Horses — Stocks in Namibia
Namibia: Horses — Stocks was 20,603 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Horses — Stocks in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, horses — stocks in Namibia stood at 20,603 LSU.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Namibia peaked at 33,036 LSU in 1999 and was at its lowest, 15,402 LSU, in 1963.
That places Namibia 81st out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Horses — Stocks in Namibia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16,746 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 16,502 LSU | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 15,402 LSU | -6.7% |
| 1964 | 15,500 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 15,750 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 16,500 LSU | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 17,000 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 17,500 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 18,000 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 18,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 18,500 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 19,000 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 19,500 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 20,000 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 20,500 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 21,000 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 21,500 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 22,000 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 22,500 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 22,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 22,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 23,000 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 23,500 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 24,000 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 24,500 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 24,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 24,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 25,000 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 23,712 LSU | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 26,027 LSU | +9.8% |
| 1991 | 25,500 LSU | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 27,270 LSU | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 28,696 LSU | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 29,400 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 28,943 LSU | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 28,494 LSU | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 28,550 LSU | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 26,662 LSU | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 33,036 LSU | +23.9% |
| 2000 | 30,942 LSU | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 26,251 LSU | -15.2% |
| 2002 | 23,771 LSU | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 25,000 LSU | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 31,363 LSU | +25.5% |
| 2005 | 23,714 LSU | -24.4% |
| 2006 | 23,104 LSU | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 22,607 LSU | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 22,500 LSU | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 23,000 LSU | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 23,250 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 23,500 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 23,322 LSU | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 20,132 LSU | -13.7% |
| 2014 | 27,620 LSU | +37.2% |
| 2015 | 23,576 LSU | -14.6% |
| 2016 | 20,346 LSU | -13.7% |
| 2017 | 20,893 LSU | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 21,388 LSU | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 21,411 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 21,304 LSU | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 21,090 LSU | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 20,846 LSU | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 20,603 LSU | -1.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 20,603 LSU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20,567 LSU, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 20,603 LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7,828 LSU, 2.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Stocks in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +37.2% | 20,132 LSU | 27,620 LSU |
| 2004 | +25.5% | 25,000 LSU | 31,363 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,544 LSU | 15,402 LSU | 18,000 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 20,250 LSU | 18,000 LSU | 22,500 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 23,771 LSU | 22,500 LSU | 25,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,258 LSU | 25,500 LSU | 33,036 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,225 LSU | 22,500 LSU | 31,363 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,544 LSU | 20,132 LSU | 27,620 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,961 LSU | 20,603 LSU | 21,304 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 78 Tunisia 22,855 LSU compare
- 79 Czechoslovakia 22,287 LSU compare
- 80 Serbia and Montenegro 21,247 LSU compare
- 82 Cambodia 20,530 LSU compare
- 83 New Zealand 20,270 LSU compare
- 84 Iraq 19,962 LSU compare
More environment data for Namibia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.319 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.979 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.32 % 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 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — stocks in Namibia?
- Horses — stocks in Namibia was 20,603 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 33,036 LSU in 1999.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,402 LSU in 1963.
- How does Namibia rank for horses — stocks?
- Namibia ranks 81st out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.