What is horses — stocks, per square kilometre in South Africa?

Horses — stocks, per square kilometre in South Africa was 0.2824 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).

What is the highest horses — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?

The highest recorded value was 0.3833 An per square kilometre in 1961.

What is the lowest horses — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1855 An per square kilometre in 1975.

How does South Africa rank for horses — stocks, per square kilometre?

South Africa ranks 75th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.

Is horses — stocks, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Africa?

Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this South Africa data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre in South Africa

Name: Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre in South Africa
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

South Africa: Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre was 0.2824 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.2824 An per square kilometre

Change on year

up 0.9%

World rank

75th

of 143 countries

All-time high

0.3833 An per square kilometre

in 1961

All-time low

0.1855 An per square kilometre

in 1975

Years of data

1961–2023

Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre in South Africa, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.

Analysis

South Africa recorded 0.2824 An per square kilometre for horses — stocks, per square kilometre in 2023.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, horses — stocks, per square kilometre in South Africa peaked at 0.3833 An per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1855 An per square kilometre, in 1975.

South Africa ranks 75th of 143 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre in South Africa, 1961 to 2023.
Year	An per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.3833 An per square kilometre	—
1962	0.3545 An per square kilometre	-7.5%
1963	0.3297 An per square kilometre	-7.0%
1964	0.3132 An per square kilometre	-5.0%
1965	0.2968 An per square kilometre	-5.3%
1966	0.2803 An per square kilometre	-5.6%
1967	0.2638 An per square kilometre	-5.9%
1968	0.2473 An per square kilometre	-6.3%
1969	0.2308 An per square kilometre	-6.7%
1970	0.2077 An per square kilometre	-10.0%
1971	0.1995 An per square kilometre	-4.0%
1972	0.1937 An per square kilometre	-2.9%
1973	0.1912 An per square kilometre	-1.3%
1974	0.1896 An per square kilometre	-0.9%
1975	0.1855 An per square kilometre	-2.2%
1976	0.1855 An per square kilometre	+0.0%
1977	0.1855 An per square kilometre	+0.0%
1978	0.1855 An per square kilometre	+0.0%
1979	0.1855 An per square kilometre	+0.0%
1980	0.1855 An per square kilometre	+0.0%
1981	0.1855 An per square kilometre	+0.0%
1982	0.1855 An per square kilometre	+0.0%
1983	0.1896 An per square kilometre	+2.2%
1984	0.1896 An per square kilometre	+0.0%
1985	0.1896 An per square kilometre	+0.0%
1986	0.1896 An per square kilometre	+0.0%
1987	0.1896 An per square kilometre	+0.0%
1988	0.1896 An per square kilometre	+0.0%
1989	0.1896 An per square kilometre	+0.0%
1990	0.1896 An per square kilometre	+0.0%
1991	0.1896 An per square kilometre	+0.0%
1992	0.1896 An per square kilometre	+0.0%
1993	0.1937 An per square kilometre	+2.2%
1994	0.1978 An per square kilometre	+2.1%
1995	0.202 An per square kilometre	+2.1%
1996	0.2061 An per square kilometre	+2.0%
1997	0.2102 An per square kilometre	+2.0%
1998	0.2143 An per square kilometre	+2.0%
1999	0.2127 An per square kilometre	-0.8%
2000	0.2226 An per square kilometre	+4.7%
2001	0.2226 An per square kilometre	+0.0%
2002	0.2226 An per square kilometre	+0.0%
2003	0.2226 An per square kilometre	+0.0%
2004	0.2226 An per square kilometre	+0.0%
2005	0.2226 An per square kilometre	+0.0%
2006	0.2308 An per square kilometre	+3.7%
2007	0.2391 An per square kilometre	+3.6%
2008	0.2457 An per square kilometre	+2.8%
2009	0.2473 An per square kilometre	+0.7%
2010	0.2473 An per square kilometre	+0.0%
2011	0.2514 An per square kilometre	+1.7%
2012	0.2539 An per square kilometre	+1.0%
2013	0.2555 An per square kilometre	+0.6%
2014	0.2572 An per square kilometre	+0.6%
2015	0.2603 An per square kilometre	+1.2%
2016	0.2633 An per square kilometre	+1.2%
2017	0.2663 An per square kilometre	+1.1%
2018	0.2695 An per square kilometre	+1.2%
2019	0.2727 An per square kilometre	+1.2%
2020	0.2758 An per square kilometre	+1.1%
2021	0.2784 An per square kilometre	+1.0%
2022	0.2799 An per square kilometre	+0.5%
2023	0.2824 An per square kilometre	+0.9%

South Africa compared with similar countries

South Africa's 0.2824 An per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4006 An per square kilometre, 70% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
South Africa's 0.2824 An per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0728 An per square kilometre, 3.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.3 An per square kilometre	0.2308 An per square kilometre	0.3833 An per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.1909 An per square kilometre	0.1855 An per square kilometre	0.2077 An per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.1884 An per square kilometre	0.1855 An per square kilometre	0.1896 An per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.2006 An per square kilometre	0.1896 An per square kilometre	0.2143 An per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.2298 An per square kilometre	0.2226 An per square kilometre	0.2473 An per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.2598 An per square kilometre	0.2473 An per square kilometre	0.2727 An per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.2791 An per square kilometre	0.2758 An per square kilometre	0.2824 An per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near South Africa

72 Morocco 0.366 An per square kilometre compare
73 Lebanon 0.3472 An per square kilometre compare
74 Sao Tome and Principe 0.325 An per square kilometre compare
76 Ukraine 0.2746 An per square kilometre compare
77 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2743 An per square kilometre compare
78 Montenegro 0.2742 An per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

More agriculture & rural data for South Africa

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.11 % change on previous year (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 186.56 current US$ per person (2025)
Rural population, annual growth rate 0.812 % change on previous year (2025)
Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Rural population, per capita 0.3618 units per person (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 2.8% (2025)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.8% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)

All data for South Africa →

Frequently asked questions

What is horses — stocks, per square kilometre in South Africa?: Horses — stocks, per square kilometre in South Africa was 0.2824 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest horses — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?: The highest recorded value was 0.3833 An per square kilometre in 1961.
What is the lowest horses — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1855 An per square kilometre in 1975.
How does South Africa rank for horses — stocks, per square kilometre?: South Africa ranks 75th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
Is horses — stocks, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Africa?: Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Africa data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre in South Africa. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://agriculture.statizoid.com/stat/horses-stocks-per-square-kilometre/south-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://agriculture.statizoid.com/stat/horses-stocks-per-square-kilometre/south-africa/">Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre in South Africa</a> — Statizoid

How this figure is calculated

Horses — Stocks divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Horses — Stocks ÷ Land area (sq. km)

Computed from

Horses — Stocks Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.

About this data

Indicator: Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre
Unit: An per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 144 places, 8,066 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 20 September 2026

Horses — Stocks divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.