South Africa vs Spain: Horses — Stocks

South Africa
218,473 LSU
in 2023
Spain
199,837 LSU
in 2017
South Africa rank
33rd
Spain rank
35th

Horses — Stocks over time

  • South Africa
  • Spain
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 218,473 LSU against 199,837 LSU in Spain, a difference of 18,636 LSU.

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

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

South Africa ranks 33rd and Spain ranks 35th of 164 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 236,528 LSU 245,251 LSU 8,723 LSU Spain
1970s 150,540 LSU 172,555 LSU 22,015 LSU Spain
1980s 148,525 LSU 161,395 LSU 12,870 LSU Spain
1990s 158,145 LSU 161,200 LSU 3,055 LSU Spain
2000s 181,220 LSU 158,145 LSU 23,075 LSU South Africa
2010s 202,581 LSU 177,788 LSU 24,792 LSU South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher horses — stocks, South Africa or Spain?
South Africa, at 218,473 LSU against 199,837 LSU in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in horses — stocks between South Africa and Spain?
18,636 LSU, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Spain?
57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
How do South Africa and Spain rank globally for horses — stocks?
South Africa ranks 33rd and Spain ranks 35th 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.