Horses — Stocks in Western Africa
Western Africa: Horses — Stocks was 1.08 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Horses — Stocks in Western Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 1.08 million LSU for horses — stocks in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Western Africa peaked at 1.08 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 311,350 LSU, in 1961.
That places Western Africa 19th out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Horses — Stocks in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 311,350 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 322,172 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 333,349 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 372,216 LSU | +11.7% |
| 1965 | 449,505 LSU | +20.8% |
| 1966 | 460,035 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 462,252 LSU | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 467,786 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 477,230 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 482,385 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 485,806 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 448,263 LSU | -7.7% |
| 1973 | 418,644 LSU | -6.6% |
| 1974 | 436,253 LSU | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 444,327 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 462,600 LSU | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 478,397 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 486,154 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 481,204 LSU | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 474,724 LSU | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 484,838 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 447,331 LSU | -7.7% |
| 1983 | 454,398 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 377,212 LSU | -17.0% |
| 1985 | 406,878 LSU | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 423,684 LSU | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 430,016 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 453,592 LSU | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 457,788 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 618,416 LSU | +35.1% |
| 1991 | 627,325 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 628,990 LSU | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 641,216 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 673,474 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 690,384 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 696,762 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 718,238 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 740,178 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 755,300 LSU | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 770,050 LSU | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 810,650 LSU | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 818,036 LSU | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 836,443 LSU | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 860,739 LSU | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 881,234 LSU | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 867,411 LSU | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 895,032 LSU | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 896,068 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 912,556 LSU | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 955,716 LSU | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 957,181 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 966,614 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 969,498 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 978,933 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 990,185 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.01 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.02 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.03 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.05 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.05 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.06 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.07 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.08 million LSU | +0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Stocks in Western Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +35.1% | 457,788 LSU | 618,416 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 406,211 LSU | 311,350 LSU | 477,230 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 462,403 LSU | 418,644 LSU | 486,154 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 441,046 LSU | 377,212 LSU | 484,838 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 679,028 LSU | 618,416 LSU | 755,300 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 854,822 LSU | 770,050 LSU | 912,556 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 992,898 LSU | 955,716 LSU | 1.05 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 million LSU | 1.05 million LSU | 1.08 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 16 Syrian Arab Republic 3,326 LSU compare
- 16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 552,500 LSU compare
- 16 Caribbean 1.16 million LSU compare
- 17 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0 LSU compare
- 17 Peru 485,592 LSU compare
- 18 Sudan 397,817 LSU compare
- 19 Sudan (former) 392,682 LSU compare
- 20 Kyrgyzstan 352,643 LSU compare
- 21 Haiti 325,509 LSU compare
- 22 Canada 319,831 LSU compare
More environment data for Western Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 355,916 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 51,000 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 18,051 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 79,324 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 20.68 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — stocks in Western Africa?
- Horses — stocks in Western Africa was 1.08 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 million LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 311,350 LSU in 1961.
- How does Western Africa rank for horses — stocks?
- Western Africa ranks 19th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Africa 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.