Horses — Stocks in Spain

Spain: Horses — Stocks was 199,837 LSU in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
199,837 LSU
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
35th
of 164 countries
All-time high
347,750 LSU
in 1961
All-time low
154,700 LSU
in 2001
Years of data
57
1961–2017

Horses — Stocks in Spain, 1961–2017

0100.0k200.0k300.0k196119892017

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.

Analysis

In 2017, horses — stocks in Spain stood at 199,837 LSU.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Spain peaked at 347,750 LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 154,700 LSU, in 2001.

That places Spain 35th out of 164 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.

Horses — Stocks in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Horses — Stocks in Spain, 1961 to 2017.
Year LSU Change
1961 347,750 LSU —
1962 307,450 LSU -11.6%
1963 286,025 LSU -7.0%
1964 258,050 LSU -9.8%
1965 210,600 LSU -18.4%
1966 198,250 LSU -5.9%
1967 205,400 LSU +3.6%
1968 195,000 LSU -5.1%
1969 198,731 LSU +1.9%
1970 185,327 LSU -6.7%
1971 183,300 LSU -1.1%
1972 169,547 LSU -7.5%
1973 169,427 LSU -0.1%
1974 161,055 LSU -4.9%
1975 167,246 LSU +3.8%
1976 209,300 LSU +25.1%
1977 166,400 LSU -20.5%
1978 157,950 LSU -5.1%
1979 156,000 LSU -1.2%
1980 161,200 LSU +3.3%
1981 157,300 LSU -2.4%
1982 163,150 LSU +3.7%
1983 161,850 LSU -0.8%
1984 163,800 LSU +1.2%
1985 164,450 LSU +0.4%
1986 161,200 LSU -2.0%
1987 161,200 LSU +0.0%
1988 160,550 LSU -0.4%
1989 159,250 LSU -0.8%
1990 161,200 LSU +1.2%
1991 161,200 LSU +0.0%
1992 161,200 LSU +0.0%
1993 161,200 LSU +0.0%
1994 161,200 LSU +0.0%
1995 161,200 LSU +0.0%
1996 161,200 LSU +0.0%
1997 161,200 LSU +0.0%
1998 161,200 LSU +0.0%
1999 161,200 LSU +0.0%
2000 161,200 LSU +0.0%
2001 154,700 LSU -4.0%
2002 154,700 LSU +0.0%
2003 154,700 LSU +0.0%
2004 154,700 LSU +0.0%
2005 156,000 LSU +0.8%
2006 159,250 LSU +2.1%
2007 162,500 LSU +2.0%
2008 161,200 LSU -0.8%
2009 162,500 LSU +0.8%
2010 162,500 LSU +0.0%
2011 162,500 LSU +0.0%
2012 162,500 LSU +0.0%
2013 162,500 LSU +0.0%
2014 162,500 LSU +0.0%
2015 206,700 LSU +27.2%
2016 203,271 LSU -1.7%
2017 199,837 LSU -1.7%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 199,837 LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 19,702 LSU, 10.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 199,837 LSU is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27,300 LSU, 7.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Horses — Stocks in Spain 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.

YearChange FromTo
2015 +27.2% 162,500 LSU 206,700 LSU
1976 +25.1% 167,246 LSU 209,300 LSU

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 245,251 LSU 195,000 LSU 347,750 LSU 9
1970s 172,555 LSU 156,000 LSU 209,300 LSU 10
1980s 161,395 LSU 157,300 LSU 164,450 LSU 10
1990s 161,200 LSU 161,200 LSU 161,200 LSU 10
2000s 158,145 LSU 154,700 LSU 162,500 LSU 10
2010s 177,788 LSU 162,500 LSU 206,700 LSU 8

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 32 Sierra Leone 222,323 LSU compare
  2. 33 South Africa 218,473 LSU compare
  3. 34 Australia and New Zealand 202,104 LSU compare
  4. 36 Yugoslav SFR 197,183 LSU compare
  5. 37 Chile 190,442 LSU compare
  6. 38 France 188,245 LSU compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is horses — stocks in Spain?
Horses — stocks in Spain was 199,837 LSU in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 347,750 LSU in 1961.
What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 154,700 LSU in 2001.
How does Spain rank for horses — stocks?
Spain ranks 35th out of 164 countries with data for 2017.
Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain 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.