Decline in world’s horse population
The world’s equine population has been dropping yesteryear close a 1000000 horses a twelvemonth for the 3 years from 2009 to 2011, figures from the Food in addition to Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN reveal.
The tendency is the same for livestock including cattle, sheep and, but pigs joined the ass inward increasing numbers worldwide, figures but released yesteryear the FAO show.
In 2009, in that place were 60,001,310 horses listed world-wide, amongst a driblet to 59,584,428 inward 2010, in addition to 58,472,151 logged inward 2011.
Hot on the heels of their immature human being equidae are donkeys (43,230,790) and mules (10,457,135) – which if added together laissez passer on a amount of 53,687,925 animals.
But far outweighing all animals is the 1.426 billion cattle inward the world, followed yesteryear 1.093 billion sheep, 967 1000000 pigs, in addition to 924 1000000 goats.
In Europe, Equus caballus numbers dropped from 6.3 1000000 inward 2009, to 5.8 1000000 inward 2011.
But inward North America, Equus caballus numbers accept shown an increment since 2009, when in that place were 10.1 1000000 horses, jumping to 10.4 1000000 inward 2009, to sit down at 10.5 inward 2011. The 2011 figures for private countries include USA (10,150,000) in addition to Canada (405,000), where an increment of 5000 horses was made from 2010.
In North America, horses are far outnumbered yesteryear cattle, amongst 104.8 1000000 logged inward 2011, in addition to pigs, amongst 79.1 1000000 animals inward the same year.
Nine countries are estimated every bit having to a greater extent than than a 1000000 horses, amongst the USA revealed every bit having the world’s largest population, at 10.150 million. mainland People's Republic of China is adjacent on 6.77 million, in addition to the Americas accept 3 other countries inward the “top 5” – Mexico amongst 6.35 1000000 horses, Brazil amongst 5.5 1000000 horses, in addition to Argentine Republic amongst 3.59 million. Other countries amongst to a greater extent than than a 1000000 horses were Mongolia (2.112m), Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (2.028m), Republic of Kazakhstan (1.528m), in addition to the Russian Federation (1.340m).
New Zealand Equus caballus numbers accept dropped steadily since 2009, when 65,149 horses were logged. That dropped to 64,105 inward 2010, earlier falling farther inward 2011 to 56,505. Australian numbers accept increased slightly, from 256,413 inward 2009, to 258,000 inward 2010, in addition to 259,467 inward 2011.
World Equus caballus numbers, 2009 to 2011
Mule in addition to ass numbers, 2009 to 2011
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