Horses — Stocks in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Horses — Stocks was 452,880 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Stocks in Southern Asia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, horses — stocks in Southern Asia stood at 452,880 LSU. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Southern Asia peaked at 1.39 million LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 452,880 LSU, in 2023.
That places Southern Asia 24th out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Horses — Stocks in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.39 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 1.33 million LSU | -4.5% |
| 1963 | 1.32 million LSU | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 1.29 million LSU | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 1.29 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 1.25 million LSU | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 1.21 million LSU | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 1.21 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 1.21 million LSU | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.20 million LSU | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 1.18 million LSU | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 1.14 million LSU | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 1.15 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 1.17 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 1.15 million LSU | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 1.16 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 1.18 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 1.19 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 1.19 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 1.20 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 1.16 million LSU | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 1.16 million LSU | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.14 million LSU | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 1.13 million LSU | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 1.12 million LSU | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 1.11 million LSU | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 1.10 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 1.03 million LSU | -6.8% |
| 1989 | 1.06 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 1.04 million LSU | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 1.02 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 982,925 LSU | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 915,570 LSU | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 881,560 LSU | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 880,474 LSU | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 874,341 LSU | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 874,515 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 855,425 LSU | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 842,791 LSU | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 866,052 LSU | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 852,857 LSU | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 834,007 LSU | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 828,016 LSU | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 803,875 LSU | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 776,720 LSU | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 770,658 LSU | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 751,304 LSU | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 761,542 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 768,179 LSU | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 778,622 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 775,225 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 776,502 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 780,953 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 782,591 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 738,380 LSU | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 695,759 LSU | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 661,839 LSU | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 629,522 LSU | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 595,655 LSU | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 564,249 LSU | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 541,856 LSU | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 480,722 LSU | -11.3% |
| 2023 | 452,880 LSU | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.28 million LSU | 1.21 million LSU | 1.39 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.17 million LSU | 1.14 million LSU | 1.20 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.12 million LSU | 1.03 million LSU | 1.20 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 916,683 LSU | 842,791 LSU | 1.04 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 801,321 LSU | 751,304 LSU | 866,052 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 721,505 LSU | 595,655 LSU | 782,591 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 509,927 LSU | 452,880 LSU | 564,249 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 24.03 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 18.27 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 44.63 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — stocks in Southern Asia?
- Horses — stocks in Southern Asia was 452,880 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 million LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 452,880 LSU in 2023.
- How does Southern Asia rank for horses — stocks?
- Southern Asia ranks 24th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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.