Horses — Stocks in Iceland
Iceland: Horses — Stocks was 32,278 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Horses — Stocks in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, horses — stocks in Iceland stood at 32,278 LSU.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Iceland peaked at 52,337 LSU in 1996 and was at its lowest, 19,198 LSU, in 1964.
Iceland ranks 73rd of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21,068 LSU | 19,198 LSU | 23,068 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 27,678 LSU | 21,757 LSU | 33,162 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 36,584 LSU | 32,544 LSU | 45,005 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 50,078 LSU | 46,600 LSU | 52,337 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 48,413 LSU | 46,324 LSU | 50,376 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 47,155 LSU | 42,041 LSU | 50,877 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,785 LSU | 32,278 LSU | 38,003 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 70 Azerbaijan 34,499 LSU compare
- 71 Mauritania 33,836 LSU compare
- 72 Lesotho 33,058 LSU compare
- 74 Viet Nam 31,734 LSU compare
- 75 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 31,563 LSU compare
- 76 Switzerland 31,257 LSU compare
More environment data for Iceland
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.04 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 0.05 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 217 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 15.05 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 92.61 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,517 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 7.39 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 121 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.31 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 1.2 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — stocks in Iceland?
- Horses — stocks in Iceland was 32,278 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 52,337 LSU in 1996.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,198 LSU in 1964.
- How does Iceland rank for horses — stocks?
- Iceland ranks 73rd out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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.