Equidae — Stocks in Western Europe

Western Europe: Equidae — Stocks was 427,891 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
427,891 LSU
Change on year
up 79.1%
Rank
27th
of 30 groups
All-time high
2.40 million LSU
in 1961
All-time low
238,946 LSU
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Equidae — Stocks in Western Europe, 1961–2023

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, equidae — stocks in Western Europe stood at 427,891 LSU.

That represents a change of up 79.1% on the previous year and down 47.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equidae — stocks in Western Europe peaked at 2.40 million LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 238,946 LSU, in 2022.

Western Europe ranks 27th of 30 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Equidae — Stocks in Western Europe, year by year

Annual values for Equidae — Stocks in Western Europe, 1961 to 2023.
Year LSU Change
1961 2.40 million LSU —
1962 2.22 million LSU -7.7%
1963 2.05 million LSU -7.3%
1964 1.84 million LSU -10.2%
1965 1.66 million LSU -10.2%
1966 1.49 million LSU -10.3%
1967 1.38 million LSU -7.0%
1968 1.22 million LSU -12.0%
1969 1.08 million LSU -10.9%
1970 996,831 LSU -7.9%
1971 908,597 LSU -8.9%
1972 819,917 LSU -9.8%
1973 771,379 LSU -5.9%
1974 774,392 LSU +0.4%
1975 763,889 LSU -1.4%
1976 755,522 LSU -1.1%
1977 755,135 LSU -0.1%
1978 743,467 LSU -1.5%
1979 733,519 LSU -1.3%
1980 721,280 LSU -1.7%
1981 679,929 LSU -5.7%
1982 669,288 LSU -1.6%
1983 662,868 LSU -1.0%
1984 653,524 LSU -1.4%
1985 665,775 LSU +1.9%
1986 653,998 LSU -1.8%
1987 649,063 LSU -0.8%
1988 646,476 LSU -0.4%
1989 651,323 LSU +0.7%
1990 690,190 LSU +6.0%
1991 708,126 LSU +2.6%
1992 724,540 LSU +2.3%
1993 764,717 LSU +5.5%
1994 816,883 LSU +6.8%
1995 859,376 LSU +5.2%
1996 875,522 LSU +1.9%
1997 903,059 LSU +3.1%
1998 862,408 LSU -4.5%
1999 818,643 LSU -5.1%
2000 795,366 LSU -2.8%
2001 796,167 LSU +0.1%
2002 807,312 LSU +1.4%
2003 840,495 LSU +4.1%
2004 845,134 LSU +0.6%
2005 834,834 LSU -1.2%
2006 841,573 LSU +0.8%
2007 870,290 LSU +3.4%
2008 878,334 LSU +0.9%
2009 888,285 LSU +1.1%
2010 835,319 LSU -6.0%
2011 883,391 LSU +5.8%
2012 845,725 LSU -4.3%
2013 811,958 LSU -4.0%
2014 748,290 LSU -7.8%
2015 770,139 LSU +2.9%
2016 744,170 LSU -3.4%
2017 745,515 LSU +0.2%
2018 348,317 LSU -53.3%
2019 346,460 LSU -0.5%
2020 593,101 LSU +71.2%
2021 303,008 LSU -48.9%
2022 238,946 LSU -21.1%
2023 427,891 LSU +79.1%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Equidae — Stocks in Western Europe 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.

YearChange FromTo
2023 +79.1% 238,946 LSU 427,891 LSU
2020 +71.2% 346,460 LSU 593,101 LSU
2018 -53.3% 745,515 LSU 348,317 LSU
2021 -48.9% 593,101 LSU 303,008 LSU

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.70 million LSU 1.08 million LSU 2.40 million LSU 9
1970s 802,265 LSU 733,519 LSU 996,831 LSU 10
1980s 665,352 LSU 646,476 LSU 721,280 LSU 10
1990s 802,346 LSU 690,190 LSU 903,059 LSU 10
2000s 839,779 LSU 795,366 LSU 888,285 LSU 10
2010s 707,928 LSU 346,460 LSU 883,391 LSU 10
2020s 390,736 LSU 238,946 LSU 593,101 LSU 4

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 552,500 LSU compare
  2. 25 Egypt 540,289 LSU compare
  3. 26 Burkina Faso 496,115 LSU compare
  4. 27 Haiti 484,030 LSU compare
  5. 28 Nigeria 458,802 LSU compare
  6. 29 Senegal 432,307 LSU compare
  7. 30 Cabo Verde 6,436 LSU compare
  8. 30 Dominican Republic 406,868 LSU compare

See the full ranking of 222 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is equidae — stocks in Western Europe?
Equidae — stocks in Western Europe was 427,891 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest equidae — stocks recorded in Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 2.40 million LSU in 1961.
What is the lowest equidae — stocks recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 238,946 LSU in 2022.
How does Western Europe rank for equidae — stocks?
Western Europe ranks 27th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
Is equidae — stocks rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Western Europe 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

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
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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.