Horses — Stocks in Americas

Americas: Horses — Stocks was 18.44 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
18.44 million LSU
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
2nd
of 30 groups
All-time high
21.99 million LSU
in 2005
All-time low
12.86 million LSU
in 1964
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Horses — Stocks in Americas, 1961–2023

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.

Analysis

In 2023, horses — stocks in Americas stood at 18.44 million LSU.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Americas peaked at 21.99 million LSU in 2005 and was at its lowest, 12.86 million LSU, in 1964.

That places Americas 2nd out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Horses — Stocks in Americas, year by year

Annual values for Horses — Stocks in Americas, 1961 to 2023.
Year LSU Change
1961 13.35 million LSU —
1962 13.11 million LSU -1.8%
1963 12.93 million LSU -1.3%
1964 12.86 million LSU -0.5%
1965 13.91 million LSU +8.1%
1966 14.19 million LSU +2.0%
1967 14.54 million LSU +2.5%
1968 15.01 million LSU +3.2%
1969 14.97 million LSU -0.3%
1970 15.83 million LSU +5.7%
1971 16.29 million LSU +2.9%
1972 16.37 million LSU +0.5%
1973 16.58 million LSU +1.3%
1974 16.92 million LSU +2.0%
1975 17.21 million LSU +1.7%
1976 17.20 million LSU -0.0%
1977 16.79 million LSU -2.4%
1978 16.78 million LSU -0.1%
1979 16.96 million LSU +1.1%
1980 17.10 million LSU +0.8%
1981 17.26 million LSU +0.9%
1982 17.24 million LSU -0.1%
1983 17.30 million LSU +0.3%
1984 17.48 million LSU +1.1%
1985 17.72 million LSU +1.3%
1986 17.82 million LSU +0.6%
1987 17.90 million LSU +0.4%
1988 18.08 million LSU +1.0%
1989 18.26 million LSU +1.0%
1990 18.34 million LSU +0.4%
1991 18.43 million LSU +0.5%
1992 18.49 million LSU +0.3%
1993 18.61 million LSU +0.6%
1994 18.72 million LSU +0.6%
1995 18.86 million LSU +0.7%
1996 18.46 million LSU -2.1%
1997 18.62 million LSU +0.9%
1998 18.62 million LSU +0.0%
1999 18.79 million LSU +0.9%
2000 18.80 million LSU +0.1%
2001 19.28 million LSU +2.6%
2002 19.41 million LSU +0.7%
2003 20.28 million LSU +4.5%
2004 21.85 million LSU +7.8%
2005 21.99 million LSU +0.6%
2006 21.90 million LSU -0.4%
2007 21.85 million LSU -0.2%
2008 21.72 million LSU -0.6%
2009 21.67 million LSU -0.2%
2010 21.34 million LSU -1.5%
2011 20.84 million LSU -2.4%
2012 19.94 million LSU -4.3%
2013 19.66 million LSU -1.4%
2014 19.56 million LSU -0.5%
2015 18.70 million LSU -4.4%
2016 18.74 million LSU +0.3%
2017 18.59 million LSU -0.8%
2018 18.60 million LSU +0.1%
2019 18.70 million LSU +0.5%
2020 19.06 million LSU +1.9%
2021 18.73 million LSU -1.7%
2022 18.59 million LSU -0.7%
2023 18.44 million LSU -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 13.88 million LSU 12.86 million LSU 15.01 million LSU 9
1970s 16.69 million LSU 15.83 million LSU 17.21 million LSU 10
1980s 17.61 million LSU 17.10 million LSU 18.26 million LSU 10
1990s 18.59 million LSU 18.34 million LSU 18.86 million LSU 10
2000s 20.88 million LSU 18.80 million LSU 21.99 million LSU 10
2010s 19.47 million LSU 18.59 million LSU 21.34 million LSU 10
2020s 18.70 million LSU 18.44 million LSU 19.06 million LSU 4

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 1 OECD 10.20 million LSU compare
  2. 2 USSR 3.85 million LSU compare
  3. 3 Brazil 3.77 million LSU compare
  4. 4 Mexico 3.21 million LSU compare
  5. 5 Mongolia 3.14 million LSU compare
  6. 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 341,573 LSU compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is horses — stocks in Americas?
Horses — stocks in Americas was 18.44 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 21.99 million LSU in 2005.
What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 12.86 million LSU in 1964.
How does Americas rank for horses — stocks?
Americas ranks 2nd out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Americas 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

Indicator
Horses — Stocks
Unit
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
211 places, 11,867 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.