Horses — Share in total livestock in Italy

Italy: Horses — Share in total livestock was 2.31 %LSU in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
2.31 %LSU
Change on year
down 6.1%
World rank
57th
of 177 countries
All-time high
2.53 %LSU
in 2013
All-time low
1.21 %LSU
in 1985
Years of data
57
1961–2017

Horses — Share in total livestock in Italy, 1961–2017

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for horses — share in total livestock in Italy is 2.31 %LSU, measured in 2017.

That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, horses — share in total livestock in Italy peaked at 2.53 %LSU in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.21 %LSU, in 1985.

Italy ranks 57th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.83 %LSU 1.51 %LSU 2.12 %LSU 9
1970s 1.36 %LSU 1.32 %LSU 1.43 %LSU 10
1980s 1.3 %LSU 1.21 %LSU 1.41 %LSU 10
1990s 1.69 %LSU 1.33 %LSU 1.89 %LSU 10
2000s 1.77 %LSU 1.28 %LSU 1.93 %LSU 10
2010s 2.43 %LSU 2.31 %LSU 2.53 %LSU 8

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 54 Malta 2.47 %LSU compare
  2. 55 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2.36 %LSU compare
  3. 56 French Guiana 2.34 %LSU compare
  4. 57 Ukraine 2.31 %LSU compare
  5. 59 Tajikistan 2.29 %LSU compare
  6. 60 Ethiopia 2.24 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is horses — share in total livestock in Italy?
Horses — share in total livestock in Italy was 2.31 %LSU in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest horses — share in total livestock recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 2.53 %LSU in 2013.
What is the lowest horses — share in total livestock recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 1.21 %LSU in 1985.
How does Italy rank for horses — share in total livestock?
Italy ranks 57th out of 177 countries with data for 2017.
Is horses — share in total livestock rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy 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.