FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Horses in Ecuador
Ecuador had 153,173 horses in 2024, the 40th largest in the world (0.27% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 46%. The record was 540,000 head in 1994.
- Animals, 2024
- 153,173 head
- World rank
- 40 of 143
- 10-year change
- −46%
- Record
- 540,000 head
- 1994
Horses in Ecuador, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 153,173 | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 143,391 | −7.7% |
| 2022 | 155,407 | −19% |
| 2021 | 192,187 | +11% |
| 2020 | 172,574 | −12% |
| 2019 | 196,886 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 192,833 | −8.2% |
| 2017 | 209,990 | −4.2% |
| 2016 | 219,134 | −1.9% |
| 2015 | 223,352 | −21% |
| 2014 | 283,714 | −7.9% |
| 2013 | 307,911 | −8.8% |
| 2012 | 337,565 | −1.8% |
| 2011 | 343,820 | −6.4% |
| 2010 | 367,248 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 360,279 | −1.0% |
| 2008 | 363,886 | −4.9% |
| 2007 | 382,741 | −5.1% |
| 2006 | 403,146 | −1.9% |
| 2005 | 411,158 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 411,012 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 399,851 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 391,229 | −25% |
| 2001 | 525,000 | +40% |
| 2000 | 375,760 | −28% |
| 1999 | 521,000 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 520,000 | 0.0% |
| 1997 | 520,000 | 0.0% |
| 1996 | 520,000 | −0.8% |
| 1995 | 524,000 | −3.0% |
| 1994 | 540,000 | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 521,000 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 512,000 | −0.8% |
| 1991 | 516,000 | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 491,652 | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 460,160 | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 426,800 | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 403,800 | +8.5% |
| 1986 | 372,000 | +10% |
| 1985 | 337,299 | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 331,175 | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 326,728 | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 322,281 | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 317,894 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 313,567 | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 309,260 | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 296,800 | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 294,800 | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 289,000 | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 285,000 | −0.1% |
| 1974 | 285,339 | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 270,000 | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 255,000 | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 250,000 | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 240,000 | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 237,000 | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 233,000 | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 230,000 | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 227,000 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 226,992 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 225,850 | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 224,718 | −0.1% |
| 1962 | 225,000 | +21% |
| 1961 | 186,000 | — |
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.