Horses — Stocks in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Horses — Stocks was 275,771 LSU in 2023. ▬ Flat
Horses — Stocks in Southern Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 275,771 LSU for horses — stocks in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Southern Africa peaked at 368,713 LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 223,874 LSU, in 1975.
Southern Africa ranks 26th of 30 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Horses — Stocks in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 368,713 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 348,971 LSU | -5.4% |
| 1963 | 323,790 LSU | -7.2% |
| 1964 | 305,484 LSU | -5.7% |
| 1965 | 292,732 LSU | -4.2% |
| 1966 | 276,565 LSU | -5.5% |
| 1967 | 278,488 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 252,784 LSU | -9.2% |
| 1969 | 250,726 LSU | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 244,438 LSU | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 238,583 LSU | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 231,811 LSU | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 232,806 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 232,790 LSU | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 223,874 LSU | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 227,112 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 228,264 LSU | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 228,294 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 229,042 LSU | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 230,936 LSU | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 232,948 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 234,292 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 239,612 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 236,086 LSU | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 241,946 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 250,498 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 251,520 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 247,328 LSU | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 241,862 LSU | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 243,234 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 241,142 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 237,744 LSU | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 250,878 LSU | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 258,166 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 256,503 LSU | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 255,719 LSU | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 254,724 LSU | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 256,532 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 267,128 LSU | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 272,051 LSU | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 264,101 LSU | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 255,079 LSU | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 255,648 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 264,077 LSU | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 251,928 LSU | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 256,819 LSU | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 261,368 LSU | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 275,011 LSU | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 276,965 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 274,556 LSU | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 277,018 LSU | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 276,848 LSU | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 270,776 LSU | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 272,358 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 275,679 LSU | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 272,485 LSU | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 271,653 LSU | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 272,671 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 269,982 LSU | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 267,626 LSU | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 273,520 LSU | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 289,863 LSU | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 275,771 LSU | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 299,806 LSU | 250,726 LSU | 368,713 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 231,701 LSU | 223,874 LSU | 244,438 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 240,703 LSU | 230,936 LSU | 251,520 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 252,177 LSU | 237,744 LSU | 267,128 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 263,305 LSU | 251,928 LSU | 276,965 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 273,403 LSU | 269,982 LSU | 277,018 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 276,695 LSU | 267,626 LSU | 289,863 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.61 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.282 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.892 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 770,000 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 27.42 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 17.80 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 17.26 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 161,260 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — stocks in Southern Africa?
- Horses — stocks in Southern Africa was 275,771 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 368,713 LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 223,874 LSU in 1975.
- How does Southern Africa rank for horses — stocks?
- Southern Africa ranks 26th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Southern Africa 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.