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Horses — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Ireland

Ireland: Horses — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.01 LSU/ha in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.01 LSU/ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
53rd
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.03 LSU/ha
in 1961
All-time low
0.01 LSU/ha
in 1973
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Horses — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Ireland, 1961–2019

0.010.0150.020.0250.03196119902019

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

Analysis

In 2019, horses — livestock units per agricultural land area in Ireland stood at 0.01 LSU/ha. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, horses — livestock units per agricultural land area in Ireland peaked at 0.03 LSU/ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.01 LSU/ha, in 1973.

Ireland ranks 53rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.

Horses — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Ireland, year by year

Year LSU/ha Change
1961 0.03 LSU/ha —
1962 0.03 LSU/ha +0.0%
1963 0.03 LSU/ha +0.0%
1964 0.03 LSU/ha +0.0%
1965 0.02 LSU/ha -33.3%
1966 0.02 LSU/ha +0.0%
1967 0.02 LSU/ha +0.0%
1968 0.02 LSU/ha +0.0%
1969 0.02 LSU/ha +0.0%
1970 0.02 LSU/ha +0.0%
1971 0.02 LSU/ha +0.0%
1972 0.02 LSU/ha +0.0%
1973 0.01 LSU/ha -50.0%
1974 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
1975 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
1976 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
1977 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
1978 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
1979 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
1980 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
1981 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
1982 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
1983 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
1984 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
1985 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
1986 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
1987 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
1988 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
1989 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
1990 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
1991 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
1992 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
1993 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
1994 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
1995 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
1996 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
1997 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
1998 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
1999 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
2000 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
2001 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
2002 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
2003 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
2004 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
2005 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
2006 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
2007 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
2008 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
2009 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
2010 0.02 LSU/ha +100.0%
2011 0.02 LSU/ha +0.0%
2012 0.02 LSU/ha +0.0%
2013 0.01 LSU/ha -50.0%
2014 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
2015 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
2016 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
2017 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
2018 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%
2019 0.01 LSU/ha +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0244 LSU/ha 0.02 LSU/ha 0.03 LSU/ha 9
1970s 0.013 LSU/ha 0.01 LSU/ha 0.02 LSU/ha 10
1980s 0.01 LSU/ha 0.01 LSU/ha 0.01 LSU/ha 10
1990s 0.01 LSU/ha 0.01 LSU/ha 0.01 LSU/ha 10
2000s 0.01 LSU/ha 0.01 LSU/ha 0.01 LSU/ha 10
2010s 0.013 LSU/ha 0.01 LSU/ha 0.02 LSU/ha 10

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 53 Argentina 0.01 LSU/ha compare
  2. 53 Armenia 0.01 LSU/ha compare
  3. 53 Azerbaijan 0.01 LSU/ha compare
  4. 53 Belgium 0.01 LSU/ha compare
  5. 53 Bhutan 0.01 LSU/ha compare
  6. 53 Bulgaria 0.01 LSU/ha compare
  7. 53 Canada 0.01 LSU/ha compare
  8. 53 Chad 0.01 LSU/ha compare
  9. 53 Croatia 0.01 LSU/ha compare
  10. 53 Czechia 0.01 LSU/ha compare
  11. 53 Denmark 0.01 LSU/ha compare
  12. 53 Egypt 0.01 LSU/ha compare
  13. 53 France 0.01 LSU/ha compare
  14. 53 French Guiana 0.01 LSU/ha compare
  15. 53 Georgia 0.01 LSU/ha compare
  16. 53 Guatemala 0.01 LSU/ha compare
  17. 53 Jamaica 0.01 LSU/ha compare
  18. 53 Kazakhstan 0.01 LSU/ha compare
  19. 53 Lesotho 0.01 LSU/ha compare
  20. 53 Mali 0.01 LSU/ha compare
  21. 53 Martinique 0.01 LSU/ha compare
  22. 53 Montenegro 0.01 LSU/ha compare
  23. 53 Myanmar 0.01 LSU/ha compare
  24. 53 North Macedonia 0.01 LSU/ha compare
  25. 53 Pakistan 0.01 LSU/ha compare
  26. 53 Paraguay 0.01 LSU/ha compare
  27. 53 Philippines 0.01 LSU/ha compare
  28. 53 Poland 0.01 LSU/ha compare
  29. 53 Portugal 0.01 LSU/ha compare
  30. 53 Republic of Korea 0.01 LSU/ha compare
  31. 53 Spain 0.01 LSU/ha compare
  32. 53 Tajikistan 0.01 LSU/ha compare
  33. 53 USSR 0.01 LSU/ha compare
  34. 53 Uzbekistan 0.01 LSU/ha compare
  35. 53 Vanuatu 0.01 LSU/ha compare
  36. 53 Yugoslav SFR 0.01 LSU/ha compare
  37. 53 OECD 0.01 LSU/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is horses — livestock units per agricultural land area in Ireland?
Horses — livestock units per agricultural land area in Ireland was 0.01 LSU/ha in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest horses — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.03 LSU/ha in 1961.
What is the lowest horses — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.01 LSU/ha in 1973.
How does Ireland rank for horses — livestock units per agricultural land area?
Ireland ranks 53rd out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
Is horses — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Horses — Livestock units per agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Horses — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Unit
LSU/ha
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
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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.