Horses — Stocks in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Horses — Stocks was 519,104 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Stocks in European Union (27), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, horses — stocks in European Union (27) stood at 519,104 LSU.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.7% on the previous year and down 75.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks in European Union (27) peaked at 6.54 million LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 444,941 LSU, in 2022.
European Union (27) ranks 23rd of 30 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Horses — Stocks in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.54 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 6.17 million LSU | -5.7% |
| 1963 | 5.73 million LSU | -7.1% |
| 1964 | 5.36 million LSU | -6.5% |
| 1965 | 5.03 million LSU | -6.2% |
| 1966 | 4.81 million LSU | -4.4% |
| 1967 | 4.69 million LSU | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 4.50 million LSU | -4.2% |
| 1969 | 4.28 million LSU | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 4.10 million LSU | -4.3% |
| 1971 | 3.88 million LSU | -5.3% |
| 1972 | 3.68 million LSU | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 3.54 million LSU | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 3.44 million LSU | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 3.33 million LSU | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 3.30 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 3.20 million LSU | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 3.04 million LSU | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 3.00 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 2.92 million LSU | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 2.82 million LSU | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 2.83 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 2.73 million LSU | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 2.68 million LSU | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 2.61 million LSU | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 2.51 million LSU | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 2.44 million LSU | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 2.36 million LSU | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 2.32 million LSU | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 2.32 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 2.38 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 2.54 million LSU | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 2.52 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 2.46 million LSU | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 2.55 million LSU | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 2.54 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 2.60 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 2.51 million LSU | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 2.47 million LSU | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 2.45 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 2.45 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.31 million LSU | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 2.35 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 2.35 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.27 million LSU | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 2.35 million LSU | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 2.39 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 2.45 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 2.43 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 2.30 million LSU | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 2.25 million LSU | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 2.20 million LSU | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 2.11 million LSU | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 2.00 million LSU | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 2.04 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.97 million LSU | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.96 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.02 million LSU | -48.1% |
| 2019 | 920,286 LSU | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 1.08 million LSU | +17.0% |
| 2021 | 743,434 LSU | -30.9% |
| 2022 | 444,941 LSU | -40.2% |
| 2023 | 519,104 LSU | +16.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Stocks in European Union (27) 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -48.1% | 1.96 million LSU | 1.02 million LSU |
| 2022 | -40.2% | 743,434 LSU | 444,941 LSU |
| 2021 | -30.9% | 1.08 million LSU | 743,434 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.23 million LSU | 4.28 million LSU | 6.54 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.45 million LSU | 3.00 million LSU | 4.10 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.62 million LSU | 2.32 million LSU | 2.92 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.49 million LSU | 2.32 million LSU | 2.60 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.38 million LSU | 2.27 million LSU | 2.45 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.88 million LSU | 920,286 LSU | 2.30 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 695,965 LSU | 444,941 LSU | 1.08 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
More environment data for European Union (27)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.429 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 17.28 kg/ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 431,318 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.18 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.46 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 3.11 million 1000 USD (1989)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — stocks in European Union (27)?
- Horses — stocks in European Union (27) was 519,104 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.54 million LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 444,941 LSU in 2022.
- How does European Union (27) rank for horses — stocks?
- European Union (27) ranks 23rd out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is horses — stocks rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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.