Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre was 0.0364 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0364 An per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
117th
of 143 countries
All-time high
0.0779 An per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0285 An per square kilometre
in 2004
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for horses — stocks, per square kilometre in Australia is 0.0364 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.0779 An per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0285 An per square kilometre, in 2004.
That places Australia 117th out of 143 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0779 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0732 An per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0713 An per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0697 An per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0677 An per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0644 An per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0624 An per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0583 An per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0595 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0593 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0586 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0586 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0581 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0592 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0553 An per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0502 An per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1977 | 0.054 An per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 0.057 An per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 0.062 An per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0643 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0636 An per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0598 An per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0584 An per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0558 An per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0542 An per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0451 An per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0407 An per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0435 An per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0412 An per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0404 An per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0401 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0377 An per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0354 An per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0325 An per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0312 An per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0299 An per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0299 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0286 An per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0286 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0286 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0286 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0286 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0286 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0285 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0288 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0335 An per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0345 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0338 An per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0334 An per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0336 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0338 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0345 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0348 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0351 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0354 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0354 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0352 An per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.035 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.035 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0358 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.036 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0362 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0364 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0364 An per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4865 An per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0364 An per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1789 An per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0671 An per square kilometre | 0.0583 An per square kilometre | 0.0779 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0572 An per square kilometre | 0.0502 An per square kilometre | 0.062 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0527 An per square kilometre | 0.0407 An per square kilometre | 0.0643 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0335 An per square kilometre | 0.0286 An per square kilometre | 0.0404 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0307 An per square kilometre | 0.0285 An per square kilometre | 0.0345 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0348 An per square kilometre | 0.0336 An per square kilometre | 0.0354 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0361 An per square kilometre | 0.0358 An per square kilometre | 0.0364 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % 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 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — stocks, per square kilometre in Australia?
- Horses — stocks, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.0364 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0779 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0285 An per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Australia rank for horses — stocks, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 117th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — stocks, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Stocks divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Horses — Stocks ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Stocks Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Horses — Stocks divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.