Horses — Share in total livestock in United States of America
United States of America: Horses — Share in total livestock was 3.93 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Horses — Share in total livestock in United States of America, 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 United States of America is 3.93 %LSU, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — share in total livestock in United States of America peaked at 5.51 %LSU in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.88 %LSU, in 1964.
That places United States of America 4th out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Horses — Share in total livestock in United States of America, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.5 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 1.31 %LSU | -12.7% |
| 1963 | 1.08 %LSU | -17.6% |
| 1964 | 0.88 %LSU | -18.5% |
| 1965 | 1.58 %LSU | +79.5% |
| 1966 | 1.68 %LSU | +6.3% |
| 1967 | 1.8 %LSU | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 1.99 %LSU | +10.6% |
| 1969 | 2.13 %LSU | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 2.32 %LSU | +8.9% |
| 1971 | 2.47 %LSU | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 2.44 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 2.43 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 2.35 %LSU | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 2.34 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 2.44 %LSU | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 2.5 %LSU | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 2.7 %LSU | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 2.79 %LSU | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 2.77 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 2.73 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 2.75 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 2.8 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 2.83 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 2.94 %LSU | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 3.04 %LSU | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 3.04 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3.09 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 3.14 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 3.15 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 3.21 %LSU | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 3.18 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 3.14 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 3.06 %LSU | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 3.03 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 3.03 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3.05 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 3.13 %LSU | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 3.11 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 3.17 %LSU | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 3.33 %LSU | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 3.64 %LSU | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 4.24 %LSU | +16.5% |
| 2004 | 5.41 %LSU | +27.6% |
| 2005 | 5.51 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 5.43 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 5.43 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.33 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 5.39 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 5.35 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 5.09 %LSU | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 5.04 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 4.95 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 4.85 %LSU | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 4.67 %LSU | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 4.42 %LSU | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 4.26 %LSU | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 4.14 %LSU | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 4.02 %LSU | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 3.99 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 3.94 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 3.91 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 3.93 %LSU | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.55 %LSU | 0.88 %LSU | 2.13 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.48 %LSU | 2.32 %LSU | 2.79 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.91 %LSU | 2.73 %LSU | 3.14 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.11 %LSU | 3.03 %LSU | 3.21 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.69 %LSU | 3.17 %LSU | 5.51 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.68 %LSU | 4.02 %LSU | 5.35 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.94 %LSU | 3.91 %LSU | 3.99 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 1 Kazakhstan 28.05 %LSU compare
- 1 Polynesia 9.13 %LSU compare
- 2 Mongolia 25.27 %LSU compare
- 3 Iceland 21.88 %LSU compare
- 3 Timor-Leste 6.09 %LSU compare
- 4 Sierra Leone 21.73 %LSU compare
- 4 Melanesia 4.45 %LSU compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2.65 %LSU compare
- 5 Tonga 21.05 %LSU compare
- 6 Haiti 17.17 %LSU compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2.36 %LSU compare
- 7 Cuba 16.81 %LSU compare
- 7 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2.14 %LSU compare
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- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
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- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import value, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — share in total livestock in United States of America?
- Horses — share in total livestock in United States of America was 3.93 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — share in total livestock recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 5.51 %LSU in 2005.
- What is the lowest horses — share in total livestock recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.88 %LSU in 1964.
- How does United States of America rank for horses — share in total livestock?
- United States of America ranks 4th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is horses — share in total livestock rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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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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.