Horses — Stocks in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Horses — Stocks was 794.3 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Stocks in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for horses — stocks in Sri Lanka is 794.3 LSU, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Sri Lanka peaked at 1,950 LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 794.3 LSU, in 2023.
Sri Lanka ranks 139th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Horses — Stocks in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,950 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 1,950 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,885 LSU | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 1,755 LSU | -6.9% |
| 1965 | 1,560 LSU | -11.1% |
| 1966 | 1,495 LSU | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 1,430 LSU | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 1,365 LSU | -4.5% |
| 1969 | 1,235 LSU | -9.5% |
| 1970 | 1,170 LSU | -5.3% |
| 1971 | 1,040 LSU | -11.1% |
| 1972 | 975 LSU | -6.2% |
| 1973 | 975 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 975 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 975 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 975 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 975 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 975 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 975 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 975 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 975 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 975 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 975 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 975 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 975 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 975 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 975 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 975 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 975 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 975 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 975 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 975 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 975 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 975 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 975 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 975 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 975 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 975 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 975 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 975 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 975 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 975 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 975 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 975 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 975 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 975 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 975 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 975 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 975 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 975 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 942.5 LSU | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 910 LSU | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 903.5 LSU | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 897 LSU | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 889.2 LSU | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 881.4 LSU | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 873.6 LSU | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 865.15 LSU | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 856.7 LSU | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 832 LSU | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 819 LSU | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 806.65 LSU | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 794.3 LSU | -1.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 794.3 LSU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19,708 LSU, 4% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,625 LSU | 1,235 LSU | 1,950 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,001 LSU | 975 LSU | 1,170 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 975 LSU | 975 LSU | 975 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 975 LSU | 975 LSU | 975 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 975 LSU | 975 LSU | 975 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 899.4 LSU | 856.7 LSU | 975 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 812.99 LSU | 794.3 LSU | 832 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.207 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.849 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 5.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — stocks in Sri Lanka?
- Horses — stocks in Sri Lanka was 794.3 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1,950 LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 794.3 LSU in 2023.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for horses — stocks?
- Sri Lanka ranks 139th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.