Horses — Stocks in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Horses — Stocks was 758,180 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Horses — Stocks in Middle Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for horses — stocks in Middle Africa is 758,180 LSU, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 233.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Middle Africa peaked at 758,180 LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 80,592 LSU, in 1975.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Horses — Stocks in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 99,711 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 100,422 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 101,697 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 99,676 LSU | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 98,162 LSU | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 100,140 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 100,636 LSU | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 101,132 LSU | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 101,118 LSU | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 98,614 LSU | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 100,940 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 107,504 LSU | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 96,002 LSU | -10.7% |
| 1974 | 88,544 LSU | -7.8% |
| 1975 | 80,592 LSU | -9.0% |
| 1976 | 86,618 LSU | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 87,142 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 88,152 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 89,642 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 91,524 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 96,063 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 97,146 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 99,047 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 98,812 LSU | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 99,874 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 100,700 LSU | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 101,216 LSU | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 101,080 LSU | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 103,298 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 105,222 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 108,818 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 110,862 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 112,918 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 115,040 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 120,505 LSU | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 108,528 LSU | -9.9% |
| 1997 | 103,934 LSU | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 112,820 LSU | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 107,903 LSU | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 110,077 LSU | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 136,402 LSU | +23.9% |
| 2002 | 139,655 LSU | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 142,658 LSU | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 141,658 LSU | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 143,286 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 144,660 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 203,327 LSU | +40.6% |
| 2008 | 208,272 LSU | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 214,077 LSU | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 219,325 LSU | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 222,428 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 225,682 LSU | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 227,332 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 233,311 LSU | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 546,589 LSU | +134.3% |
| 2016 | 569,285 LSU | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 592,908 LSU | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 618,002 LSU | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 643,752 LSU | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 670,752 LSU | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 698,686 LSU | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 727,834 LSU | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 758,180 LSU | +4.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Stocks in Middle Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +134.3% | 233,311 LSU | 546,589 LSU |
| 2007 | +40.6% | 144,660 LSU | 203,327 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100,299 LSU | 98,162 LSU | 101,697 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 92,375 LSU | 80,592 LSU | 107,504 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 98,876 LSU | 91,524 LSU | 103,298 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 110,655 LSU | 103,934 LSU | 120,505 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 158,407 LSU | 110,077 LSU | 214,077 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 409,861 LSU | 219,325 LSU | 643,752 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 713,863 LSU | 670,752 LSU | 758,180 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 1 OECD 10.20 million LSU compare
- 2 USSR 3.85 million LSU compare
- 3 Brazil 3.77 million LSU compare
- 4 Mexico 3.21 million LSU compare
- 5 Mongolia 3.14 million LSU compare
- 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 341,573 LSU compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 330,110 LSU compare
- 6 Kazakhstan 2.50 million LSU compare
- 7 China 2.34 million LSU compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 51,210 LSU compare
More environment data for Middle Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.38 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.198 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 139.79 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 122.87 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 16.92 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 3,754 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — stocks in Middle Africa?
- Horses — stocks in Middle Africa was 758,180 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 758,180 LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 80,592 LSU in 1975.
- How does Middle Africa rank for horses — stocks?
- Middle Africa ranks 4th out of 17 groups with data for 2023.
- Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 233.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle Africa 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.