Horses — Stocks in India
India: Horses — Stocks was 141,899 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Stocks in India, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for horses — stocks in India is 141,899 LSU, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 16.5% on the previous year and down 65.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks in India peaked at 862,471 LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 141,899 LSU, in 2023.
India ranks 43rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Horses — Stocks in India, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 862,471 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 838,500 LSU | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 815,100 LSU | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 791,700 LSU | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 767,000 LSU | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 746,850 LSU | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 715,000 LSU | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 682,500 LSU | -4.5% |
| 1969 | 682,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 650,000 LSU | -4.8% |
| 1971 | 637,000 LSU | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 612,300 LSU | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 604,500 LSU | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 604,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 598,000 LSU | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 598,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 595,400 LSU | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 591,500 LSU | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 585,000 LSU | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 585,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 585,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 584,350 LSU | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 559,000 LSU | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 546,000 LSU | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 533,000 LSU | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 520,000 LSU | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 518,050 LSU | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 546,000 LSU | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 539,500 LSU | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 533,000 LSU | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 526,500 LSU | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 531,050 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 532,350 LSU | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 533,650 LSU | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 534,950 LSU | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 536,250 LSU | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 537,550 LSU | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 529,100 LSU | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 520,650 LSU | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 512,200 LSU | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 504,400 LSU | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 495,950 LSU | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 488,150 LSU | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 464,100 LSU | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 440,700 LSU | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 418,600 LSU | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 397,800 LSU | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 399,100 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 401,050 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 402,350 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 404,300 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 406,076 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 408,200 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 409,500 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 367,927 LSU | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 326,630 LSU | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 290,922 LSU | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 255,563 LSU | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 222,447 LSU | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 221,000 LSU | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 218,758 LSU | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 169,885 LSU | -22.3% |
| 2023 | 141,899 LSU | -16.5% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 141,899 LSU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20,567 LSU, 6.9× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 766,847 LSU | 682,500 LSU | 862,471 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 607,620 LSU | 585,000 LSU | 650,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 551,590 LSU | 518,050 LSU | 585,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 531,505 LSU | 520,650 LSU | 537,550 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 452,205 LSU | 397,800 LSU | 512,200 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 349,392 LSU | 222,447 LSU | 409,500 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 187,886 LSU | 141,899 LSU | 221,000 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More environment data for India
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 11.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 12.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 17.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.92 % 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 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — stocks in India?
- Horses — stocks in India was 141,899 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 862,471 LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 141,899 LSU in 2023.
- How does India rank for horses — stocks?
- India ranks 43rd out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — stocks rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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.