Horses — Stocks in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Horses — Stocks was 38,176 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Horses — Stocks in Southern Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for horses — stocks in Southern Europe is 38,176 LSU, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 60.0% on the previous year and down 93.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Southern Europe peaked at 1.68 million LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 38,176 LSU, in 2023.
Southern Europe ranks 29th of 30 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Horses — Stocks in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.68 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 1.64 million LSU | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 1.56 million LSU | -4.8% |
| 1964 | 1.49 million LSU | -4.7% |
| 1965 | 1.41 million LSU | -5.6% |
| 1966 | 1.39 million LSU | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 1.39 million LSU | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 1.36 million LSU | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 1.35 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 1.30 million LSU | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 1.24 million LSU | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 1.19 million LSU | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 1.14 million LSU | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 1.10 million LSU | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 1.09 million LSU | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 1.09 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 1.01 million LSU | -7.0% |
| 1978 | 961,457 LSU | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 914,822 LSU | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 864,312 LSU | -5.5% |
| 1981 | 826,012 LSU | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 788,588 LSU | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 770,374 LSU | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 742,520 LSU | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 717,602 LSU | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 689,833 LSU | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 680,728 LSU | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 651,892 LSU | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 636,342 LSU | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 628,237 LSU | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 638,476 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 600,593 LSU | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 597,155 LSU | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 607,218 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 623,817 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 622,688 LSU | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 611,836 LSU | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 589,316 LSU | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 580,138 LSU | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 553,911 LSU | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 543,551 LSU | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 535,453 LSU | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 528,757 LSU | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 515,191 LSU | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 461,542 LSU | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 519,776 LSU | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 524,754 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 527,751 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 534,424 LSU | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 578,268 LSU | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 574,657 LSU | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 588,478 LSU | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 575,410 LSU | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 572,403 LSU | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 599,308 LSU | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 592,331 LSU | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 579,007 LSU | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 121,470 LSU | -79.0% |
| 2019 | 103,754 LSU | -14.6% |
| 2020 | 100,638 LSU | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 96,488 LSU | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 95,402 LSU | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 38,176 LSU | -60.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Stocks in Southern Europe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -79.0% | 579,007 LSU | 121,470 LSU |
| 2023 | -60.0% | 95,402 LSU | 38,176 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.47 million LSU | 1.35 million LSU | 1.68 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.10 million LSU | 914,822 LSU | 1.30 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 736,820 LSU | 636,342 LSU | 864,312 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 609,947 LSU | 580,138 LSU | 638,476 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 524,511 LSU | 461,542 LSU | 553,911 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 488,509 LSU | 103,754 LSU | 599,308 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 82,676 LSU | 38,176 LSU | 100,638 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
More environment data for Southern Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.3167 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1235 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.323 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 73.08 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 48.29 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 24.80 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 783,078 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 6.44 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — stocks in Southern Europe?
- Horses — stocks in Southern Europe was 38,176 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 million LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,176 LSU in 2023.
- How does Southern Europe rank for horses — stocks?
- Southern Europe ranks 29th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Europe 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.