Horses — Stocks in Sweden

Sweden: Horses — Stocks was 66,507 LSU in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
66,507 LSU
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
53rd
of 164 countries
All-time high
126,392 LSU
in 1961
All-time low
32,500 LSU
in 1974
Years of data
57
1961–2017

Horses — Stocks in Sweden, 1961–2017

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

Analysis

In 2017, horses — stocks in Sweden stood at 66,507 LSU.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Sweden peaked at 126,392 LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 32,500 LSU, in 1974.

That places Sweden 53rd out of 164 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Horses — Stocks in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Horses — Stocks in Sweden, 1961 to 2017.
Year LSU Change
1961 126,392 LSU —
1962 107,536 LSU -14.9%
1963 98,462 LSU -8.4%
1964 86,320 LSU -12.3%
1965 70,655 LSU -18.1%
1966 60,407 LSU -14.5%
1967 50,966 LSU -15.6%
1968 44,565 LSU -12.6%
1969 41,600 LSU -6.7%
1970 39,424 LSU -5.2%
1971 35,493 LSU -10.0%
1972 34,420 LSU -3.0%
1973 33,800 LSU -1.8%
1974 32,500 LSU -3.8%
1975 37,050 LSU +14.0%
1976 38,091 LSU +2.8%
1977 37,700 LSU -1.0%
1978 37,050 LSU -1.7%
1979 37,050 LSU +0.0%
1980 37,050 LSU +0.0%
1981 32,929 LSU -11.1%
1982 37,050 LSU +12.5%
1983 37,050 LSU +0.0%
1984 37,050 LSU +0.0%
1985 37,050 LSU +0.0%
1986 37,050 LSU +0.0%
1987 37,180 LSU +0.4%
1988 37,375 LSU +0.5%
1989 37,570 LSU +0.5%
1990 37,700 LSU +0.3%
1991 49,888 LSU +32.3%
1992 50,440 LSU +1.1%
1993 51,545 LSU +2.2%
1994 55,658 LSU +8.0%
1995 54,956 LSU -1.3%
1996 55,250 LSU +0.5%
1997 56,860 LSU +2.9%
1998 52,000 LSU -8.5%
1999 51,812 LSU -0.4%
2000 57,604 LSU +11.2%
2001 55,900 LSU -3.0%
2002 55,250 LSU -1.2%
2003 62,074 LSU +12.4%
2004 62,179 LSU +0.2%
2005 62,205 LSU +0.0%
2006 62,400 LSU +0.3%
2007 61,750 LSU -1.0%
2008 61,750 LSU +0.0%
2009 61,750 LSU +0.0%
2010 62,400 LSU +1.1%
2011 63,700 LSU +2.1%
2012 63,050 LSU -1.0%
2013 61,750 LSU -2.1%
2014 61,750 LSU +0.0%
2015 64,009 LSU +3.7%
2016 65,810 LSU +2.8%
2017 66,507 LSU +1.1%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 66,507 LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 19,702 LSU, 3.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 66,507 LSU is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27,300 LSU, 2.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Horses — Stocks in Sweden 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
1991 +32.3% 37,700 LSU 49,888 LSU

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 76,323 LSU 41,600 LSU 126,392 LSU 9
1970s 36,258 LSU 32,500 LSU 39,424 LSU 10
1980s 36,735 LSU 32,929 LSU 37,570 LSU 10
1990s 51,611 LSU 37,700 LSU 56,860 LSU 10
2000s 60,286 LSU 55,250 LSU 62,400 LSU 10
2010s 63,622 LSU 61,750 LSU 66,507 LSU 8

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 50 Myanmar 69,826 LSU compare
  2. 51 Morocco 69,320 LSU compare
  3. 52 Guatemala 66,794 LSU compare
  4. 54 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 63,246 LSU compare
  5. 55 Costa Rica 58,784 LSU compare
  6. 56 Austria 58,778 LSU compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is horses — stocks in Sweden?
Horses — stocks in Sweden was 66,507 LSU in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 126,392 LSU in 1961.
What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 32,500 LSU in 1974.
How does Sweden rank for horses — stocks?
Sweden ranks 53rd out of 164 countries with data for 2017.
Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden 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
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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.