Equidae — Stocks in Africa
Africa: Equidae — Stocks was 15.17 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Equidae — Stocks in Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Africa recorded 15.17 million LSU for equidae — stocks in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equidae — stocks in Africa peaked at 15.17 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.55 million LSU, in 1963.
That places Africa 7th out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Equidae — Stocks in Africa, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.77 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 7.73 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 7.55 million LSU | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 7.69 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 7.77 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 7.75 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 7.82 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 7.88 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 7.95 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 8.05 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 8.17 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 8.15 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 8.08 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 8.19 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 8.26 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 8.35 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 8.48 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 8.59 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 8.64 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 7.93 million LSU | -8.3% |
| 1981 | 8.15 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 8.33 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 8.62 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 8.38 million LSU | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 8.46 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 8.72 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 8.90 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 9.16 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 9.38 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 10.04 million LSU | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 10.27 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 10.53 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 7.79 million LSU | -26.0% |
| 1994 | 7.92 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 7.80 million LSU | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 7.75 million LSU | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 7.82 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 7.94 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 8.03 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 8.09 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 8.40 million LSU | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 8.66 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 8.71 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 8.85 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 9.07 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 9.29 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 9.55 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 9.39 million LSU | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 9.55 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 9.21 million LSU | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 9.47 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 11.66 million LSU | +23.1% |
| 2013 | 11.79 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 12.01 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 13.30 million LSU | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 13.61 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 13.80 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 13.94 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 14.12 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 14.72 million LSU | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 14.61 million LSU | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 14.56 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 15.17 million LSU | +4.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Equidae — Stocks in Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -26.0% | 10.53 million LSU | 7.79 million LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.77 million LSU | 7.55 million LSU | 7.95 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.30 million LSU | 8.05 million LSU | 8.64 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.60 million LSU | 7.93 million LSU | 9.38 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.59 million LSU | 7.75 million LSU | 10.53 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.96 million LSU | 8.09 million LSU | 9.55 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.29 million LSU | 9.21 million LSU | 14.12 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.76 million LSU | 14.56 million LSU | 15.17 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 4 Ethiopia PDR 4.77 million LSU compare
- 5 Ethiopia 4.58 million LSU compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 925,306 LSU compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 697,569 LSU compare
- 6 USSR 4.00 million LSU compare
- 7 China 3.33 million LSU compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 604,773 LSU compare
- 8 China, mainland 3.33 million LSU compare
- 8 Türkiye 73,712 LSU compare
- 9 Pakistan 3.29 million LSU compare
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 57,608 LSU compare
- 10 Mongolia 3.14 million LSU compare
- 10 Melanesia 40,346 LSU compare
More environment data for Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.213 °C (2025)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 26.92 million m3 (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 11.21 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 66.41 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 39.12 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production 9.31 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is equidae — stocks in Africa?
- Equidae — stocks in Africa was 15.17 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest equidae — stocks recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 15.17 million LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest equidae — stocks recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.55 million LSU in 1963.
- How does Africa rank for equidae — stocks?
- Africa ranks 7th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is equidae — stocks rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Equidae — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.