Horses — Stocks in Portugal
Portugal: Horses — Stocks was 58,500 LSU in 2022. ▲ Rising
Horses — Stocks in Portugal, 1961–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2022, horses — stocks in Portugal stood at 58,500 LSU.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Portugal peaked at 63,050 LSU in 2009 and was at its lowest, 16,900 LSU, in 1986.
Portugal ranks 57th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Horses — Stocks in Portugal, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 33,150 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 30,810 LSU | -7.1% |
| 1963 | 28,600 LSU | -7.2% |
| 1964 | 26,000 LSU | -9.1% |
| 1965 | 24,050 LSU | -7.5% |
| 1966 | 25,675 LSU | +6.8% |
| 1967 | 23,270 LSU | -9.4% |
| 1968 | 21,355 LSU | -8.2% |
| 1969 | 22,425 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 23,270 LSU | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 24,505 LSU | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 24,556 LSU | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 25,214 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 22,750 LSU | -9.8% |
| 1975 | 20,800 LSU | -8.6% |
| 1976 | 20,800 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 20,150 LSU | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 20,150 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 19,500 LSU | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 18,850 LSU | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 18,850 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 18,850 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 18,200 LSU | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 18,200 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 18,200 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 16,900 LSU | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 16,900 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 16,900 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 16,900 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 16,900 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 26,650 LSU | +57.7% |
| 1992 | 27,300 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 27,950 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 31,200 LSU | +11.6% |
| 1995 | 33,800 LSU | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 35,750 LSU | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 37,050 LSU | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 37,700 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 37,700 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 38,350 LSU | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 38,350 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 38,350 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 38,350 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 39,000 LSU | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 39,650 LSU | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 41,600 LSU | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 44,850 LSU | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 52,000 LSU | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 63,050 LSU | +21.2% |
| 2010 | 63,050 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 63,050 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 57,200 LSU | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 50,700 LSU | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 53,950 LSU | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 48,100 LSU | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 42,900 LSU | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 50,050 LSU | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 53,300 LSU | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 56,550 LSU | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 55,250 LSU | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 57,200 LSU | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 58,500 LSU | +2.3% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 58,500 LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 19,702 LSU, 3.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 58,500 LSU is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27,300 LSU, 2.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Stocks in Portugal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +57.7% | 16,900 LSU | 26,650 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26,148 LSU | 21,355 LSU | 33,150 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 22,169 LSU | 19,500 LSU | 25,214 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,875 LSU | 16,900 LSU | 18,850 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 31,200 LSU | 16,900 LSU | 37,700 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 43,355 LSU | 38,350 LSU | 63,050 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 53,885 LSU | 42,900 LSU | 63,050 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 56,983 LSU | 55,250 LSU | 58,500 LSU | 3 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 54 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 63,246 LSU compare
- 55 Costa Rica 58,784 LSU compare
- 56 Austria 58,778 LSU compare
- 58 Tajikistan 54,600 LSU compare
- 59 Ireland 53,306 LSU compare
- 60 Panama 51,746 LSU compare
More environment data for Portugal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6043 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5127 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.44 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.29 % 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 0.1607 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — stocks in Portugal?
- Horses — stocks in Portugal was 58,500 LSU in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 63,050 LSU in 2009.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,900 LSU in 1986.
- How does Portugal rank for horses — stocks?
- Portugal ranks 57th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.