Horses — Stocks in Australia
Australia: Horses — Stocks was 181,835 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Stocks in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Australia recorded 181,835 LSU for horses — stocks in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Australia peaked at 388,978 LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 142,446 LSU, in 2004.
That places Australia 39th out of 164 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.
Horses — Stocks in Australia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 388,978 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 365,302 LSU | -6.1% |
| 1963 | 355,789 LSU | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 348,292 LSU | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 337,934 LSU | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 321,750 LSU | -4.8% |
| 1967 | 311,445 LSU | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 291,200 LSU | -6.5% |
| 1969 | 297,050 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 296,193 LSU | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 292,500 LSU | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 292,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 289,900 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 295,750 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 276,250 LSU | -6.6% |
| 1976 | 250,501 LSU | -9.3% |
| 1977 | 269,750 LSU | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 284,623 LSU | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 309,347 LSU | +8.7% |
| 1980 | 320,934 LSU | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 317,548 LSU | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 298,647 LSU | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 291,795 LSU | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 278,665 LSU | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 270,604 LSU | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 225,095 LSU | -16.8% |
| 1987 | 203,130 LSU | -9.8% |
| 1988 | 217,465 LSU | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 205,799 LSU | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 201,772 LSU | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 200,229 LSU | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 188,075 LSU | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 176,909 LSU | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 162,500 LSU | -8.1% |
| 1995 | 156,000 LSU | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 149,500 LSU | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 149,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 143,000 LSU | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 143,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 143,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 143,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 143,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 143,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 142,446 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 143,677 LSU | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 167,130 LSU | +16.3% |
| 2007 | 172,169 LSU | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 169,000 LSU | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 166,668 LSU | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 167,700 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 168,654 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 172,250 LSU | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 173,550 LSU | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 175,500 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 176,606 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 176,873 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 175,939 LSU | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 175,204 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 174,767 LSU | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 178,942 LSU | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 179,985 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 180,910 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 181,835 LSU | +0.5% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 181,835 LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 19,702 LSU, 9.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Australia's 181,835 LSU is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,018 LSU, 20.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 335,304 LSU | 291,200 LSU | 388,978 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 285,731 LSU | 250,501 LSU | 309,347 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 262,968 LSU | 203,130 LSU | 320,934 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 167,048 LSU | 143,000 LSU | 201,772 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 153,309 LSU | 142,446 LSU | 172,169 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 173,704 LSU | 167,700 LSU | 176,873 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 180,418 LSU | 178,942 LSU | 181,835 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 36 Yugoslav SFR 197,183 LSU compare
- 37 Chile 190,442 LSU compare
- 38 France 188,245 LSU compare
- 40 Uzbekistan 179,335 LSU compare
- 41 Philippines 163,173 LSU compare
- 42 Paraguay 144,859 LSU compare
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % 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 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — stocks in Australia?
- Horses — stocks in Australia was 181,835 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 388,978 LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 142,446 LSU in 2004.
- How does Australia rank for horses — stocks?
- Australia ranks 39th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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.