> Norway had 35,980 horses in 2024, the 72nd largest in the world (0.06% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 7.3%. The record was 101,800 head in 1961.

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

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# Horses in Norway

Norway had 35,980 horses in 2024, the 72nd largest in the world (0.06% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 7.3%. The record was 101,800 head in 1961.

Animals, 202435,980 head
World rank72 of 143
10-year change−7.3%
Record101,800 head1961

## Horses in Norway, 1961–2024 (head)

## Norway compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.06%0.07% in 2014
10-year change−7.3%world +2.7%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Head | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 70 | [Saudi Arabia](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/saudi-arabia/) | 40,470 | 0.07% |
| 71 | [Hungary](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/hungary/) | 40,000 | 0.07% |
| 72 | **Norway** | 35,980 | 0.06% |
| 73 | [Timor-Leste](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/timor-leste/) | 35,215 | 0.06% |
| 74 | [Laos](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/laos/) | 31,957 | 0.06% |

[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; Norway is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Head | Change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 35,980 | −4.6% |
| 2023 | 37,700 | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 35,800 | −0.9% |
| 2021 | 36,133 | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 34,249 | −0.4% |
| 2019 | 34,387 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 34,069 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 33,239 | −5.0% |
| 2016 | 34,996 | −5.4% |
| 2015 | 37,005 | −4.6% |
| 2014 | 38,794 | +13% |
| 2013 | 34,452 | −5.2% |
| 2012 | 36,340 | −0.2% |
| 2011 | 36,424 | −0.8% |
| 2010 | 36,712 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 35,625 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 34,387 | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 32,946 | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 31,154 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 30,019 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 29,029 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 28,531 | −3.3% |
| 2002 | 29,503 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 28,883 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 28,468 | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 26,959 | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 25,651 | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 23,737 | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 22,736 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 22,353 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 21,752 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 20,915 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 20,600 | −0.5% |
| 1991 | 20,700 | +10% |
| 1990 | 18,800 | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 17,407 | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 17,200 | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 16,400 | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 16,200 | 0.0% |
| 1985 | 16,200 | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 15,800 | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 14,900 | −3.2% |
| 1982 | 15,400 | −3.1% |
| 1981 | 15,900 | −10% |
| 1980 | 17,700 | −15% |
| 1979 | 20,704 | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 20,187 | −5.6% |
| 1977 | 21,395 | −1.6% |
| 1976 | 21,750 | −3.2% |
| 1975 | 22,459 | −5.1% |
| 1974 | 23,657 | −4.3% |
| 1973 | 24,728 | −9.4% |
| 1972 | 27,293 | −12% |
| 1971 | 30,943 | −12% |
| 1970 | 35,177 | −16% |
| 1969 | 41,884 | −10% |
| 1968 | 46,591 | −13% |
| 1967 | 53,351 | −13% |
| 1966 | 61,401 | −8.4% |
| 1965 | 67,049 | −13% |
| 1964 | 77,365 | −10% |
| 1963 | 86,200 | −8.3% |
| 1962 | 94,037 | −7.6% |
| 1961 | 101,800 | — |

## Questions and answers

### How many horses are there in Norway?

Norway had 35,980 horses in 2024, 0.06% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

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

Norway ranked 72nd 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 Norway changed?

It fell by 7.3% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +2.7% for the world. The record was 101,800 head in 1961.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 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 Norway

[Cow milk](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-milk/norway/)[Barley](https://husfarm.com/production/barley/norway/)[Skim milk of cows](https://husfarm.com/production/skim-milk-of-cows/norway/)[Potatoes](https://husfarm.com/production/potatoes/norway/)[Oats](https://husfarm.com/production/oats/norway/)[Beer](https://husfarm.com/production/beer/norway/)[Wheat](https://husfarm.com/production/wheat/norway/)[Pork (pig meat)](https://husfarm.com/production/pork/norway/)[Chicken meat](https://husfarm.com/production/chicken-meat/norway/)[Beef (cattle meat)](https://husfarm.com/production/beef/norway/)[Hen eggs](https://husfarm.com/production/hen-eggs/norway/)[Soya bean oil](https://husfarm.com/production/soya-bean-oil/norway/)
[Agricultural production in Norway](https://husfarm.com/production/country/norway/)

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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