Horses — Stocks in Somalia
Somalia: Horses — Stocks was 450 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Horses — Stocks in Somalia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 450 LSU for horses — stocks in 2023.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Somalia peaked at 460 LSU in 1989 and was at its lowest, 250 LSU, in 1966.
Somalia ranks 147th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Horses — Stocks in Somalia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 350 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 300 LSU | -14.3% |
| 1963 | 300 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 300 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 300 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 250 LSU | -16.7% |
| 1967 | 250 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 250 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 250 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 275 LSU | +10.0% |
| 1971 | 275 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 275 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 300 LSU | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 300 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 300 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 325 LSU | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 325 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 325 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 350 LSU | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 350 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 350 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 375 LSU | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 400 LSU | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 425 LSU | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 435 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 445 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 450 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 455 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 460 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 460 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 350 LSU | -23.9% |
| 1992 | 250 LSU | -28.6% |
| 1993 | 300 LSU | +20.0% |
| 1994 | 325 LSU | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 350 LSU | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 375 LSU | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 400 LSU | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 350 LSU | -12.5% |
| 1999 | 375 LSU | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 400 LSU | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 405 LSU | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 405 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 415 LSU | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 425 LSU | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 425 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 425 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 425 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 425 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 425 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 425 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 425 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 425 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 425 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 425 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 427.5 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 431 LSU | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 436 LSU | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 440.5 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 445 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 448.5 LSU | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 446 LSU | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 448 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 450 LSU | +0.4% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 450 LSU is below the median for low income countries, which is 11,142 LSU, 4% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 450 LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7,828 LSU, 6% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Stocks in Somalia 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 | -28.6% | 350 LSU | 250 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 283.33 LSU | 250 LSU | 350 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 305 LSU | 275 LSU | 350 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 414.5 LSU | 350 LSU | 460 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 353.5 LSU | 250 LSU | 460 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 417.5 LSU | 400 LSU | 425 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 430.5 LSU | 425 LSU | 445 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 448.12 LSU | 446 LSU | 450 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 144 China, Taiwan Province of 568.1 LSU compare
- 145 Angola 505 LSU compare
- 146 Kuwait 484.8 LSU compare
- 148 French Guiana 328.25 LSU compare
- 149 Martinique 325 LSU compare
- 150 Antigua and Barbuda 320.45 LSU compare
More environment data for Somalia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -28.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -24.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.278 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.53 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5029 % 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 -0.1376 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — stocks in Somalia?
- Horses — stocks in Somalia was 450 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 460 LSU in 1989.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 250 LSU in 1966.
- How does Somalia rank for horses — stocks?
- Somalia ranks 147th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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.