Horses — Stocks in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Horses — Stocks was 202,104 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Stocks in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, horses — stocks in Australia and New Zealand stood at 202,104 LSU.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 434,478 LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 188,500 LSU, in 1999.
That places Australia and New Zealand 34th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 386,242 LSU | 342,875 LSU | 434,478 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 330,170 LSU | 293,401 LSU | 350,708 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 322,973 LSU | 264,419 LSU | 369,548 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 218,024 LSU | 188,500 LSU | 262,859 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 199,884 LSU | 190,450 LSU | 215,209 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 206,134 LSU | 199,756 LSU | 210,878 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 203,759 LSU | 202,104 LSU | 206,164 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
- 31 Italy 238,915 LSU compare
- 32 Sierra Leone 222,323 LSU compare
- 33 South Africa 218,473 LSU compare
- 35 Spain 199,837 LSU compare
- 36 Yugoslav SFR 197,183 LSU compare
- 37 Chile 190,442 LSU compare
- 37 Cook Islands 195.65 LSU compare
More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.335 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 4.99 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 187.5 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 31,787 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 1.01 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — stocks in Australia and New Zealand?
- Horses — stocks in Australia and New Zealand was 202,104 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 434,478 LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 188,500 LSU in 1999.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for horses — stocks?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 34th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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.