South Africa vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Chickens — Stocks

South Africa
1.63 million LSU
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1.70 million LSU
in 2023
South Africa rank
32nd
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
30th

Chickens — Stocks over time

  • South Africa
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922023

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 1.70 million LSU against 1.63 million LSU in South Africa, a difference of 70,180 LSU.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

South Africa ranks 32nd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 30th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 204,444 LSU 1.14 million LSU 931,661 LSU United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 270,600 LSU 1.30 million LSU 1.03 million LSU United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 358,500 LSU 1.16 million LSU 802,912 LSU United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 1.01 million LSU 1.28 million LSU 271,127 LSU United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 1.44 million LSU 1.59 million LSU 150,511 LSU United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 1.76 million LSU 1.61 million LSU 151,569 LSU South Africa
2020s 1.66 million LSU 1.74 million LSU 85,812 LSU United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher chickens — stocks, South Africa or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 1.70 million LSU against 1.63 million LSU in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in chickens — stocks between South Africa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
70,180 LSU, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do South Africa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for chickens — stocks?
South Africa ranks 32nd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 30th 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
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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.