Horses — Stocks in China

China: Horses — Stocks was 2.34 million LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
2.34 million LSU
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
7th
of 177 countries
All-time high
7.44 million LSU
in 1978
All-time low
2.24 million LSU
in 2017
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Horses — Stocks in China, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, horses — stocks in China stood at 2.34 million LSU.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, horses — stocks in China peaked at 7.44 million LSU in 1978 and was at its lowest, 2.24 million LSU, in 2017.

China ranks 7th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.82 million LSU 4.04 million LSU 5.72 million LSU 9
1970s 6.91 million LSU 5.98 million LSU 7.44 million LSU 10
1980s 7.10 million LSU 6.85 million LSU 7.24 million LSU 10
1990s 6.32 million LSU 5.67 million LSU 6.69 million LSU 10
2000s 4.99 million LSU 3.66 million LSU 5.80 million LSU 10
2010s 2.76 million LSU 2.24 million LSU 3.45 million LSU 10
2020s 2.38 million LSU 2.34 million LSU 2.42 million LSU 4

Countries ranked near China

  1. 4 Mexico 3.21 million LSU compare
  2. 5 Mongolia 3.14 million LSU compare
  3. 6 Kazakhstan 2.50 million LSU compare
  4. 8 China, mainland 2.33 million LSU compare
  5. 9 Ethiopia PDR 1.79 million LSU compare
  6. 10 Argentina 1.63 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is horses — stocks in China?
Horses — stocks in China was 2.34 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 7.44 million LSU in 1978.
What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 2.24 million LSU in 2017.
How does China rank for horses — stocks?
China ranks 7th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
Is horses — stocks rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China 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.