Horses in Uruguay
Uruguay had 410,347 horses in 2024, the 23rd largest in the world (0.73% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 0.6%. The record was 590,000 head in 2001.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Animals, 2024
- 410,347 head
- World rank
- 23 of 143
- 10-year change
- −0.6%
- Record
- 590,000 head
- 2001
Horses in Uruguay, 1961–2024 (head)
Uruguay compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.73%
- 0.75% in 2014
- 10-year change
- −0.6%
- world +2.7%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Head | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Haiti | 504,950 | 0.90% |
| 22 | Sierra Leone | 444,910 | 0.79% |
| 23 | Uruguay | 410,347 | 0.73% |
| 24 | Canada | 400,306 | 0.71% |
| 25 | Pakistan | 382,000 | 0.68% |
Map of horses numbers by country
Share of the world total; Uruguay is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 410,347 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 403,822 | −1.7% |
| 2022 | 410,948 | −1.3% |
| 2021 | 416,271 | −2.3% |
| 2020 | 426,257 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 409,365 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 408,881 | −2.8% |
| 2017 | 420,618 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 415,000 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 410,990 | −0.5% |
| 2014 | 412,960 | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 380,000 | −6.6% |
| 2012 | 407,000 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 405,000 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 399,000 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 393,000 | −2.2% |
| 2008 | 402,000 | −5.9% |
| 2007 | 427,000 | −19% |
| 2006 | 525,000 | +22% |
| 2005 | 432,000 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 429,000 | −1.8% |
| 2003 | 437,000 | +12% |
| 2002 | 390,000 | −34% |
| 2001 | 590,000 | +18% |
| 2000 | 500,500 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 500,000 | 0.0% |
| 1998 | 500,000 | 0.0% |
| 1997 | 500,000 | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 480,000 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 470,000 | −2.1% |
| 1994 | 480,000 | 0.0% |
| 1993 | 480,000 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 475,000 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 470,000 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 465,000 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 461,971 | −0.9% |
| 1988 | 466,259 | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 437,419 | −6.8% |
| 1986 | 469,197 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 464,302 | −1.0% |
| 1984 | 468,870 | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 453,191 | −2.6% |
| 1982 | 465,236 | −8.0% |
| 1981 | 505,923 | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 491,270 | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 482,395 | −3.5% |
| 1978 | 500,000 | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 491,000 | −3.5% |
| 1976 | 509,000 | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 470,000 | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 450,000 | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 430,000 | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 410,000 | −2.4% |
| 1971 | 420,000 | −0.2% |
| 1970 | 420,972 | −4.3% |
| 1969 | 440,000 | 0.0% |
| 1968 | 440,000 | −2.2% |
| 1967 | 450,000 | 0.0% |
| 1966 | 450,000 | −0.2% |
| 1965 | 451,000 | −2.5% |
| 1964 | 462,700 | −2.5% |
| 1963 | 474,500 | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 470,000 | −5.6% |
| 1961 | 498,097 | — |
Questions and answers
How many horses are there in Uruguay?
Uruguay had 410,347 horses in 2024, 0.73% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Uruguay rank in the world by number of horses?
Uruguay ranked 23rd 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 Uruguay changed?
It fell by 0.6% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +2.7% for the world. The record was 590,000 head in 2001.
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 Uruguay is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
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.