Horses — Stocks in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Horses — Stocks was 623,129 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Horses — Stocks in Northern Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, horses — stocks in Northern Europe stood at 623,129 LSU.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Northern Europe peaked at 728,700 LSU in 2017 and was at its lowest, 266,569 LSU, in 1981.
Northern Europe ranks 20th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Horses — Stocks in Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 681,639 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 628,415 LSU | -7.8% |
| 1963 | 591,271 LSU | -5.9% |
| 1964 | 545,954 LSU | -7.7% |
| 1965 | 495,354 LSU | -9.3% |
| 1966 | 456,112 LSU | -7.9% |
| 1967 | 412,692 LSU | -9.5% |
| 1968 | 383,984 LSU | -7.0% |
| 1969 | 359,538 LSU | -6.4% |
| 1970 | 347,426 LSU | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 322,659 LSU | -7.1% |
| 1972 | 310,383 LSU | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 298,088 LSU | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 294,681 LSU | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 292,707 LSU | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 288,464 LSU | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 284,887 LSU | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 284,538 LSU | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 282,578 LSU | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 274,061 LSU | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 266,569 LSU | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 267,702 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 270,384 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 269,889 LSU | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 272,695 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 270,109 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 273,142 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 278,979 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 285,799 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 294,380 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 315,067 LSU | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 395,153 LSU | +25.4% |
| 1993 | 389,907 LSU | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 393,843 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 393,902 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 400,110 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 419,197 LSU | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 412,848 LSU | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 413,650 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 491,479 LSU | +18.8% |
| 2001 | 496,558 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 497,384 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 509,083 LSU | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 523,125 LSU | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 553,767 LSU | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 570,463 LSU | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 570,850 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 619,504 LSU | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 637,558 LSU | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 659,053 LSU | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 676,752 LSU | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 693,393 LSU | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 687,271 LSU | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 691,688 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 711,786 LSU | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 722,008 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 728,700 LSU | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 677,072 LSU | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 636,201 LSU | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 595,418 LSU | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 611,514 LSU | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 629,890 LSU | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 623,129 LSU | -1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Stocks in Northern Europe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +25.4% | 315,067 LSU | 395,153 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 506,107 LSU | 359,538 LSU | 681,639 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 300,641 LSU | 282,578 LSU | 347,426 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 272,933 LSU | 266,569 LSU | 285,799 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 382,806 LSU | 294,380 LSU | 419,197 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 546,977 LSU | 491,479 LSU | 637,558 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 688,392 LSU | 636,201 LSU | 728,700 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 614,988 LSU | 595,418 LSU | 629,890 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
More environment data for Northern Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.685 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.48 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.14 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.97 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -0.9433 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0.7673 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate 13.76 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — stocks in Northern Europe?
- Horses — stocks in Northern Europe was 623,129 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 728,700 LSU in 2017.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 266,569 LSU in 1981.
- How does Northern Europe rank for horses — stocks?
- Northern Europe ranks 20th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Europe 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.