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FAOSTAT · 1961–2022

Horses in Italy

Italy had 365,414 horses in 2022. Over ten years it fell by 7.7%. The record was 408,300 head in 1961.

Market prices in Italy
Animals, 2022
365,414 head
World rank
—
10-year change
−7.7%
Record
408,300 head
1961

Horses in Italy, 1961–2022 (head)

0100k200k300k400k500k197019801990200020102020

By year

YearHeadChange
2022365,414—
2017367,561−5.3%
2016388,324+0.9%
2015384,767−1.6%
2014390,886−0.8%
2013393,915−0.5%
2012395,913+6.0%
2011373,327+0.0%
2010373,324+24%
2009300,0000.0%
2008300,0000.0%
2007300,000+3.4%
2006290,000+45%
2005200,000−28%
2004277,767−4.2%
2003290,000+1.8%
2002285,0000.0%
2001285,000+1.8%
2000280,000−2.8%
1999288,000−0.7%
1998290,000−4.9%
1997305,000−3.2%
1996315,000−2.7%
1995323,900+0.2%
1994323,305+2.4%
1993315,838−0.2%
1992316,425+9.9%
1991287,847+6.2%
1990271,000+5.9%
1989256,000+2.4%
1988249,900−1.4%
1987253,400+2.1%
1986248,100+0.7%
1985246,300−2.8%
1984253,400−0.9%
1983255,800−6.1%
1982272,300−0.1%
1981272,700−0.2%
1980273,350+2.2%
1979267,550+1.3%
1978264,240+0.2%
1977263,800+4.3%
1976253,000+1.3%
1975249,700+0.3%
1974248,900−3.3%
1973257,300+1.1%
1972254,480−6.1%
1971270,880−8.5%
1970296,000−4.6%
1969310,200−3.1%
1968320,000−0.3%
1967321,000−3.0%
1966331,000−2.9%
1965341,000−2.0%
1964348,000−5.4%
1963367,750−5.7%
1962390,080−4.5%
1961408,300—

Other large producers

All countries producing horses

Other products of Italy

Agricultural production in Italy

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.