Australia and New Zealand vs South Africa: Horses — Stocks

Australia and New Zealand
202,104 LSU
in 2023
South Africa
218,473 LSU
in 2023
Australia and New Zealand rank
34th
South Africa rank
33rd

Horses — Stocks over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • South Africa
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 218,473 LSU against 202,104 LSU in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 16,369 LSU.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Australia and New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia and New Zealand ahead.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 34th and South Africa ranks 33rd of 164 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia and New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 386,242 LSU 236,528 LSU 149,714 LSU Australia and New Zealand
1970s 330,170 LSU 150,540 LSU 179,630 LSU Australia and New Zealand
1980s 322,973 LSU 148,525 LSU 174,448 LSU Australia and New Zealand
1990s 218,024 LSU 158,145 LSU 59,879 LSU Australia and New Zealand
2000s 199,884 LSU 181,220 LSU 18,664 LSU Australia and New Zealand
2010s 206,134 LSU 204,818 LSU 1,316 LSU Australia and New Zealand
2020s 203,759 LSU 218,452 LSU 14,693 LSU South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher horses — stocks, Australia and New Zealand or South Africa?
South Africa, at 218,473 LSU against 202,104 LSU in Australia and New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in horses — stocks between Australia and New Zealand and South Africa?
16,369 LSU, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and New Zealand and South Africa rank globally for horses — stocks?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 34th and South Africa ranks 33rd of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Horses — Stocks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Horses — Stocks
Unit
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
211 places, 11,867 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.