World rank11 of 143
10-year change+18%
Record2.6 million head2001

## Horses in Colombia, 1961–2024 (head)

## Colombia compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total1.7%1.5% in 2014
10-year change+18%world +2.7%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Head | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 9 | [Chad](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/chad/) | 1,550,515 | 2.8% |
| 10 | [Russia](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/russia/) | 1,322,642 | 2.4% |
| 11 | **Colombia** | 964,426 | 1.7% |
| 12 | [Sudan](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/sudan/) | 796,418 | 1.4% |
| 13 | [United Kingdom](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/united-kingdom/) | 760,529 | 1.4% |

[Full ranking of 143 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/)

### Map of horses numbers by country

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; Colombia is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## 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 | — |

## Questions and answers

### How many horses are there in Colombia?

Colombia had 964,426 horses in 2024, 1.7% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Colombia rank in the world by number of horses?

Colombia ranked 11th 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 Colombia changed?

It rose by 18% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +2.7% for the world. The record was 2.6 million head in 2001.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[Mexico](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/mexico/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/united-states/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/brazil/)[Mongolia](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/mongolia/)[Kazakhstan](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/kazakhstan/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/china/)[Argentina](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/argentina/)[Ethiopia](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/ethiopia/)[Chad](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/chad/)[Russia](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/russia/)[Sudan](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/sudan/)[United Kingdom](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/united-kingdom/)
[All countries producing horses](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/)

## Other products of Colombia

[Sugar cane](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/colombia/)[Cow milk](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-milk/colombia/)[Oil palm fruit](https://husfarm.com/production/oil-palm-fruit/colombia/)[Rice (paddy)](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/colombia/)[Beer](https://husfarm.com/production/beer/colombia/)[Plantains](https://husfarm.com/production/plantains/colombia/)[Bananas](https://husfarm.com/production/bananas/colombia/)[Potatoes](https://husfarm.com/production/potatoes/colombia/)[Raw sugar](https://husfarm.com/production/raw-sugar/colombia/)[Palm oil](https://husfarm.com/production/palm-oil/colombia/)[Chicken meat](https://husfarm.com/production/chicken-meat/colombia/)[Maize](https://husfarm.com/production/maize/colombia/)
[Agricultural production in Colombia](https://husfarm.com/production/country/colombia/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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