What is horses — share in total livestock in Australia?

Horses — share in total livestock in Australia was 0.5 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest horses — share in total livestock recorded in Australia?

The highest recorded value was 1.22 %LSU in 1961.

What is the lowest horses — share in total livestock recorded in Australia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.37 %LSU in 2000.

How does Australia rank for horses — share in total livestock?

Australia ranks 115th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.

Is horses — share in total livestock rising or falling in Australia?

Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Australia 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.

Horses — Share in total livestock in Australia

Name: Horses — Share in total livestock in Australia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Australia: Horses — Share in total livestock was 0.5 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.5 %LSU

Change on year

down 13.8%

World rank

115th

of 177 countries

All-time high

1.22 %LSU

in 1961

All-time low

0.37 %LSU

in 2000

Years of data

1961–2023

Horses — Share in total livestock in Australia, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for horses — share in total livestock in Australia is 0.5 %LSU, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.8% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, horses — share in total livestock in Australia peaked at 1.22 %LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.37 %LSU, in 2000.

Australia ranks 115th of 177 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.9889 %LSU	0.8 %LSU	1.22 %LSU	9
1970s	0.678 %LSU	0.54 %LSU	0.79 %LSU	10
1980s	0.712 %LSU	0.54 %LSU	0.85 %LSU	10
1990s	0.439 %LSU	0.38 %LSU	0.51 %LSU	10
2000s	0.421 %LSU	0.37 %LSU	0.49 %LSU	10
2010s	0.517 %LSU	0.48 %LSU	0.57 %LSU	10
2020s	0.565 %LSU	0.5 %LSU	0.6 %LSU	4

Countries ranked near Australia

112 Belgium-Luxembourg 0.71 %LSU compare
113 Denmark 0.67 %LSU compare
114 Myanmar 0.58 %LSU compare
115 Cabo Verde 0.5 %LSU compare
115 Egypt 0.5 %LSU compare
118 Czechoslovakia 0.49 %LSU compare
118 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.49 %LSU compare
118 Turkmenistan 0.49 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

More environment data for Australia

Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
Recovered paper — Production 2.63 million t (2024)
Total fibre furnish — Production 3.61 million t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 51,999 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 4,000 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export value 450,829 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 806,085 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import value 587,995 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 484,839 t (2024)

All data for Australia →

Frequently asked questions

What is horses — share in total livestock in Australia?: Horses — share in total livestock in Australia was 0.5 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest horses — share in total livestock recorded in Australia?: The highest recorded value was 1.22 %LSU in 1961.
What is the lowest horses — share in total livestock recorded in Australia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.37 %LSU in 2000.
How does Australia rank for horses — share in total livestock?: Australia ranks 115th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
Is horses — share in total livestock rising or falling in Australia?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia 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

Indicator: Horses — Share in total livestock
Unit: %LSU
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
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.