Horses — Stocks in Gambia
Gambia: Horses — Stocks was 11,101 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Horses — Stocks in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 11,101 LSU for horses — stocks in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and up 391.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Gambia peaked at 20,500 LSU in 2008 and was at its lowest, 500 LSU, in 1961.
That places Gambia 96th out of 164 countries 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 500 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 1,000 LSU | +100.0% |
| 1963 | 1,500 LSU | +50.0% |
| 1964 | 2,000 LSU | +33.3% |
| 1965 | 2,500 LSU | +25.0% |
| 1966 | 2,750 LSU | +10.0% |
| 1967 | 3,000 LSU | +9.1% |
| 1968 | 3,250 LSU | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 3,500 LSU | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 3,750 LSU | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 4,000 LSU | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 4,250 LSU | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 4,500 LSU | +5.9% |
| 1974 | 4,750 LSU | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 5,000 LSU | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 5,250 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 5,500 LSU | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 5,750 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 6,000 LSU | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 6,250 LSU | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 6,500 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 6,750 LSU | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 7,000 LSU | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 7,250 LSU | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 7,500 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 8,000 LSU | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 8,500 LSU | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 8,704 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 8,788 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 7,780 LSU | -11.5% |
| 1991 | 8,092 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 7,842 LSU | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 8,381 LSU | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 8,778 LSU | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 8,642 LSU | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 6,419 LSU | -25.7% |
| 1997 | 8,211 LSU | +27.9% |
| 1998 | 8,348 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 10,958 LSU | +31.3% |
| 2000 | 8,500 LSU | -22.4% |
| 2001 | 8,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11,000 LSU | +29.4% |
| 2005 | 13,500 LSU | +22.7% |
| 2006 | 16,000 LSU | +18.5% |
| 2007 | 18,500 LSU | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 20,500 LSU | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 18,500 LSU | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 19,000 LSU | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 14,000 LSU | -26.3% |
| 2012 | 9,252 LSU | -33.9% |
| 2013 | 2,258 LSU | -75.6% |
| 2014 | 2,296 LSU | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 2,954 LSU | +28.6% |
| 2016 | 4,948 LSU | +67.5% |
| 2017 | 7,397 LSU | +49.5% |
| 2018 | 9,026 LSU | +22.0% |
| 2019 | 10,524 LSU | +16.6% |
| 2020 | 11,956 LSU | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 11,818 LSU | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 11,980 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 11,101 LSU | -7.3% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 11,101 LSU is below the median for low income countries, which is 11,142 LSU, 100% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 11,101 LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7,828 LSU, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Stocks in Gambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +100.0% | 500 LSU | 1,000 LSU |
| 2013 | -75.6% | 9,252 LSU | 2,258 LSU |
| 2016 | +67.5% | 2,954 LSU | 4,948 LSU |
| 1963 | +50.0% | 1,000 LSU | 1,500 LSU |
| 2017 | +49.5% | 4,948 LSU | 7,397 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,222 LSU | 500 LSU | 3,500 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,875 LSU | 3,750 LSU | 6,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,524 LSU | 6,250 LSU | 8,788 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,345 LSU | 6,419 LSU | 10,958 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,200 LSU | 8,500 LSU | 20,500 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,166 LSU | 2,258 LSU | 19,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,714 LSU | 11,101 LSU | 11,980 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More environment data for Gambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.366 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9281 % 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 -1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — stocks in Gambia?
- Horses — stocks in Gambia was 11,101 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 20,500 LSU in 2008.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 LSU in 1961.
- How does Gambia rank for horses — stocks?
- Gambia ranks 96th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 391.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia 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.