> Greece had 3,482 horses in 2023. Over ten years it fell by 89%. The record was 337,000 head in 1962.

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# Horses in Greece

Greece had 3,482 horses in 2023. Over ten years it fell by 89%. The record was 337,000 head in 1962.

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Animals, 20233,482 head
World rank—
10-year change−89%
Record337,000 head1962

## Horses in Greece, 1961–2023 (head)

## By year

| Year | Head | Change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 3,482 | −13% |
| 2022 | 4,012 | −27% |
| 2021 | 5,501 | −1.8% |
| 2020 | 5,604 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 5,506 | −6.7% |
| 2018 | 5,902 | −31% |
| 2017 | 8,607 | −40% |
| 2016 | 14,370 | −3.5% |
| 2015 | 14,887 | −38% |
| 2014 | 24,036 | −23% |
| 2013 | 31,406 | −1.2% |
| 2012 | 31,786 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 31,067 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 29,801 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 29,088 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 28,451 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 27,806 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 27,016 | −0.5% |
| 2005 | 27,150 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 27,031 | −2.0% |
| 2003 | 27,594 | −4.3% |
| 2002 | 28,822 | −1.3% |
| 2001 | 29,208 | −1.4% |
| 2000 | 29,612 | −3.1% |
| 1999 | 30,573 | −4.1% |
| 1998 | 31,895 | −3.3% |
| 1997 | 32,967 | −4.5% |
| 1996 | 34,509 | −4.5% |
| 1995 | 36,126 | −4.9% |
| 1994 | 37,999 | −4.7% |
| 1993 | 39,880 | −5.3% |
| 1992 | 42,098 | −7.0% |
| 1991 | 45,266 | −8.2% |
| 1990 | 49,318 | −6.8% |
| 1989 | 52,888 | −7.2% |
| 1988 | 56,970 | −23% |
| 1987 | 73,857 | +9.8% |
| 1986 | 67,241 | −9.0% |
| 1985 | 73,857 | −7.7% |
| 1984 | 79,999 | −7.5% |
| 1983 | 86,448 | −9.0% |
| 1982 | 95,022 | −9.7% |
| 1981 | 105,254 | −9.0% |
| 1980 | 115,711 | −7.8% |
| 1979 | 125,451 | −9.0% |
| 1978 | 137,915 | −7.4% |
| 1977 | 148,941 | −5.9% |
| 1976 | 158,315 | −4.7% |
| 1975 | 166,058 | −7.7% |
| 1974 | 180,000 | −7.0% |
| 1973 | 193,611 | −10% |
| 1972 | 216,042 | −6.9% |
| 1971 | 232,133 | −8.9% |
| 1970 | 254,871 | −4.4% |
| 1969 | 266,525 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 264,996 | −5.2% |
| 1967 | 279,472 | −4.9% |
| 1966 | 293,746 | −4.0% |
| 1965 | 306,000 | −3.8% |
| 1964 | 318,000 | −3.3% |
| 1963 | 329,000 | −2.4% |
| 1962 | 337,000 | +3.0% |
| 1961 | 327,113 | — |

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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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