Horses — Share in total livestock in Colombia
Colombia: Horses — Share in total livestock was 3.62 %LSU in 2023. ▬ Flat
Horses — Share in total livestock in Colombia, 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 Colombia is 3.62 %LSU, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — share in total livestock in Colombia peaked at 7.91 %LSU in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.7 %LSU, in 2015.
That places Colombia 28th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Horses — Share in total livestock in Colombia, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.55 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 4.63 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 4.73 %LSU | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 4.73 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 4.67 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 4.44 %LSU | -4.9% |
| 1967 | 4.47 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 4.67 %LSU | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 4.66 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 4.55 %LSU | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 4.33 %LSU | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 4.73 %LSU | +9.2% |
| 1973 | 4.92 %LSU | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 4.95 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 4.99 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 5.02 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 5.05 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 5.22 %LSU | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 5.44 %LSU | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 5.61 %LSU | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 5.58 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 5.62 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 5.82 %LSU | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 6.06 %LSU | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 6.35 %LSU | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 6.11 %LSU | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 6.13 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 6.15 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 6.22 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 6.24 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 6.21 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 6.46 %LSU | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 6.61 %LSU | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 6.79 %LSU | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 7.21 %LSU | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 7.15 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 7.26 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 7.26 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7.74 %LSU | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 7.84 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 7.91 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 7.86 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 7.78 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 7.75 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 7.48 %LSU | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 6.65 %LSU | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 6.63 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 6.64 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 6.96 %LSU | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 5.78 %LSU | -17.0% |
| 2011 | 5.76 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.86 %LSU | -50.3% |
| 2013 | 2.77 %LSU | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 2.71 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 2.7 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 3.53 %LSU | +30.7% |
| 2017 | 3.18 %LSU | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 2.89 %LSU | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 3.11 %LSU | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 4.43 %LSU | +42.4% |
| 2021 | 3.91 %LSU | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 3.82 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 3.62 %LSU | -5.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 3.62 %LSU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.83 %LSU, 2.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 3.62 %LSU is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.98 %LSU, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Share in total livestock in Colombia 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -50.3% | 5.76 %LSU | 2.86 %LSU |
| 2020 | +42.4% | 3.11 %LSU | 4.43 %LSU |
| 2016 | +30.7% | 2.7 %LSU | 3.53 %LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.62 %LSU | 4.44 %LSU | 4.73 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.92 %LSU | 4.33 %LSU | 5.44 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.96 %LSU | 5.58 %LSU | 6.35 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.89 %LSU | 6.21 %LSU | 7.74 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.35 %LSU | 6.63 %LSU | 7.91 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.53 %LSU | 2.7 %LSU | 5.78 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.94 %LSU | 3.62 %LSU | 4.43 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 25 Argentina 3.72 %LSU compare
- 26 Bhutan 3.65 %LSU compare
- 26 Cabo Verde 0.5 %LSU compare
- 27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3.63 %LSU compare
- 29 Georgia 3.57 %LSU compare
- 30 Cook Islands 3.49 %LSU compare
- 31 Panama 3.4 %LSU compare
More environment data for Colombia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4233 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.2774 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.267 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.59 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9788 % 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 0.2077 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — share in total livestock in Colombia?
- Horses — share in total livestock in Colombia was 3.62 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — share in total livestock recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.91 %LSU in 2001.
- What is the lowest horses — share in total livestock recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7 %LSU in 2015.
- How does Colombia rank for horses — share in total livestock?
- Colombia ranks 28th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — share in total livestock rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Colombia 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.