Horses — Stocks in Western Europe
Western Europe: Horses — Stocks was 410,728 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Stocks in Western Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, horses — stocks in Western Europe stood at 410,728 LSU.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 85.2% on the previous year and down 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Western Europe peaked at 2.32 million LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 221,825 LSU, in 2022.
Western Europe ranks 25th 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 Europe, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.32 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 2.14 million LSU | -7.6% |
| 1963 | 1.99 million LSU | -7.3% |
| 1964 | 1.79 million LSU | -10.1% |
| 1965 | 1.60 million LSU | -10.2% |
| 1966 | 1.44 million LSU | -10.3% |
| 1967 | 1.34 million LSU | -7.0% |
| 1968 | 1.17 million LSU | -12.4% |
| 1969 | 1.04 million LSU | -11.0% |
| 1970 | 958,981 LSU | -8.0% |
| 1971 | 871,806 LSU | -9.1% |
| 1972 | 787,620 LSU | -9.7% |
| 1973 | 740,338 LSU | -6.0% |
| 1974 | 742,838 LSU | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 735,148 LSU | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 730,033 LSU | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 730,875 LSU | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 721,475 LSU | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 713,039 LSU | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 699,212 LSU | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 659,898 LSU | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 649,354 LSU | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 642,760 LSU | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 633,316 LSU | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 645,582 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 634,104 LSU | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 629,682 LSU | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 627,100 LSU | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 632,438 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 670,697 LSU | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 692,272 LSU | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 708,678 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 748,255 LSU | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 799,549 LSU | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 841,000 LSU | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 852,633 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 878,701 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 836,711 LSU | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 790,535 LSU | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 765,285 LSU | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 765,132 LSU | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 776,436 LSU | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 808,555 LSU | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 812,541 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 800,964 LSU | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 806,349 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 832,690 LSU | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 838,395 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 844,247 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 789,196 LSU | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 837,766 LSU | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 801,378 LSU | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 768,112 LSU | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 706,003 LSU | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 727,709 LSU | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 702,148 LSU | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 703,906 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 330,875 LSU | -53.0% |
| 2019 | 329,217 LSU | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 576,116 LSU | +75.0% |
| 2021 | 286,092 LSU | -50.3% |
| 2022 | 221,825 LSU | -22.5% |
| 2023 | 410,728 LSU | +85.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Stocks in Western Europe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +85.2% | 221,825 LSU | 410,728 LSU |
| 2020 | +75.0% | 329,217 LSU | 576,116 LSU |
| 2018 | -53.0% | 703,906 LSU | 330,875 LSU |
| 2021 | -50.3% | 576,116 LSU | 286,092 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.65 million LSU | 1.04 million LSU | 2.32 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 773,215 LSU | 713,039 LSU | 958,981 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 645,345 LSU | 627,100 LSU | 699,212 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 781,903 LSU | 670,697 LSU | 878,701 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 805,059 LSU | 765,132 LSU | 844,247 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 669,631 LSU | 329,217 LSU | 837,766 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 373,690 LSU | 221,825 LSU | 576,116 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
More environment data for Western Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.485 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 151.58 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 54.56 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 97.02 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.73 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 14.73 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — stocks in Western Europe?
- Horses — stocks in Western Europe was 410,728 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 2.32 million LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 221,825 LSU in 2022.
- How does Western Europe rank for horses — stocks?
- Western Europe ranks 25th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Europe 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.