Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre in Namibia
Namibia: Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre was 0.0501 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.0501 An per square kilometre for horses — stocks, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks, per square kilometre in Namibia peaked at 0.0803 An per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0374 An per square kilometre, in 1963.
Namibia ranks 112th of 143 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre in Namibia, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0407 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0401 An per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0374 An per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0377 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0383 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0401 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0413 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0425 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0437 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0437 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0449 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0462 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0474 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0486 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0498 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.051 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0522 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0534 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0547 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0547 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0547 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0559 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0571 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0583 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0595 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0595 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0595 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0607 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0576 An per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0632 An per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0619 An per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0662 An per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0697 An per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0714 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0703 An per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0692 An per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0694 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0648 An per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0803 An per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0752 An per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0638 An per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0577 An per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0607 An per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0762 An per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0576 An per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0561 An per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0549 An per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0547 An per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0559 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0565 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0571 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0567 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0489 An per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0671 An per square kilometre | +37.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0573 An per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0494 An per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0508 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.052 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.052 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0518 An per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0512 An per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0506 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0501 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.0501 An per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1188 An per square kilometre, 42% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.0501 An per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0728 An per square kilometre, 69% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre in Namibia 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +37.2% | 0.0489 An per square kilometre | 0.0671 An per square kilometre |
| 2004 | +25.5% | 0.0607 An per square kilometre | 0.0762 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0402 An per square kilometre | 0.0374 An per square kilometre | 0.0437 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0492 An per square kilometre | 0.0437 An per square kilometre | 0.0547 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0577 An per square kilometre | 0.0547 An per square kilometre | 0.0607 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0686 An per square kilometre | 0.0619 An per square kilometre | 0.0803 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0613 An per square kilometre | 0.0547 An per square kilometre | 0.0762 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0548 An per square kilometre | 0.0489 An per square kilometre | 0.0671 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0509 An per square kilometre | 0.0501 An per square kilometre | 0.0518 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 109 Mauritania 0.0657 An per square kilometre compare
- 110 Turkmenistan 0.0595 An per square kilometre compare
- 111 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0574 An per square kilometre compare
- 113 Greece 0.0458 An per square kilometre compare
- 114 Canada 0.0455 An per square kilometre compare
- 115 Togo 0.0381 An per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Namibia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.319 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.979 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.32 % 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 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — stocks, per square kilometre in Namibia?
- Horses — stocks, per square kilometre in Namibia was 0.0501 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0803 An per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0374 An per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Namibia rank for horses — stocks, per square kilometre?
- Namibia ranks 112th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — stocks, per square kilometre rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.