Horses — Share in total livestock in Africa
Africa: Horses — Share in total livestock was 1.03 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Share in total livestock in Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
Africa recorded 1.03 %LSU for horses — share in total livestock in 2023.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — share in total livestock in Africa peaked at 1.79 %LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.01 %LSU, in 2013.
Africa ranks 24th of 34 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.68 %LSU | 1.56 %LSU | 1.79 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.45 %LSU | 1.36 %LSU | 1.55 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.51 %LSU | 1.33 %LSU | 1.58 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3 %LSU | 1.04 %LSU | 1.78 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 %LSU | 1.03 %LSU | 1.11 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 %LSU | 1.01 %LSU | 1.1 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 %LSU | 1.03 %LSU | 1.04 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More environment data for Africa
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.69 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 4.58 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.30 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 1.05 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 3.23 kg/ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 3.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 1.19 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.99 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 1.29 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.45 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — share in total livestock in Africa?
- Horses — share in total livestock in Africa was 1.03 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — share in total livestock recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.79 %LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — share in total livestock recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 %LSU in 2013.
- How does Africa rank for horses — share in total livestock?
- Africa ranks 24th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is horses — share in total livestock rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Horses — Share in total livestock. 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.