Horses — Share in total livestock in Germany

Germany: Horses — Share in total livestock was 1.85 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.85 %LSU
Change on year
up 17.8%
World rank
71st
of 177 countries
All-time high
3.15 %LSU
in 1961
All-time low
0.91 %LSU
in 1972
Years of data
59
1961–2023

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

11.522.53196119922023

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

Analysis

Germany recorded 1.85 %LSU for horses — share in total livestock in 2023.

The figure is up 17.8% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, horses — share in total livestock in Germany peaked at 3.15 %LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.91 %LSU, in 1972.

That places Germany 71st out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.99 %LSU 1.12 %LSU 3.15 %LSU 9
1970s 0.952 %LSU 0.91 %LSU 0.99 %LSU 10
1980s 1 %LSU 0.95 %LSU 1.07 %LSU 10
1990s 1.6 %LSU 1.09 %LSU 1.98 %LSU 10
2000s 1.65 %LSU 1.45 %LSU 1.76 %LSU 10
2010s 1.48 %LSU 1.2 %LSU 1.79 %LSU 8
2020s 1.71 %LSU 1.57 %LSU 1.85 %LSU 2

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 68 Philippines 1.91 %LSU compare
  2. 69 Canada 1.89 %LSU compare
  3. 70 Brazil 1.87 %LSU compare
  4. 72 Armenia 1.83 %LSU compare
  5. 73 Norway 1.77 %LSU compare
  6. 74 Czechia 1.67 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is horses — share in total livestock in Germany?
Horses — share in total livestock in Germany was 1.85 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest horses — share in total livestock recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 3.15 %LSU in 1961.
What is the lowest horses — share in total livestock recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 0.91 %LSU in 1972.
How does Germany rank for horses — share in total livestock?
Germany ranks 71st out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
Is horses — share in total livestock rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany 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

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.