Horses — Stocks in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: Horses — Stocks was 275,771 LSU in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
275,771 LSU
Change on year
down 4.9%
Rank
29th
of 34 groups
All-time high
368,713 LSU
in 1961
All-time low
223,874 LSU
in 1975
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Horses — Stocks in Southern Africa, 1961–2023

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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 29th of 34 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 26 Germany 316,225 LSU compare
  2. 27 Mali 316,170 LSU compare
  3. 28 Senegal 292,246 LSU compare
  4. 29 Indonesia 263,453 LSU compare
  5. 30 Uruguay 262,484 LSU compare
  6. 31 Pakistan 246,350 LSU compare
  7. 32 Romania 243,100 LSU compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

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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 29th out of 34 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

Indicator
Horses — Stocks
Unit
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
211 places, 11,867 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.