Horses — Share in total livestock in Egypt

Egypt: Horses — Share in total livestock was 0.5 %LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.5 %LSU
Change on year
up 8.7%
World rank
108th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.65 %LSU
in 1967
All-time low
0.07 %LSU
in 1984
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

In 2023, horses — share in total livestock in Egypt stood at 0.5 %LSU.

That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and up 61.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, horses — share in total livestock in Egypt peaked at 0.65 %LSU in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.07 %LSU, in 1984.

Egypt ranks 108th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Horses — Share in total livestock in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Horses — Share in total livestock in Egypt, 1961 to 2023.
Year %LSU Change
1961 0.5 %LSU —
1962 0.51 %LSU +2.0%
1963 0.63 %LSU +23.5%
1964 0.64 %LSU +1.6%
1965 0.64 %LSU +0.0%
1966 0.64 %LSU +0.0%
1967 0.65 %LSU +1.6%
1968 0.34 %LSU -47.7%
1969 0.33 %LSU -2.9%
1970 0.33 %LSU +0.0%
1971 0.3 %LSU -9.1%
1972 0.28 %LSU -6.7%
1973 0.25 %LSU -10.7%
1974 0.23 %LSU -8.0%
1975 0.26 %LSU +13.0%
1976 0.18 %LSU -30.8%
1977 0.16 %LSU -11.1%
1978 0.13 %LSU -18.8%
1979 0.11 %LSU -15.4%
1980 0.11 %LSU +0.0%
1981 0.08 %LSU -27.3%
1982 0.08 %LSU +0.0%
1983 0.08 %LSU +0.0%
1984 0.07 %LSU -12.5%
1985 0.07 %LSU +0.0%
1986 0.07 %LSU +0.0%
1987 0.07 %LSU +0.0%
1988 0.07 %LSU +0.0%
1989 0.07 %LSU +0.0%
1990 0.13 %LSU +85.7%
1991 0.21 %LSU +61.5%
1992 0.21 %LSU +0.0%
1993 0.2 %LSU -4.8%
1994 0.22 %LSU +10.0%
1995 0.23 %LSU +4.5%
1996 0.22 %LSU -4.3%
1997 0.22 %LSU +0.0%
1998 0.24 %LSU +9.1%
1999 0.24 %LSU +0.0%
2000 0.22 %LSU -8.3%
2001 0.25 %LSU +13.6%
2002 0.28 %LSU +12.0%
2003 0.23 %LSU -17.9%
2004 0.21 %LSU -8.7%
2005 0.35 %LSU +66.7%
2006 0.31 %LSU -11.4%
2007 0.27 %LSU -12.9%
2008 0.28 %LSU +3.7%
2009 0.29 %LSU +3.6%
2010 0.3 %LSU +3.4%
2011 0.32 %LSU +6.7%
2012 0.32 %LSU +0.0%
2013 0.31 %LSU -3.1%
2014 0.32 %LSU +3.2%
2015 0.31 %LSU -3.1%
2016 0.31 %LSU +0.0%
2017 0.34 %LSU +9.7%
2018 0.38 %LSU +11.8%
2019 0.56 %LSU +47.4%
2020 0.53 %LSU -5.4%
2021 0.5 %LSU -5.7%
2022 0.46 %LSU -8.0%
2023 0.5 %LSU +8.7%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 0.5 %LSU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.54 %LSU, 93% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 0.5 %LSU is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.28 %LSU, 1.8× the median. (17 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Horses — Share in total livestock in Egypt 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
1990 +85.7% 0.07 %LSU 0.13 %LSU
2005 +66.7% 0.21 %LSU 0.35 %LSU
1991 +61.5% 0.13 %LSU 0.21 %LSU

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.5422 %LSU 0.33 %LSU 0.65 %LSU 9
1970s 0.223 %LSU 0.11 %LSU 0.33 %LSU 10
1980s 0.077 %LSU 0.07 %LSU 0.11 %LSU 10
1990s 0.212 %LSU 0.13 %LSU 0.24 %LSU 10
2000s 0.269 %LSU 0.21 %LSU 0.35 %LSU 10
2010s 0.347 %LSU 0.3 %LSU 0.56 %LSU 10
2020s 0.4975 %LSU 0.46 %LSU 0.53 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 105 Belgium-Luxembourg 0.71 %LSU compare
  2. 106 Denmark 0.67 %LSU compare
  3. 107 Myanmar 0.58 %LSU compare
  4. 108 Australia 0.5 %LSU compare
  5. 110 Czechoslovakia 0.49 %LSU compare
  6. 110 Turkmenistan 0.49 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is horses — share in total livestock in Egypt?
Horses — share in total livestock in Egypt 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 Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.65 %LSU in 1967.
What is the lowest horses — share in total livestock recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.07 %LSU in 1984.
How does Egypt rank for horses — share in total livestock?
Egypt ranks 108th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
Is horses — share in total livestock rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 61.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Egypt 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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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

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.