Horses — Stocks in Canada
Canada: Horses — Stocks was 319,831 LSU in 2023. ▬ Flat
Horses — Stocks in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for horses — stocks in Canada is 319,831 LSU, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Canada peaked at 444,000 LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 274,400 LSU, in 1973.
Canada ranks 22nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Horses — Stocks in Canada, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 444,000 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 396,800 LSU | -10.6% |
| 1963 | 368,800 LSU | -7.1% |
| 1964 | 351,840 LSU | -4.6% |
| 1965 | 335,120 LSU | -4.8% |
| 1966 | 319,520 LSU | -4.7% |
| 1967 | 299,120 LSU | -6.4% |
| 1968 | 287,600 LSU | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 284,480 LSU | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 295,920 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 289,520 LSU | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 287,600 LSU | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 274,400 LSU | -4.6% |
| 1974 | 276,000 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 276,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 280,000 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 280,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 280,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 280,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 296,000 LSU | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 296,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 296,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 304,000 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 304,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 314,400 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 312,000 LSU | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 364,000 LSU | +16.7% |
| 1988 | 440,000 LSU | +20.9% |
| 1989 | 332,000 LSU | -24.5% |
| 1990 | 332,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 335,200 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 280,000 LSU | -16.5% |
| 1993 | 296,000 LSU | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 280,000 LSU | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 304,000 LSU | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 300,800 LSU | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 320,000 LSU | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 304,000 LSU | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 304,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 308,000 LSU | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 376,000 LSU | +22.1% |
| 2002 | 308,000 LSU | -18.1% |
| 2003 | 308,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 308,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 308,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 308,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 308,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 312,000 LSU | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 312,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 320,000 LSU | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 324,000 LSU | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 325,600 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 325,600 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 326,400 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 320,042 LSU | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 318,973 LSU | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 319,476 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 319,806 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 320,074 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 319,971 LSU | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 319,233 LSU | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 319,532 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 319,831 LSU | +0.1% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 319,831 LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 19,702 LSU, 16.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 343,031 LSU | 284,480 LSU | 444,000 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 281,944 LSU | 274,400 LSU | 295,920 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 325,840 LSU | 296,000 LSU | 440,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 305,600 LSU | 280,000 LSU | 335,200 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 315,600 LSU | 308,000 LSU | 376,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 321,997 LSU | 318,973 LSU | 326,400 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 319,642 LSU | 319,233 LSU | 319,971 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More environment data for Canada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % 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 -0.3398 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — stocks in Canada?
- Horses — stocks in Canada was 319,831 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 444,000 LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 274,400 LSU in 1973.
- How does Canada rank for horses — stocks?
- Canada ranks 22nd out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada 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.