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

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# 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.

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Animals, 2022365,414 head
World rank—
10-year change−7.7%
Record408,300 head1961

## Horses in Italy, 1961–2022 (head)

## By year

| Year | Head | Change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2022 | 365,414 | — |
| 2017 | 367,561 | −5.3% |
| 2016 | 388,324 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 384,767 | −1.6% |
| 2014 | 390,886 | −0.8% |
| 2013 | 393,915 | −0.5% |
| 2012 | 395,913 | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 373,327 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 373,324 | +24% |
| 2009 | 300,000 | 0.0% |
| 2008 | 300,000 | 0.0% |
| 2007 | 300,000 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 290,000 | +45% |
| 2005 | 200,000 | −28% |
| 2004 | 277,767 | −4.2% |
| 2003 | 290,000 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 285,000 | 0.0% |
| 2001 | 285,000 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 280,000 | −2.8% |
| 1999 | 288,000 | −0.7% |
| 1998 | 290,000 | −4.9% |
| 1997 | 305,000 | −3.2% |
| 1996 | 315,000 | −2.7% |
| 1995 | 323,900 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 323,305 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 315,838 | −0.2% |
| 1992 | 316,425 | +9.9% |
| 1991 | 287,847 | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 271,000 | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 256,000 | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 249,900 | −1.4% |
| 1987 | 253,400 | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 248,100 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 246,300 | −2.8% |
| 1984 | 253,400 | −0.9% |
| 1983 | 255,800 | −6.1% |
| 1982 | 272,300 | −0.1% |
| 1981 | 272,700 | −0.2% |
| 1980 | 273,350 | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 267,550 | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 264,240 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 263,800 | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 253,000 | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 249,700 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 248,900 | −3.3% |
| 1973 | 257,300 | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 254,480 | −6.1% |
| 1971 | 270,880 | −8.5% |
| 1970 | 296,000 | −4.6% |
| 1969 | 310,200 | −3.1% |
| 1968 | 320,000 | −0.3% |
| 1967 | 321,000 | −3.0% |
| 1966 | 331,000 | −2.9% |
| 1965 | 341,000 | −2.0% |
| 1964 | 348,000 | −5.4% |
| 1963 | 367,750 | −5.7% |
| 1962 | 390,080 | −4.5% |
| 1961 | 408,300 | — |

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## Other products of Italy

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[Agricultural production in Italy](https://husfarm.com/production/country/italy/)

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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