> Sri Lanka had 1,256 horses in 2024, the 124th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 9.0%.

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# Horses in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka had 1,256 horses in 2024, the 124th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 9.0%. The record was 3,000 head in 1961.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.

[Market prices in Sri Lanka](https://husfarm.com/country/sri-lanka/)

Animals, 20241,256 head
World rank124 of 143
10-year change−9.0%
Record3,000 head1961

## Horses in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024 (head)

## Sri Lanka compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.00%0.00% in 2014
10-year change−9.0%world +2.7%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Head | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 122 | [Hong Kong](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/hong-kong/) | 1,561 | 0.00% |
| 123 | [Trinidad and Tobago](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/trinidad-and-tobago/) | 1,407 | 0.00% |
| 124 | **Sri Lanka** | 1,256 | 0.00% |
| 125 | [Barbados](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/barbados/) | 1,230 | 0.00% |
| 126 | [Benin](https://husfarm.com/production/horses/benin/) | 1,173 | 0.00% |

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

## By year

| Year | Head | Change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 1,256 | −1.0% |
| 2023 | 1,269 | −1.0% |
| 2022 | 1,282 | −1.0% |
| 2021 | 1,295 | −0.8% |
| 2020 | 1,305 | −1.0% |
| 2019 | 1,318 | −1.0% |
| 2018 | 1,331 | −1.0% |
| 2017 | 1,344 | −0.9% |
| 2016 | 1,356 | −0.9% |
| 2015 | 1,368 | −0.9% |
| 2014 | 1,380 | −0.7% |
| 2013 | 1,390 | −0.7% |
| 2012 | 1,400 | −3.4% |
| 2011 | 1,450 | −3.3% |
| 2010 | 1,500 | 0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,500 | 0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,500 | 0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,500 | 0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,500 | 0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,500 | 0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,500 | 0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,500 | 0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,500 | 0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,500 | 0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,500 | 0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,500 | 0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,500 | 0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,500 | 0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,500 | 0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,500 | 0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,500 | 0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,500 | 0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,500 | 0.0% |
| 1991 | 1,500 | 0.0% |
| 1990 | 1,500 | 0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,500 | 0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,500 | 0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,500 | 0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,500 | 0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,500 | 0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,500 | 0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,500 | 0.0% |
| 1982 | 1,500 | 0.0% |
| 1981 | 1,500 | 0.0% |
| 1980 | 1,500 | 0.0% |
| 1979 | 1,500 | 0.0% |
| 1978 | 1,500 | 0.0% |
| 1977 | 1,500 | 0.0% |
| 1976 | 1,500 | 0.0% |
| 1975 | 1,500 | 0.0% |
| 1974 | 1,500 | 0.0% |
| 1973 | 1,500 | 0.0% |
| 1972 | 1,500 | −6.3% |
| 1971 | 1,600 | −11% |
| 1970 | 1,800 | −5.3% |
| 1969 | 1,900 | −9.5% |
| 1968 | 2,100 | −4.5% |
| 1967 | 2,200 | −4.3% |
| 1966 | 2,300 | −4.2% |
| 1965 | 2,400 | −11% |
| 1964 | 2,700 | −6.9% |
| 1963 | 2,900 | −3.3% |
| 1962 | 3,000 | 0.0% |
| 1961 | 3,000 | — |

## Questions and answers

### How many horses are there in Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka had 1,256 horses in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

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

Sri Lanka ranked 124th 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 Sri Lanka changed?

It fell by 9.0% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +2.7% for the world. The record was 3,000 head in 1961.

### 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 Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka

[Rice (paddy)](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/sri-lanka/)[Coconuts, in shell](https://husfarm.com/production/coconuts/sri-lanka/)[Tea leaves](https://husfarm.com/production/tea/sri-lanka/)[Plantains](https://husfarm.com/production/plantains/sri-lanka/)[Sugar cane](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/sri-lanka/)[Cow milk](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-milk/sri-lanka/)[Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c.](https://husfarm.com/production/other-fibre-crops/sri-lanka/)[Cassava](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/sri-lanka/)[Tea, packed](https://husfarm.com/production/tea-packed/sri-lanka/)[Chicken meat](https://husfarm.com/production/chicken-meat/sri-lanka/)[Maize](https://husfarm.com/production/maize/sri-lanka/)[Beer](https://husfarm.com/production/beer/sri-lanka/)
[Agricultural production in Sri Lanka](https://husfarm.com/production/country/sri-lanka/)

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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