FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Horses in Iceland
Iceland had 50,000 horses in 2024, the 59th largest in the world (0.09% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 32%. The record was 80,518 head in 1996.
- Animals, 2024
- 50,000 head
- World rank
- 59 of 143
- 10-year change
- −32%
- Record
- 80,518 head
- 1996
Horses in Iceland, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 50,000 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 49,659 | −4.3% |
| 2022 | 51,865 | −4.1% |
| 2021 | 54,069 | −7.5% |
| 2020 | 58,466 | −13% |
| 2019 | 67,000 | −1.5% |
| 2018 | 68,000 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 64,679 | −10% |
| 2016 | 72,000 | −2.7% |
| 2015 | 74,000 | 0.0% |
| 2014 | 74,000 | 0.0% |
| 2013 | 74,000 | −3.1% |
| 2012 | 76,343 | −2.5% |
| 2011 | 78,272 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 77,164 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 77,158 | −0.4% |
| 2008 | 77,502 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 76,982 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 75,644 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 74,820 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 72,222 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 71,412 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 71,267 | −3.4% |
| 2001 | 73,809 | −0.3% |
| 2000 | 73,995 | −4.3% |
| 1999 | 77,330 | −1.4% |
| 1998 | 78,400 | −1.8% |
| 1997 | 79,804 | −0.9% |
| 1996 | 80,518 | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 78,202 | −0.4% |
| 1994 | 78,517 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 76,726 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 75,171 | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 74,069 | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 71,693 | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 69,238 | +9.0% |
| 1988 | 63,531 | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 59,218 | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 56,352 | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 54,131 | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 52,245 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 52,056 | −3.0% |
| 1982 | 53,650 | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 52,346 | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 50,067 | −1.9% |
| 1979 | 51,019 | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 49,528 | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 48,205 | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 46,925 | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 44,330 | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 41,918 | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 39,209 | +6.8% |
| 1972 | 36,706 | +9.7% |
| 1971 | 33,472 | −3.0% |
| 1970 | 34,498 | −0.5% |
| 1969 | 34,671 | −0.6% |
| 1968 | 34,885 | −1.7% |
| 1967 | 35,490 | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 34,013 | +11% |
| 1965 | 30,727 | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 29,536 | −3.1% |
| 1963 | 30,482 | −2.0% |
| 1962 | 31,108 | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 30,795 | — |
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.