Horses — Stocks in Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe: Horses — Stocks was 1.10 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
1.10 million LSU
Change on year
down 3.1%
Rank
18th
of 30 groups
All-time high
9.58 million LSU
in 1961
All-time low
1.10 million LSU
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Horses — Stocks in Eastern Europe, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Eastern Europe recorded 1.10 million LSU for horses — stocks in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 40.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Eastern Europe peaked at 9.58 million LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.10 million LSU, in 2023.

That places Eastern Europe 18th out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Horses — Stocks in Eastern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Horses — Stocks in Eastern Europe, 1961 to 2023.
Year LSU Change
1961 9.58 million LSU —
1962 9.12 million LSU -4.7%
1963 8.69 million LSU -4.7%
1964 8.20 million LSU -5.7%
1965 7.75 million LSU -5.5%
1966 7.79 million LSU +0.5%
1967 7.82 million LSU +0.4%
1968 7.85 million LSU +0.4%
1969 7.76 million LSU -1.1%
1970 7.38 million LSU -4.9%
1971 7.21 million LSU -2.3%
1972 7.07 million LSU -1.9%
1973 6.84 million LSU -3.4%
1974 6.61 million LSU -3.3%
1975 6.44 million LSU -2.5%
1976 6.16 million LSU -4.4%
1977 5.83 million LSU -5.4%
1978 5.58 million LSU -4.2%
1979 5.47 million LSU -1.9%
1980 5.37 million LSU -1.9%
1981 5.28 million LSU -1.6%
1982 5.31 million LSU +0.6%
1983 5.26 million LSU -1.1%
1984 5.30 million LSU +0.8%
1985 5.28 million LSU -0.3%
1986 5.20 million LSU -1.5%
1987 5.19 million LSU -0.2%
1988 5.12 million LSU -1.3%
1989 5.08 million LSU -0.8%
1990 5.04 million LSU -0.8%
1991 5.04 million LSU -0.0%
1992 3.54 million LSU -29.9%
1993 3.45 million LSU -2.4%
1994 3.29 million LSU -4.7%
1995 3.32 million LSU +0.8%
1996 3.27 million LSU -1.4%
1997 3.18 million LSU -2.7%
1998 3.03 million LSU -4.8%
1999 2.89 million LSU -4.6%
2000 2.81 million LSU -2.7%
2001 2.78 million LSU -1.1%
2002 2.60 million LSU -6.5%
2003 2.56 million LSU -1.5%
2004 2.49 million LSU -2.4%
2005 2.36 million LSU -5.3%
2006 2.27 million LSU -3.7%
2007 2.24 million LSU -1.7%
2008 2.26 million LSU +1.1%
2009 2.21 million LSU -2.2%
2010 2.07 million LSU -6.2%
2011 1.92 million LSU -7.2%
2012 1.88 million LSU -2.2%
2013 1.85 million LSU -1.8%
2014 1.78 million LSU -3.4%
2015 1.74 million LSU -2.6%
2016 1.61 million LSU -7.5%
2017 1.58 million LSU -1.5%
2018 1.52 million LSU -4.0%
2019 1.51 million LSU -0.8%
2020 1.47 million LSU -2.8%
2021 1.40 million LSU -4.7%
2022 1.14 million LSU -18.4%
2023 1.10 million LSU -3.1%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Horses — Stocks in Eastern Europe 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
1992 -29.9% 5.04 million LSU 3.54 million LSU

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8.28 million LSU 7.75 million LSU 9.58 million LSU 9
1970s 6.46 million LSU 5.47 million LSU 7.38 million LSU 10
1980s 5.24 million LSU 5.08 million LSU 5.37 million LSU 10
1990s 3.60 million LSU 2.89 million LSU 5.04 million LSU 10
2000s 2.46 million LSU 2.21 million LSU 2.81 million LSU 10
2010s 1.75 million LSU 1.51 million LSU 2.07 million LSU 10
2020s 1.28 million LSU 1.10 million LSU 1.47 million LSU 4

Countries ranked near Eastern Europe

  1. 15 Cuba 587,837 LSU compare
  2. 15 Republic of Moldova 10,574 LSU compare
  3. 16 Syrian Arab Republic 3,326 LSU compare
  4. 16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 552,500 LSU compare
  5. 16 Caribbean 1.16 million LSU compare
  6. 17 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0 LSU compare
  7. 17 Peru 485,592 LSU compare
  8. 18 Sudan 397,817 LSU compare
  9. 19 Sudan (former) 392,682 LSU compare
  10. 20 Kyrgyzstan 352,643 LSU compare
  11. 21 Haiti 325,509 LSU compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is horses — stocks in Eastern Europe?
Horses — stocks in Eastern Europe was 1.10 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Eastern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 9.58 million LSU in 1961.
What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Eastern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 1.10 million LSU in 2023.
How does Eastern Europe rank for horses — stocks?
Eastern Europe ranks 18th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Eastern Europe 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.