Military · land forces · 2023 data

Which Country Has the Most Towed artillery?

South Korea leads the world with 5,676 guns, followed by North Korea (5,000) and Russia (4,336).

5,676

#1 South Korea

57,184

World total (145 countries)

Median country

26%

Share held by the top 3

Top 10

5,676

5,000

4,336

3,345

3,311

3,225

2,189

2,107

2,050

1,869

Top 5%
Top 30%
Lower half
None

Towed artillery — full ranking

Rank	Country	Towed artillery	Share of world
1	South Korea	5,676	9.9%
2	North Korea	5,000	8.7%
3	Russia	4,336	7.6%
4	Pakistan	3,345	5.8%
5	India	3,311	5.8%
6	Syria	3,225	5.6%
7	Egypt	2,189	3.8%
8	Türkiye	2,107	3.7%
9	Iran	2,050	3.6%
10	Myanmar	1,869	3.3%
11	Taiwan	1,760	3.1%
12	China	1,434	2.5%
13	Iraq	1,426	2.5%
14	United States	1,339	2.3%
15	Romania	910	1.6%
16	Ukraine	889	1.6%
17	Greece	729	1.3%
18	Finland	662	1.2%
19	Vietnam	650	1.1%
20	Angola	625	1.1%
21	Brazil	546	1.0%
22	Algeria	483	0.8%
23	Japan	480	0.8%
24	Turkmenistan	457	0.8%
25	Kazakhstan	456	0.8%
26	Indonesia	414	0.7%
27	Cuba	397	0.7%
28	Sudan	389	0.7%
29	Lebanon	374	0.7%
30	Bangladesh	370	0.6%
31	Nigeria	339	0.6%
32	Saudi Arabia	332	0.6%
33	Belarus	330	0.6%
34	Cambodia	320	0.6%
35	Azerbaijan	319	0.6%
35	Ethiopia	319	0.6%
37	Kyrgyzstan	311	0.5%
38	Israel	300	0.5%
38	Mongolia	300	0.5%
40	Philippines	299	0.5%
41	Hungary	295	0.5%
42	Peru	286	0.5%
43	Nicaragua	272	0.5%
44	Thailand	256	0.4%
45	Chile	250	0.4%
46	Sri Lanka	234	0.4%
47	Croatia	231	0.4%
48	Morocco	211	0.4%
49	Malaysia	196	0.3%
50	North Macedonia	191	0.3%
51	Georgia	173	0.3%
52	Argentina	172	0.3%
53	Oman	168	0.3%
54	Eritrea	156	0.3%
55	Bulgaria	150	0.3%
56	Armenia	145	0.3%
57	Ecuador	140	0.2%
57	Spain	140	0.2%
59	United Kingdom	126	0.2%
60	DR Congo	125	0.2%
61	Colombia	110	0.2%
62	Italy	108	0.2%
63	Tunisia	105	0.2%
64	Venezuela	104	0.2%
65	Bolivia	100	0.2%
66	Singapore	89	0.2%
67	Guatemala	88	0.2%
68	Laos	87	0.2%
69	Jordan	84	0.1%
70	Portugal	82	0.1%
70	South Africa	82	0.1%
72	Mexico	80	0.1%
73	Serbia	72	0.1%
74	El Salvador	70	0.1%
75	Uruguay	64	0.1%
76	Afghanistan	60	0.1%
77	Honduras	56	0.1%
77	Paraguay	56	0.1%
79	Lithuania	54	0.1%
80	Kenya	53	0.1%
81	Cameroon	52	0.1%
82	Australia	48	0.1%
83	Zambia	42	0.1%
84	Dominican Republic	40	0.1%
84	Yemen	40	0.1%
86	Botswana	36	0.1%
86	Slovenia	36	0.1%
88	Namibia	35	0.1%
89	Bahrain	32	0.1%
90	New Zealand	31	0.1%
91	Uganda	27	0.0%
92	Netherlands	23	0.0%
92	Republic of the Congo	23	0.0%
94	Senegal	20	0.0%
95	Mali	15	0.0%
96	Burkina Faso	12	0.0%
96	France	12	0.0%
96	Montenegro	12	0.0%
96	Qatar	12	0.0%
100	Bosnia and Herzegovina	10	0.0%
100	Tajikistan	10	0.0%
102	Slovakia	9	0.0%
103	Ghana	6	0.0%
104	Chad	5	0.0%
105	Côte d'Ivoire	4	0.0%
105	Gabon	4	0.0%
107	Albania	0	0.0%
107	Austria	0	0.0%
107	Belgium	0	0.0%
107	Belize	0	0.0%
107	Benin	0	0.0%
107	Bhutan	0	0.0%
107	Canada	0	0.0%
107	Central African Republic	0	0.0%
107	Czechia	0	0.0%
107	Denmark	0	0.0%
107	Estonia	0	0.0%
107	Germany	0	0.0%
107	Iceland	0	0.0%
107	Ireland	0	0.0%
107	Kosovo	0	0.0%
107	Kuwait	0	0.0%
107	Latvia	0	0.0%
107	Liberia	0	0.0%
107	Libya	0	0.0%
107	Luxembourg	0	0.0%
107	Madagascar	0	0.0%
107	Mauritania	0	0.0%
107	Moldova	0	0.0%
107	Mozambique	0	0.0%
107	Nepal	0	0.0%
107	Niger	0	0.0%
107	Norway	0	0.0%
107	Panama	0	0.0%
107	Poland	0	0.0%
107	Sierra Leone	0	0.0%
107	Somalia	0	0.0%
107	South Sudan	0	0.0%
107	Suriname	0	0.0%
107	Sweden	0	0.0%
107	Switzerland	0	0.0%
107	Tanzania	0	0.0%
107	United Arab Emirates	0	0.0%
107	Uzbekistan	0	0.0%
107	Zimbabwe	0	0.0%

About this ranking

This ranking counts towed howitzers and field guns. South Korea leads the world with 5,676 guns, followed by North Korea (5,000) and Russia (4,336).

The world total is 57,184 guns. The top three — South Korea, North Korea and Russia — hold 26% of it. The median country has 72.

39 of the 145 countries in the ranking report none — Zimbabwe, Uzbekistan, United Arab Emirates, Tanzania, Switzerland and Sweden and others.

Leaders by continent

Asia: South Korea — 5,676 (world #1)
Europe: Russia — 4,336 (world #3)
Africa: Egypt — 2,189 (world #7)
Americas: United States — 1,339 (world #14)
Oceania: Australia — 48 (world #82)

A note on the data

Figures come from the Global Firepower 2023 military strength ranking. Equipment totals are estimates that include units in reserve or storage; readiness — the share actually available — is often much lower.