Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre in World
World: Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre was 0.4248 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.4248 An per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
1st
of 2 groups
All-time high
0.5964 An per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.4104 An per square kilometre
in 2018
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre in World, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for horses — stocks, per square kilometre in World is 0.4248 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks, per square kilometre in World peaked at 0.5964 An per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.4104 An per square kilometre, in 2018.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre in World, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5964 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5757 An per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1963 | 0.5627 An per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.5544 An per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.563 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.5683 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.5724 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.5781 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.5766 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.5852 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.5897 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.5863 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.5858 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5904 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.5947 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.5918 An per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5818 An per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.5761 An per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5735 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.5721 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5713 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5708 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5715 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.5705 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5759 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5772 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5774 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5755 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5779 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5854 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5872 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4856 An per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4662 An per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4666 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4705 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4667 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4564 An per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4544 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4549 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4539 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4553 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4482 An per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4549 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4677 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4667 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4653 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.467 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4662 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4577 An per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4491 An per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4433 An per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4226 An per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4194 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4214 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4203 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4231 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4199 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4104 An per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4176 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4255 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4232 An per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4243 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4248 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.572 An per square kilometre | 0.5544 An per square kilometre | 0.5964 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5855 An per square kilometre | 0.5735 An per square kilometre | 0.5947 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.574 An per square kilometre | 0.5705 An per square kilometre | 0.5779 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4894 An per square kilometre | 0.4544 An per square kilometre | 0.5872 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4603 An per square kilometre | 0.4482 An per square kilometre | 0.4677 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4247 An per square kilometre | 0.4104 An per square kilometre | 0.4491 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4245 An per square kilometre | 0.4232 An per square kilometre | 0.4255 An per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — stocks, per square kilometre in World?
- Horses — stocks, per square kilometre in World was 0.4248 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5964 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4104 An per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does World rank for horses — stocks, per square kilometre?
- World ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2023.
- Is horses — stocks, per square kilometre rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.