China, mainland vs World: Chickens — Stocks

China, mainland
52.17 million LSU
in 2023
World
267.01 million LSU
in 2023
China, mainland rank
2nd
World rank
1st

Chickens — Stocks over time

  • China, mainland
  • World
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How they compare

World currently reports 267.01 million LSU against 52.17 million LSU in China, mainland, a difference of 214.83 million LSU.

That makes World's figure about 5.1 times China, mainland's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

China, mainland ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 209 countries.

World has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland World Difference Ahead
1960s 5.76 million LSU 44.02 million LSU 38.27 million LSU World
1970s 6.98 million LSU 59.32 million LSU 52.33 million LSU World
1980s 12.77 million LSU 86.12 million LSU 73.35 million LSU World
1990s 28.65 million LSU 122.91 million LSU 94.26 million LSU World
2000s 42.41 million LSU 167.85 million LSU 125.43 million LSU World
2010s 48.82 million LSU 221.36 million LSU 172.54 million LSU World
2020s 51.91 million LSU 260.13 million LSU 208.21 million LSU World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher chickens — stocks, China, mainland or World?
World, at 267.01 million LSU against 52.17 million LSU in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in chickens — stocks between China, mainland and World?
214.83 million LSU, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and World?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and World rank globally for chickens — stocks?
China, mainland ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Chickens — Stocks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Chickens — Stocks
Unit
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
244 places, 13,956 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.