Horses — Stocks in Western Europe

Western Europe: Horses — Stocks was 410,728 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
410,728 LSU
Change on year
up 85.2%
Rank
28th
of 34 groups
All-time high
2.32 million LSU
in 1961
All-time low
221,825 LSU
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Horses — Stocks in Western Europe, 1961–2023

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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 28th of 34 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 25 Canada 319,831 LSU compare
  2. 26 Germany 316,225 LSU compare
  3. 27 Mali 316,170 LSU compare
  4. 28 Senegal 292,246 LSU compare
  5. 29 Indonesia 263,453 LSU compare
  6. 30 Uruguay 262,484 LSU compare
  7. 31 Pakistan 246,350 LSU compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

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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 28th out of 34 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

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.