Iraq vs South Africa: Chickens — Stocks

Iraq
1.45 million LSU
in 2023
South Africa
1.63 million LSU
in 2023
Iraq rank
34th
South Africa rank
32nd

Chickens — Stocks over time

  • Iraq
  • South Africa
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.63 million LSU against 1.45 million LSU in Iraq, a difference of 182,220 LSU.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Iraq ranks 34th and South Africa ranks 32nd of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 72,427 LSU 204,444 LSU 132,018 LSU South Africa
1970s 154,660 LSU 270,600 LSU 115,940 LSU South Africa
1980s 623,000 LSU 358,500 LSU 264,500 LSU Iraq
1990s 215,700 LSU 1.01 million LSU 791,300 LSU South Africa
2000s 313,500 LSU 1.44 million LSU 1.13 million LSU South Africa
2010s 467,257 LSU 1.76 million LSU 1.29 million LSU South Africa
2020s 1.33 million LSU 1.66 million LSU 328,440 LSU South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher chickens — stocks, Iraq or South Africa?
South Africa, at 1.63 million LSU against 1.45 million LSU in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in chickens — stocks between Iraq and South Africa?
182,220 LSU, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iraq and South Africa rank globally for chickens — stocks?
Iraq ranks 34th and South Africa ranks 32nd of 193 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.