Horses — Stocks in Italy

Italy: Horses — Stocks was 238,915 LSU in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
238,915 LSU
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
31st
of 164 countries
All-time high
265,395 LSU
in 1961
All-time low
130,000 LSU
in 2005
Years of data
57
1961–2017

Horses — Stocks in Italy, 1961–2017

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

Analysis

In 2017, horses — stocks in Italy stood at 238,915 LSU.

That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Italy peaked at 265,395 LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 130,000 LSU, in 2005.

That places Italy 31st out of 164 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.

Horses — Stocks in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Horses — Stocks in Italy, 1961 to 2017.
Year LSU Change
1961 265,395 LSU —
1962 253,552 LSU -4.5%
1963 239,038 LSU -5.7%
1964 226,200 LSU -5.4%
1965 221,650 LSU -2.0%
1966 215,150 LSU -2.9%
1967 208,650 LSU -3.0%
1968 208,000 LSU -0.3%
1969 201,630 LSU -3.1%
1970 192,400 LSU -4.6%
1971 176,072 LSU -8.5%
1972 165,412 LSU -6.1%
1973 167,245 LSU +1.1%
1974 161,785 LSU -3.3%
1975 162,305 LSU +0.3%
1976 164,450 LSU +1.3%
1977 171,470 LSU +4.3%
1978 171,756 LSU +0.2%
1979 173,908 LSU +1.3%
1980 177,678 LSU +2.2%
1981 177,255 LSU -0.2%
1982 176,995 LSU -0.1%
1983 166,270 LSU -6.1%
1984 164,710 LSU -0.9%
1985 160,095 LSU -2.8%
1986 161,265 LSU +0.7%
1987 164,710 LSU +2.1%
1988 162,435 LSU -1.4%
1989 166,400 LSU +2.4%
1990 176,150 LSU +5.9%
1991 187,101 LSU +6.2%
1992 205,676 LSU +9.9%
1993 205,295 LSU -0.2%
1994 210,148 LSU +2.4%
1995 210,535 LSU +0.2%
1996 204,750 LSU -2.7%
1997 198,250 LSU -3.2%
1998 188,500 LSU -4.9%
1999 187,200 LSU -0.7%
2000 182,000 LSU -2.8%
2001 185,250 LSU +1.8%
2002 185,250 LSU +0.0%
2003 188,500 LSU +1.8%
2004 180,549 LSU -4.2%
2005 130,000 LSU -28.0%
2006 188,500 LSU +45.0%
2007 195,000 LSU +3.4%
2008 195,000 LSU +0.0%
2009 195,000 LSU +0.0%
2010 242,661 LSU +24.4%
2011 242,663 LSU +0.0%
2012 257,343 LSU +6.0%
2013 256,045 LSU -0.5%
2014 254,076 LSU -0.8%
2015 250,099 LSU -1.6%
2016 252,411 LSU +0.9%
2017 238,915 LSU -5.3%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 238,915 LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 19,702 LSU, 12.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 238,915 LSU is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27,300 LSU, 8.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Horses — Stocks in Italy 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
2006 +45.0% 130,000 LSU 188,500 LSU
2005 -28.0% 180,549 LSU 130,000 LSU

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 226,585 LSU 201,630 LSU 265,395 LSU 9
1970s 170,680 LSU 161,785 LSU 192,400 LSU 10
1980s 167,781 LSU 160,095 LSU 177,678 LSU 10
1990s 197,360 LSU 176,150 LSU 210,535 LSU 10
2000s 182,505 LSU 130,000 LSU 195,000 LSU 10
2010s 249,277 LSU 238,915 LSU 257,343 LSU 8

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 28 Pakistan 246,350 LSU compare
  2. 29 Romania 243,100 LSU compare
  3. 30 Cabo Verde 296 LSU compare
  4. 30 Dominican Republic 239,019 LSU compare
  5. 32 Sierra Leone 222,323 LSU compare
  6. 33 South Africa 218,473 LSU compare
  7. 34 Australia and New Zealand 202,104 LSU compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is horses — stocks in Italy?
Horses — stocks in Italy was 238,915 LSU in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 265,395 LSU in 1961.
What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 130,000 LSU in 2005.
How does Italy rank for horses — stocks?
Italy ranks 31st out of 164 countries with data for 2017.
Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy 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
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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.