Horses — Stocks in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Horses — Stocks was 6,052 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Stocks in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 6,052 LSU for horses — stocks in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 91.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Afghanistan peaked at 166,000 LSU in 1970 and was at its lowest, 6,033 LSU, in 2022.
Afghanistan ranks 107th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Horses — Stocks in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 110,736 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 98,340 LSU | -11.2% |
| 1963 | 105,306 LSU | +7.1% |
| 1964 | 116,400 LSU | +10.5% |
| 1965 | 128,000 LSU | +10.0% |
| 1966 | 111,200 LSU | -13.1% |
| 1967 | 111,200 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 148,800 LSU | +33.8% |
| 1969 | 147,600 LSU | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 166,000 LSU | +12.5% |
| 1971 | 166,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 147,600 LSU | -11.1% |
| 1973 | 148,000 LSU | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 148,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 148,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 148,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 160,000 LSU | +8.1% |
| 1978 | 164,000 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 160,000 LSU | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 162,000 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 162,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 162,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 162,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 164,000 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 164,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 164,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 160,000 LSU | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 154,800 LSU | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 149,600 LSU | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 144,800 LSU | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 140,000 LSU | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 120,000 LSU | -14.3% |
| 1993 | 80,000 LSU | -33.3% |
| 1994 | 40,000 LSU | -50.0% |
| 1995 | 40,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 40,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 40,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 40,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 41,600 LSU | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 64,800 LSU | +55.8% |
| 2001 | 64,800 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 56,400 LSU | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 57,600 LSU | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 62,000 LSU | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 59,600 LSU | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 58,400 LSU | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 58,000 LSU | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 64,800 LSU | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 70,800 LSU | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 78,800 LSU | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 72,400 LSU | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 71,200 LSU | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 68,400 LSU | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 68,400 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 69,200 LSU | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 68,480 LSU | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 70,000 LSU | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 70,330 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 69,349 LSU | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 39,006 LSU | -43.8% |
| 2021 | 18,934 LSU | -51.5% |
| 2022 | 6,033 LSU | -68.1% |
| 2023 | 6,052 LSU | +0.3% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 6,052 LSU is below the median for low income countries, which is 11,142 LSU, 54% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 6,052 LSU is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6,052 LSU, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Stocks in Afghanistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -68.1% | 18,934 LSU | 6,033 LSU |
| 2000 | +55.8% | 41,600 LSU | 64,800 LSU |
| 2021 | -51.5% | 39,006 LSU | 18,934 LSU |
| 1994 | -50.0% | 80,000 LSU | 40,000 LSU |
| 2020 | -43.8% | 69,349 LSU | 39,006 LSU |
| 1968 | +33.8% | 111,200 LSU | 148,800 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 119,731 LSU | 98,340 LSU | 148,800 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 155,560 LSU | 147,600 LSU | 166,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 160,440 LSU | 149,600 LSU | 164,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 72,640 LSU | 40,000 LSU | 144,800 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 61,720 LSU | 56,400 LSU | 70,800 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 70,656 LSU | 68,400 LSU | 78,800 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,506 LSU | 6,033 LSU | 39,006 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More environment data for Afghanistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.95 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -17.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.547 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1990)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.85 % 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 0.7636 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — stocks in Afghanistan?
- Horses — stocks in Afghanistan was 6,052 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 166,000 LSU in 1970.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,033 LSU in 2022.
- How does Afghanistan rank for horses — stocks?
- Afghanistan ranks 107th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Horses — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.