Italy vs South Africa: Horses — Stocks

Italy
238,915 LSU
in 2017
South Africa
218,473 LSU
in 2023
Italy rank
31st
South Africa rank
33rd

Horses — Stocks over time

  • Italy
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 238,915 LSU against 218,473 LSU in South Africa, a difference of 20,442 LSU.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Italy ranks 31st and South Africa ranks 33rd of 164 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 226,585 LSU 236,528 LSU 9,943 LSU South Africa
1970s 170,680 LSU 150,540 LSU 20,140 LSU Italy
1980s 167,781 LSU 148,525 LSU 19,256 LSU Italy
1990s 197,360 LSU 158,145 LSU 39,216 LSU Italy
2000s 182,505 LSU 181,220 LSU 1,285 LSU Italy
2010s 249,277 LSU 202,581 LSU 46,696 LSU Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher horses — stocks, Italy or South Africa?
Italy, at 238,915 LSU against 218,473 LSU in South Africa as of 2017.
What is the difference in horses — stocks between Italy and South Africa?
20,442 LSU, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Africa?
57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
How do Italy and South Africa rank globally for horses — stocks?
Italy ranks 31st 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.