Horses — Stocks in Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa: Horses — Stocks was 1.16 million LSU in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
1.16 million LSU
Change on year
up 5.4%
Rank
17th
of 30 groups
All-time high
1.80 million LSU
in 1992
All-time low
587,110 LSU
in 2000
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Horses — Stocks in Eastern Africa, 1961–2023

500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1.5M1.8M196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, horses — stocks in Eastern Africa stood at 1.16 million LSU.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Eastern Africa peaked at 1.80 million LSU in 1992 and was at its lowest, 587,110 LSU, in 2000.

Eastern Africa ranks 17th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Horses — Stocks in Eastern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Horses — Stocks in Eastern Africa, 1961 to 2023.
Year LSU Change
1961 852,174 LSU —
1962 857,720 LSU +0.7%
1963 864,698 LSU +0.8%
1964 870,140 LSU +0.6%
1965 876,540 LSU +0.7%
1966 883,950 LSU +0.8%
1967 890,810 LSU +0.8%
1968 897,742 LSU +0.8%
1969 904,688 LSU +0.8%
1970 914,150 LSU +1.0%
1971 921,448 LSU +0.8%
1972 929,221 LSU +0.8%
1973 951,634 LSU +2.4%
1974 964,586 LSU +1.4%
1975 984,032 LSU +2.0%
1976 984,449 LSU +0.0%
1977 997,886 LSU +1.4%
1978 998,618 LSU +0.1%
1979 1.00 million LSU +0.4%
1980 1.01 million LSU +0.4%
1981 1.15 million LSU +14.2%
1982 1.31 million LSU +14.2%
1983 1.48 million LSU +12.8%
1984 1.51 million LSU +1.8%
1985 1.57 million LSU +4.3%
1986 1.61 million LSU +2.1%
1987 1.64 million LSU +2.0%
1988 1.67 million LSU +2.0%
1989 1.70 million LSU +2.0%
1990 1.74 million LSU +1.9%
1991 1.77 million LSU +1.9%
1992 1.80 million LSU +1.8%
1993 588,245 LSU -67.3%
1994 588,760 LSU +0.1%
1995 589,068 LSU +0.1%
1996 614,365 LSU +4.3%
1997 624,156 LSU +1.6%
1998 629,790 LSU +0.9%
1999 618,086 LSU -1.9%
2000 587,110 LSU -5.0%
2001 642,342 LSU +9.4%
2002 757,088 LSU +17.9%
2003 765,614 LSU +1.1%
2004 774,430 LSU +1.2%
2005 800,562 LSU +3.4%
2006 843,564 LSU +5.4%
2007 897,112 LSU +6.3%
2008 908,685 LSU +1.3%
2009 1.01 million LSU +11.5%
2010 1.03 million LSU +1.6%
2011 996,694 LSU -3.2%
2012 969,307 LSU -2.7%
2013 997,330 LSU +2.9%
2014 1.03 million LSU +3.5%
2015 1.06 million LSU +2.4%
2016 1.09 million LSU +3.6%
2017 1.02 million LSU -6.9%
2018 981,312 LSU -3.8%
2019 1.07 million LSU +9.2%
2020 1.09 million LSU +1.8%
2021 1.09 million LSU -0.5%
2022 1.10 million LSU +1.3%
2023 1.16 million LSU +5.4%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Horses — Stocks in Eastern Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1993 -67.3% 1.80 million LSU 588,245 LSU

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 877,607 LSU 852,174 LSU 904,688 LSU 9
1970s 964,844 LSU 914,150 LSU 1.00 million LSU 10
1980s 1.46 million LSU 1.01 million LSU 1.70 million LSU 10
1990s 955,868 LSU 588,245 LSU 1.80 million LSU 10
2000s 798,985 LSU 587,110 LSU 1.01 million LSU 10
2010s 1.03 million LSU 969,307 LSU 1.09 million LSU 10
2020s 1.11 million LSU 1.09 million LSU 1.16 million LSU 4

Countries ranked near Eastern Africa

  1. 14 Chad 749,650 LSU compare
  2. 14 Polynesia 10,648 LSU compare
  3. 15 Cuba 587,837 LSU compare
  4. 15 Republic of Moldova 10,574 LSU compare
  5. 16 Syrian Arab Republic 3,326 LSU compare
  6. 16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 552,500 LSU compare
  7. 16 Caribbean 1.16 million LSU compare
  8. 17 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0 LSU compare
  9. 17 Peru 485,592 LSU compare
  10. 18 Sudan 397,817 LSU compare
  11. 19 Sudan (former) 392,682 LSU compare
  12. 20 Kyrgyzstan 352,643 LSU compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is horses — stocks in Eastern Africa?
Horses — stocks in Eastern Africa was 1.16 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Eastern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1.80 million LSU in 1992.
What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Eastern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 587,110 LSU in 2000.
How does Eastern Africa rank for horses — stocks?
Eastern Africa ranks 17th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Eastern Africa 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.