Horses — Stocks in Western Asia
Western Asia: Horses — Stocks was 135,259 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Stocks in Western Asia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for horses — stocks in Western Asia is 135,259 LSU, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Western Asia peaked at 647,186 LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 135,259 LSU, in 2023.
Western Asia ranks 28th of 30 groups 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 Western Asia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 647,186 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 638,515 LSU | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 600,480 LSU | -6.0% |
| 1964 | 559,689 LSU | -6.8% |
| 1965 | 569,807 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 561,010 LSU | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 558,573 LSU | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 548,583 LSU | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 537,189 LSU | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 524,399 LSU | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 493,794 LSU | -5.8% |
| 1972 | 482,557 LSU | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 455,942 LSU | -5.5% |
| 1974 | 443,292 LSU | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 412,721 LSU | -6.9% |
| 1976 | 404,928 LSU | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 396,727 LSU | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 389,003 LSU | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 373,770 LSU | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 373,159 LSU | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 369,620 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 360,572 LSU | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 349,186 LSU | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 333,059 LSU | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 296,260 LSU | -11.0% |
| 1986 | 289,150 LSU | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 288,518 LSU | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 284,402 LSU | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 274,607 LSU | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 270,273 LSU | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 252,192 LSU | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 282,425 LSU | +12.0% |
| 1993 | 275,906 LSU | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 265,068 LSU | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 262,043 LSU | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 258,490 LSU | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 255,027 LSU | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 240,120 LSU | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 237,223 LSU | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 232,928 LSU | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 217,810 LSU | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 219,030 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 213,778 LSU | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 208,704 LSU | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 202,853 LSU | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 202,179 LSU | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 202,169 LSU | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 198,433 LSU | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 195,208 LSU | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 191,878 LSU | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 188,380 LSU | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 188,056 LSU | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 185,757 LSU | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 183,486 LSU | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 181,781 LSU | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 176,756 LSU | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 171,265 LSU | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 162,343 LSU | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 156,317 LSU | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 147,925 LSU | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 143,118 LSU | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 140,252 LSU | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 135,259 LSU | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 580,115 LSU | 537,189 LSU | 647,186 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 437,713 LSU | 373,770 LSU | 524,399 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 321,853 LSU | 274,607 LSU | 373,159 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 259,877 LSU | 237,223 LSU | 282,425 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 209,309 LSU | 195,208 LSU | 232,928 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 178,602 LSU | 156,317 LSU | 191,878 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 141,638 LSU | 135,259 LSU | 147,925 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 5.12 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 4.72 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 23.62 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 8.47 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 20.01 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — stocks in Western Asia?
- Horses — stocks in Western Asia was 135,259 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 647,186 LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 135,259 LSU in 2023.
- How does Western Asia rank for horses — stocks?
- Western Asia ranks 28th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Asia 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.