Horses — Stocks in Belgium
Belgium: Horses — Stocks was 29,437 An in 2017. ▬ Flat
Horses — Stocks in Belgium, 2000–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 29,437 An for horses — stocks in 2017.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Belgium peaked at 37,000 An in 2010 and was at its lowest, 27,985 An, in 2005.
That places Belgium 87th out of 163 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
Horses — Stocks in Belgium, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31,000 An | — |
| 2001 | 31,163 An | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 31,229 An | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 32,093 An | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 31,945 An | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 27,985 An | -12.4% |
| 2006 | 33,186 An | +18.6% |
| 2007 | 33,544 An | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 33,191 An | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 36,535 An | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 37,000 An | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 34,215 An | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 36,777 An | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 33,417 An | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 33,000 An | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 31,662 An | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 28,060 An | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 29,437 An | +4.9% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 29,437 An is below the median for high income countries, which is 33,582 An, 88% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 29,437 An is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 42,000 An, 70% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32,187 An | 27,985 An | 36,535 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,946 An | 28,060 An | 37,000 An | 8 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 84 Serbia and Montenegro 32,688 An compare
- 85 Cambodia 31,330 An compare
- 86 New Zealand 31,184 An compare
- 88 Gambia 28,573 An compare
- 89 Zimbabwe 28,160 An compare
- 90 Turkmenistan 27,624 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Belgium
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.3325 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0073 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 443.58 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2138 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1233 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — stocks in Belgium?
- Horses — stocks in Belgium was 29,437 An in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 37,000 An in 2010.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,985 An in 2005.
- How does Belgium rank for horses — stocks?
- Belgium ranks 87th out of 163 countries with data for 2017.
- Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium 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
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.