Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre in Portugal
Portugal: Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre was 0.9825 An per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre in Portugal, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2022, horses — stocks, per square kilometre in Portugal stood at 0.9825 An per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks, per square kilometre in Portugal peaked at 1.06 An per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.2842 An per square kilometre, in 1986.
Portugal ranks 38th of 143 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre in Portugal, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5574 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.518 An per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1963 | 0.4809 An per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1964 | 0.4372 An per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4044 An per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1966 | 0.4317 An per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1967 | 0.3913 An per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1968 | 0.3591 An per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1969 | 0.377 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3913 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.412 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 0.4129 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4239 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3825 An per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3497 An per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3497 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3388 An per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3388 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3279 An per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3169 An per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3169 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3169 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.306 An per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.306 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.306 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2842 An per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2842 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2842 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2842 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2842 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4481 An per square kilometre | +57.7% |
| 1992 | 0.459 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4699 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.5246 An per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5683 An per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6011 An per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.623 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6339 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.6339 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6448 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6448 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6448 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6448 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6557 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6669 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6997 An per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7543 An per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8746 An per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 1.06 An per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 2010 | 1.06 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.06 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9608 An per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8515 An per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9061 An per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8078 An per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7205 An per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8406 An per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8951 An per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9497 An per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9279 An per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9606 An per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9825 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.9825 An per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4865 An per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.9825 An per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4925 An per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre in Portugal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +57.7% | 0.2842 An per square kilometre | 0.4481 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4397 An per square kilometre | 0.3591 An per square kilometre | 0.5574 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3728 An per square kilometre | 0.3279 An per square kilometre | 0.4239 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3005 An per square kilometre | 0.2842 An per square kilometre | 0.3169 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5246 An per square kilometre | 0.2842 An per square kilometre | 0.6339 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.729 An per square kilometre | 0.6448 An per square kilometre | 1.06 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.905 An per square kilometre | 0.7205 An per square kilometre | 1.06 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.957 An per square kilometre | 0.9279 An per square kilometre | 0.9825 An per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 35 Antigua and Barbuda 1.12 An per square kilometre compare
- 36 Austria 1.1 An per square kilometre compare
- 37 Albania 0.996 An per square kilometre compare
- 39 Belgium 0.9705 An per square kilometre compare
- 40 Slovenia 0.966 An per square kilometre compare
- 41 Argentina 0.9182 An per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Portugal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6043 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5127 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.44 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.29 % 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 0.1607 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — stocks, per square kilometre in Portugal?
- Horses — stocks, per square kilometre in Portugal was 0.9825 An per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 An per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2842 An per square kilometre in 1986.
- How does Portugal rank for horses — stocks, per square kilometre?
- Portugal ranks 38th out of 143 countries with data for 2022.
- Is horses — stocks, per square kilometre rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 62 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
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.