> Cook Islands had 300 horses in 2024, the 138th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 1.6%.

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# Horses in Cook Islands

Cook Islands had 300 horses in 2024, the 138th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 1.6%. The record was 8,500 head in 1977.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.

Animals, 2024300 head
World rank138 of 143
10-year change−1.6%
Record8,500 head1977

## Horses in Cook Islands, 1961–2024 (head)

## Cook Islands compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.00%0.00% in 2014
10-year change−1.6%world +2.7%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Head | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 136 | [Suriname](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/suriname/) | 344 | 0.00% |
| 137 | [Sao Tome and Principe](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/sao-tome-and-principe/) | 314 | 0.00% |
| 138 | **Cook Islands** | 300 | 0.00% |
| 139 | [Malawi](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/malawi/) | 235 | 0.00% |
| 140 | [Solomon Islands](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/solomon-islands/) | 151 | 0.00% |

[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; Cook Islands is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Head | Change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 300 | −0.3% |
| 2023 | 301 | 0.0% |
| 2022 | 301 | 0.0% |
| 2021 | 301 | 0.0% |
| 2020 | 301 | 0.0% |
| 2019 | 301 | −0.3% |
| 2018 | 302 | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 302 | 0.0% |
| 2016 | 302 | −0.3% |
| 2015 | 303 | −0.7% |
| 2014 | 305 | 0.0% |
| 2013 | 305 | 0.0% |
| 2012 | 305 | 0.0% |
| 2011 | 305 | 0.0% |
| 2010 | 305 | 0.0% |
| 2009 | 305 | 0.0% |
| 2008 | 305 | 0.0% |
| 2007 | 305 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 300 | 0.0% |
| 2005 | 300 | 0.0% |
| 2004 | 300 | −2.0% |
| 2003 | 306 | 0.0% |
| 2002 | 306 | −0.3% |
| 2001 | 307 | 0.0% |
| 2000 | 307 | 0.0% |
| 1999 | 307 | 0.0% |
| 1998 | 307 | −0.3% |
| 1997 | 308 | −0.3% |
| 1996 | 309 | 0.0% |
| 1995 | 309 | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 300 | 0.0% |
| 1993 | 300 | +20% |
| 1992 | 250 | −31% |
| 1991 | 360 | 0.0% |
| 1990 | 360 | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 355 | 0.0% |
| 1988 | 355 | −4.1% |
| 1987 | 370 | −7.0% |
| 1986 | 398 | −60% |
| 1985 | 1,000 | −50% |
| 1984 | 2,000 | −39% |
| 1983 | 3,300 | −25% |
| 1982 | 4,400 | −20% |
| 1981 | 5,500 | −15% |
| 1980 | 6,500 | −13% |
| 1979 | 7,500 | −12% |
| 1978 | 8,500 | 0.0% |
| 1977 | 8,500 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 8,494 | +325% |
| 1975 | 2,000 | +18% |
| 1974 | 1,700 | 0.0% |
| 1973 | 1,700 | 0.0% |
| 1972 | 1,700 | +10% |
| 1971 | 1,539 | 0.0% |
| 1970 | 1,539 | −2.6% |
| 1969 | 1,580 | −1.3% |
| 1968 | 1,600 | −3.0% |
| 1967 | 1,650 | −2.9% |
| 1966 | 1,700 | −1.7% |
| 1965 | 1,730 | −2.3% |
| 1964 | 1,770 | −1.7% |
| 1963 | 1,800 | −1.6% |
| 1962 | 1,830 | −1.8% |
| 1961 | 1,864 | — |

## Questions and answers

### How many horses are there in Cook Islands?

Cook Islands had 300 horses in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

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

Cook Islands ranked 138th 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 Cook Islands changed?

It fell by 1.6% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +2.7% for the world. The record was 8,500 head in 1977.

### 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 Cook Islands is imputed by FAO. 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/)[Colombia](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/colombia/)[Sudan](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/sudan/)
[All countries producing horses](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/)

## Other products of Cook Islands

[Coconuts, in shell](https://husfarm.com/production/coconuts/cook-islands/)[Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.](https://husfarm.com/production/other-vegetables/cook-islands/)[Papayas](https://husfarm.com/production/papayas/cook-islands/)[Pork (pig meat)](https://husfarm.com/production/pork/cook-islands/)[Sweet potatoes](https://husfarm.com/production/sweet-potatoes/cook-islands/)[Tomatoes](https://husfarm.com/production/tomatoes/cook-islands/)[Other fruits, n.e.c.](https://husfarm.com/production/other-fruits/cook-islands/)[Mangoes and guavas](https://husfarm.com/production/mangoes/cook-islands/)[Watermelons](https://husfarm.com/production/watermelons/cook-islands/)[Chicken meat](https://husfarm.com/production/chicken-meat/cook-islands/)[Hen eggs](https://husfarm.com/production/hen-eggs/cook-islands/)[Taro](https://husfarm.com/production/taro/cook-islands/)
[Agricultural production in Cook Islands](https://husfarm.com/production/country/cook-islands/)

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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