Horses — Stocks in Nigeria
Nigeria: Horses — Stocks was 51,628 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Stocks in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, horses — stocks in Nigeria stood at 51,628 LSU.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Nigeria peaked at 178,166 LSU in 1966 and was at its lowest, 50,754 LSU, in 2010.
That places Nigeria 61st out of 164 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.
Horses — Stocks in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 140,750 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 136,000 LSU | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 131,250 LSU | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 126,500 LSU | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 175,500 LSU | +38.7% |
| 1966 | 178,166 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 175,000 LSU | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 172,500 LSU | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 170,000 LSU | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 167,500 LSU | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 150,000 LSU | -10.4% |
| 1972 | 127,500 LSU | -15.0% |
| 1973 | 125,000 LSU | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 124,000 LSU | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 120,000 LSU | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 118,000 LSU | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 117,000 LSU | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 116,000 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 115,000 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 114,000 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 113,000 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 112,000 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 111,000 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 110,000 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 109,000 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 108,000 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 107,000 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 106,000 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 105,000 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 104,000 LSU | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 103,000 LSU | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 102,500 LSU | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 102,000 LSU | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 102,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 102,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 102,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 102,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 102,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 102,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 102,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 102,500 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 102,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 102,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 102,213 LSU | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 101,608 LSU | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 80,296 LSU | -21.0% |
| 2007 | 73,578 LSU | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 52,026 LSU | -29.3% |
| 2009 | 51,246 LSU | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 50,754 LSU | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 50,806 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 50,856 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 50,858 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 50,931 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 51,074 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 51,060 LSU | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 51,111 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 51,100 LSU | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 51,160 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 51,264 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 51,316 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 51,350 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 51,628 LSU | +0.5% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 51,628 LSU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20,567 LSU, 2.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 51,628 LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7,828 LSU, 6.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Stocks in Nigeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +38.7% | 126,500 LSU | 175,500 LSU |
| 2008 | -29.3% | 73,578 LSU | 52,026 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 156,185 LSU | 126,500 LSU | 178,166 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 128,000 LSU | 115,000 LSU | 167,500 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 109,500 LSU | 105,000 LSU | 114,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 102,350 LSU | 102,000 LSU | 104,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 87,047 LSU | 51,246 LSU | 102,500 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 50,971 LSU | 50,754 LSU | 51,160 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 51,389 LSU | 51,264 LSU | 51,628 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 58 Tajikistan 54,600 LSU compare
- 59 Ireland 53,306 LSU compare
- 60 Panama 51,746 LSU compare
- 62 El Salvador 49,302 LSU compare
- 63 Finland 48,360 LSU compare
- 64 Belgium-Luxembourg 39,000 LSU compare
More environment data for Nigeria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.07 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.78 % 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 0.4617 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — stocks in Nigeria?
- Horses — stocks in Nigeria was 51,628 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 178,166 LSU in 1966.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,754 LSU in 2010.
- How does Nigeria rank for horses — stocks?
- Nigeria ranks 61st out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.