Equidae — Stocks in South Africa
South Africa: Equidae — Stocks was 299,585 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Equidae — Stocks in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, equidae — stocks in South Africa stood at 299,585 LSU.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equidae — stocks in South Africa peaked at 504,750 LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 258,900 LSU, in 2000.
South Africa ranks 36th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Equidae — Stocks in South Africa, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 504,750 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 481,000 LSU | -4.7% |
| 1963 | 458,800 LSU | -4.6% |
| 1964 | 442,100 LSU | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 424,800 LSU | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 384,400 LSU | -9.5% |
| 1967 | 366,000 LSU | -4.8% |
| 1968 | 335,000 LSU | -8.5% |
| 1969 | 310,200 LSU | -7.4% |
| 1970 | 282,700 LSU | -8.9% |
| 1971 | 273,100 LSU | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 270,450 LSU | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 266,900 LSU | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 263,500 LSU | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 259,650 LSU | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 259,650 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 259,650 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 259,650 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 259,650 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 259,650 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 259,650 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 259,650 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 262,900 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 262,900 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 262,900 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 262,900 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 262,900 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 262,900 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 262,900 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 262,900 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 262,900 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 262,900 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 266,150 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 269,400 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 272,650 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 275,900 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 279,150 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 282,400 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 281,100 LSU | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 258,900 LSU | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 258,900 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 258,900 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 258,900 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 258,900 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 258,900 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 265,430 LSU | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 272,210 LSU | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 277,470 LSU | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 278,830 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 279,580 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 283,200 LSU | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 285,150 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 288,250 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 289,800 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 291,332 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 292,455 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 293,475 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 294,550 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 295,589 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 297,965 LSU | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 299,525 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 301,328 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 299,585 LSU | -0.6% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 299,585 LSU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34,299 LSU, 8.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 299,585 LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19,854 LSU, 15.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 411,894 LSU | 310,200 LSU | 504,750 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 265,490 LSU | 259,650 LSU | 282,700 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 261,925 LSU | 259,650 LSU | 262,900 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 271,545 LSU | 262,900 LSU | 282,400 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 264,734 LSU | 258,900 LSU | 278,830 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 289,338 LSU | 279,580 LSU | 295,589 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 299,601 LSU | 297,965 LSU | 301,328 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More environment data for South Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.275 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2953 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is equidae — stocks in South Africa?
- Equidae — stocks in South Africa was 299,585 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest equidae — stocks recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 504,750 LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest equidae — stocks recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 258,900 LSU in 2000.
- How does South Africa rank for equidae — stocks?
- South Africa ranks 36th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is equidae — stocks rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South 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.