Horses — Stocks in Switzerland

Switzerland: Horses — Stocks was 31,257 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
31,257 LSU
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
76th
of 177 countries
All-time high
61,796 LSU
in 1961
All-time low
27,964 LSU
in 1996
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Horses — Stocks in Switzerland, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for horses — stocks in Switzerland is 31,257 LSU, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Switzerland peaked at 61,796 LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 27,964 LSU, in 1996.

That places Switzerland 76th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 47,600 LSU 36,231 LSU 61,796 LSU 9
1970s 30,851 LSU 28,958 LSU 34,222 LSU 10
1980s 30,439 LSU 29,172 LSU 31,974 LSU 10
1990s 31,270 LSU 27,964 LSU 35,267 LSU 10
2000s 35,519 LSU 32,575 LSU 39,101 LSU 10
2010s 35,847 LSU 29,839 LSU 40,373 LSU 10
2020s 30,835 LSU 30,537 LSU 31,257 LSU 4

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 73 Iceland 32,278 LSU compare
  2. 74 Viet Nam 31,734 LSU compare
  3. 75 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 31,563 LSU compare
  4. 77 Fiji 30,991 LSU compare
  5. 78 Denmark 29,908 LSU compare
  6. 79 Georgia 27,726 LSU compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is horses — stocks in Switzerland?
Horses — stocks in Switzerland was 31,257 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 61,796 LSU in 1961.
What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 27,964 LSU in 1996.
How does Switzerland rank for horses — stocks?
Switzerland ranks 76th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Switzerland 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.