Horses — Stocks in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Horses — Stocks was 8.61 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
8.61 million An
Change on year
up 2.6%
Rank
6th
of 28 groups
All-time high
8.61 million An
in 2024
All-time low
2.75 million An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Horses — Stocks in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024

2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.

Analysis

In 2024, horses — stocks in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) stood at 8.61 million An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 8.61 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.75 million An, in 1961.

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 6th of 28 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Horses — Stocks in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Horses — Stocks in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 2.75 million An
1962 2.78 million An +1.1%
1963 2.85 million An +2.4%
1964 2.96 million An +4.0%
1965 3.07 million An +3.6%
1966 3.06 million An -0.5%
1967 3.13 million An +2.3%
1968 3.24 million An +3.6%
1969 3.31 million An +2.0%
1970 3.43 million An +3.7%
1971 3.49 million An +1.9%
1972 3.45 million An -1.2%
1973 3.43 million An -0.6%
1974 3.49 million An +1.7%
1975 3.53 million An +1.1%
1976 3.60 million An +2.1%
1977 3.71 million An +2.9%
1978 3.75 million An +1.0%
1979 3.75 million An +0.1%
1980 3.75 million An +0.1%
1981 4.01 million An +6.8%
1982 4.20 million An +4.7%
1983 4.48 million An +6.7%
1984 4.36 million An -2.7%
1985 4.53 million An +3.8%
1986 4.63 million An +2.2%
1987 4.68 million An +1.2%
1988 4.76 million An +1.6%
1989 4.81 million An +1.0%
1990 5.65 million An +17.5%
1991 5.72 million An +1.2%
1992 6.22 million An +8.8%
1993 4.57 million An -26.5%
1994 4.58 million An +0.3%
1995 4.62 million An +0.9%
1996 4.68 million An +1.3%
1997 4.74 million An +1.2%
1998 4.83 million An +1.9%
1999 4.87 million An +0.7%
2000 4.93 million An +1.2%
2001 5.21 million An +5.8%
2002 5.43 million An +4.2%
2003 5.55 million An +2.3%
2004 5.62 million An +1.2%
2005 5.77 million An +2.7%
2006 5.92 million An +2.6%
2007 6.22 million An +5.2%
2008 6.36 million An +2.2%
2009 6.67 million An +4.9%
2010 6.82 million An +2.3%
2011 6.77 million An -0.8%
2012 6.76 million An -0.2%
2013 6.82 million An +1.0%
2014 6.95 million An +1.9%
2015 7.68 million An +10.5%
2016 7.86 million An +2.4%
2017 7.82 million An -0.5%
2018 7.85 million An +0.3%
2019 8.12 million An +3.4%
2020 8.22 million An +1.2%
2021 8.25 million An +0.4%
2022 8.29 million An +0.6%
2023 8.40 million An +1.2%
2024 8.61 million An +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.02 million An 2.75 million An 3.31 million An 9
1970s 3.56 million An 3.43 million An 3.75 million An 10
1980s 4.42 million An 3.75 million An 4.81 million An 10
1990s 5.05 million An 4.57 million An 6.22 million An 10
2000s 5.77 million An 4.93 million An 6.67 million An 10
2010s 7.34 million An 6.76 million An 8.12 million An 10
2020s 8.35 million An 8.22 million An 8.61 million An 5

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 3 Brazil 5.70 million An compare
  2. 4 Mongolia 4.68 million An compare
  3. 5 Kazakhstan 4.35 million An compare
  4. 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 524,139 An compare
  5. 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 516,249 An compare
  6. 6 China 3.52 million An compare
  7. 7 China, mainland 3.52 million An compare
  8. 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 127,751 An compare
  9. 8 Ethiopia PDR 2.75 million An compare
  10. 8 Türkiye 70,360 An compare
  11. 9 Argentina 2.59 million An compare
  12. 9 Melanesia 63,032 An compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is horses — stocks in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Horses — stocks in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 8.61 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 8.61 million An in 2024.
What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 2.75 million An in 1961.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for horses — stocks?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 6th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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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Indicator
Horses — Stocks
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
208 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2024
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