Equidae — Stocks in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Equidae — Stocks was 203,039 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
203,039 LSU
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
47th
of 174 countries
All-time high
436,978 LSU
in 1961
All-time low
189,500 LSU
in 1999
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Equidae — Stocks in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2023

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.

Analysis

The most recent figure for equidae — stocks in Australia and New Zealand is 203,039 LSU, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equidae — stocks in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 436,978 LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 189,500 LSU, in 1999.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 47th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Equidae — Stocks in Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Equidae — Stocks in Australia and New Zealand, 1961 to 2023.
Year LSU Change
1961 436,978 LSU —
1962 416,552 LSU -4.7%
1963 407,039 LSU -2.3%
1964 402,792 LSU -1.0%
1965 396,843 LSU -1.5%
1966 378,200 LSU -4.7%
1967 365,945 LSU -3.2%
1968 345,375 LSU -5.6%
1969 348,950 LSU +1.0%
1970 347,808 LSU -0.3%
1971 343,100 LSU -1.4%
1972 343,100 LSU +0.0%
1973 337,900 LSU -1.5%
1974 341,371 LSU +1.0%
1975 321,650 LSU -5.8%
1976 295,901 LSU -8.0%
1977 315,150 LSU +6.5%
1978 327,509 LSU +3.9%
1979 353,108 LSU +7.8%
1980 368,644 LSU +4.4%
1981 371,798 LSU +0.9%
1982 359,397 LSU -3.3%
1983 359,154 LSU -0.1%
1984 342,402 LSU -4.7%
1985 337,441 LSU -1.4%
1986 292,345 LSU -13.4%
1987 265,526 LSU -9.2%
1988 281,002 LSU +5.8%
1989 270,509 LSU -3.7%
1990 264,014 LSU -2.4%
1991 260,698 LSU -1.3%
1992 246,932 LSU -5.3%
1993 234,811 LSU -4.9%
1994 207,570 LSU -11.6%
1995 201,590 LSU -2.9%
1996 194,505 LSU -3.5%
1997 199,250 LSU +2.4%
1998 192,750 LSU -3.3%
1999 189,500 LSU -1.7%
2000 191,450 LSU +1.0%
2001 193,725 LSU +1.2%
2002 193,306 LSU -0.2%
2003 196,258 LSU +1.5%
2004 193,442 LSU -1.4%
2005 191,477 LSU -1.0%
2006 212,330 LSU +10.9%
2007 216,209 LSU +1.8%
2008 210,632 LSU -2.6%
2009 210,015 LSU -0.3%
2010 210,368 LSU +0.2%
2011 206,382 LSU -1.9%
2012 210,221 LSU +1.9%
2013 211,878 LSU +0.8%
2014 210,047 LSU -0.9%
2015 204,194 LSU -2.8%
2016 209,551 LSU +2.6%
2017 205,277 LSU -2.0%
2018 202,481 LSU -1.4%
2019 200,689 LSU -0.9%
2020 205,002 LSU +2.1%
2021 207,106 LSU +1.0%
2022 203,643 LSU -1.7%
2023 203,039 LSU -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 388,742 LSU 345,375 LSU 436,978 LSU 9
1970s 332,660 LSU 295,901 LSU 353,108 LSU 10
1980s 324,822 LSU 265,526 LSU 371,798 LSU 10
1990s 219,162 LSU 189,500 LSU 264,014 LSU 10
2000s 200,884 LSU 191,450 LSU 216,209 LSU 10
2010s 207,109 LSU 200,689 LSU 211,878 LSU 10
2020s 204,698 LSU 203,039 LSU 207,106 LSU 4

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 44 Iraq 215,770 LSU compare
  2. 45 Zimbabwe 215,385 LSU compare
  3. 46 Yugoslav SFR 214,263 LSU compare
  4. 48 Chile 202,343 LSU compare
  5. 49 Tunisia 193,986 LSU compare
  6. 50 France 188,245 LSU compare

See the full ranking of 222 places →

More environment data for Australia and New Zealand

All data for Australia and New Zealand →

Frequently asked questions

What is equidae — stocks in Australia and New Zealand?
Equidae — stocks in Australia and New Zealand was 203,039 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest equidae — stocks recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 436,978 LSU in 1961.
What is the lowest equidae — stocks recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 189,500 LSU in 1999.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for equidae — stocks?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 47th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
Is equidae — stocks rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Equidae — Stocks in Australia and New Zealand. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 27 September 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/equidae-stocks/australia-and-new-zealand/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/equidae-stocks/australia-and-new-zealand/">Equidae — Stocks in Australia and New Zealand</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Equidae — Stocks
Unit
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
222 places, 12,474 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.