Horses — Stocks in New Zealand
New Zealand: Horses — Stocks was 20,270 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Stocks in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, horses — stocks in New Zealand stood at 20,270 LSU. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks in New Zealand peaked at 65,109 LSU in 1983 and was at its lowest, 20,270 LSU, in 2023.
That places New Zealand 92nd out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50,937 LSU | 45,500 LSU | 56,409 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 44,438 LSU | 40,386 LSU | 49,115 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 60,005 LSU | 45,460 LSU | 65,109 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 50,975 LSU | 44,005 LSU | 61,087 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 46,576 LSU | 40,632 LSU | 52,258 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,430 LSU | 24,989 LSU | 41,668 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,341 LSU | 20,270 LSU | 26,179 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More environment data for New Zealand
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 100 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 799 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 440 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 34.55 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 93.85 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 9,097 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.76 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 74 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 5.39 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 522 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — stocks in New Zealand?
- Horses — stocks in New Zealand was 20,270 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 65,109 LSU in 1983.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,270 LSU in 2023.
- How does New Zealand rank for horses — stocks?
- New Zealand ranks 92nd out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — stocks rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.