> Mauritania had 66,358 horses in 2024, the 56th largest in the world (0.12% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 2.1%.

Source: https://husfarm.com/production/horses/mauritania/

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# Horses in Mauritania

Mauritania had 66,358 horses in 2024, the 56th largest in the world (0.12% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 2.1%. This is the highest figure on record.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.

Animals, 202466,358 head
World rank56 of 143
10-year change+2.1%
Record66,358 head2024

## Horses in Mauritania, 1961–2024 (head)

## Mauritania compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.12%0.12% in 2014
10-year change+2.1%world +2.7%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Head | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 54 | [Lesotho](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/lesotho/) | 73,968 | 0.13% |
| 55 | [Turkey](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/turkey/) | 70,360 | 0.13% |
| 56 | **Mauritania** | 66,358 | 0.12% |
| 57 | [Tunisia](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/tunisia/) | 57,197 | 0.10% |
| 58 | [Algeria](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/algeria/) | 50,860 | 0.09% |

[Full ranking of 143 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/)

### Map of horses numbers by country

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; Mauritania is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Head | Change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 66,358 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 66,213 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 66,068 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 66,023 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 65,156 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 65,110 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 65,063 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 65,029 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 65,016 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 65,008 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 65,000 | 0.0% |
| 2013 | 65,000 | 0.0% |
| 2012 | 65,000 | 0.0% |
| 2011 | 65,000 | 0.0% |
| 2010 | 65,000 | 0.0% |
| 2009 | 65,000 | 0.0% |
| 2008 | 65,000 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 64,000 | 0.0% |
| 2006 | 64,000 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 63,000 | 0.0% |
| 2004 | 63,000 | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 57,860 | +11% |
| 2002 | 52,360 | +12% |
| 2001 | 46,860 | +13% |
| 2000 | 41,360 | +15% |
| 1999 | 35,860 | +18% |
| 1998 | 30,360 | +22% |
| 1997 | 24,860 | +28% |
| 1996 | 19,360 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 19,050 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 18,610 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 18,400 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 18,100 | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 17,800 | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 17,500 | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 17,100 | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 16,600 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 16,400 | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 16,200 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 16,100 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 16,000 | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 15,000 | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 14,000 | 0.0% |
| 1981 | 14,000 | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 13,000 | 0.0% |
| 1979 | 13,000 | 0.0% |
| 1978 | 13,000 | −7.1% |
| 1977 | 14,000 | −6.7% |
| 1976 | 15,000 | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 14,000 | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 13,000 | −13% |
| 1973 | 15,000 | −6.3% |
| 1972 | 16,000 | −11% |
| 1971 | 18,000 | 0.0% |
| 1970 | 18,000 | +13% |
| 1969 | 16,000 | 0.0% |
| 1968 | 16,000 | −20% |
| 1967 | 20,000 | +33% |
| 1966 | 15,000 | +30% |
| 1965 | 11,500 | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 11,300 | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 11,000 | +10% |
| 1962 | 10,000 | 0.0% |
| 1961 | 10,000 | — |

## Questions and answers

### How many horses are there in Mauritania?

Mauritania had 66,358 horses in 2024, 0.12% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Mauritania rank in the world by number of horses?

Mauritania ranked 56th of 143 countries in 2024. The largest herd was in Mexico with 11.4% of the world total.

### How has the number of horses in Mauritania changed?

It rose by 2.1% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +2.7% for the world. 2024 was the highest figure on record.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Mauritania is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[Mexico](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/mexico/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/united-states/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/brazil/)[Mongolia](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/mongolia/)[Kazakhstan](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/kazakhstan/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/china/)[Argentina](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/argentina/)[Ethiopia](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/ethiopia/)[Chad](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/chad/)[Russia](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/russia/)[Colombia](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/colombia/)[Sudan](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/sudan/)
[All countries producing horses](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/)

## Other products of Mauritania

[Rice (paddy)](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/mauritania/)[Cow milk](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-milk/mauritania/)[Sorghum](https://husfarm.com/production/sorghum/mauritania/)[Goat milk](https://husfarm.com/production/goat-milk/mauritania/)[Sheep milk](https://husfarm.com/production/sheep-milk/mauritania/)[Sheep meat](https://husfarm.com/production/sheep-meat/mauritania/)[Beef (cattle meat)](https://husfarm.com/production/beef/mauritania/)[Camel meat](https://husfarm.com/production/camel-meat/mauritania/)[Camel milk](https://husfarm.com/production/camel-milk/mauritania/)[Skim milk of cows](https://husfarm.com/production/skim-milk-of-cows/mauritania/)[Dates](https://husfarm.com/production/dates/mauritania/)[Other pulses n.e.c.](https://husfarm.com/production/other-pulses-n-e-c/mauritania/)
[Agricultural production in Mauritania](https://husfarm.com/production/country/mauritania/)

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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