Chickens, layers — Stocks, per capita in China
China: Chickens, layers — Stocks, per capita was 2.39 An per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, layers — Stocks, per capita in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, layers — stocks, per capita in China stood at 2.39 An per person. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — stocks, per capita in China peaked at 2.39 An per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5309 An per person, in 1981.
That places China 5th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens, layers — Stocks, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.593 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.6081 An per person | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.5746 An per person | -5.5% |
| 1964 | 0.5793 An per person | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.576 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.5836 An per person | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.5787 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.579 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.5782 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.5529 An per person | -4.4% |
| 1971 | 0.5666 An per person | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.5537 An per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.5438 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.5493 An per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5454 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.5483 An per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5537 An per person | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5529 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5596 An per person | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.563 An per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5309 An per person | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 0.5368 An per person | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5603 An per person | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5741 An per person | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6265 An per person | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 0.6141 An per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.6155 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.6503 An per person | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 0.6468 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.682 An per person | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 0.6976 An per person | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7239 An per person | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7844 An per person | +8.4% |
| 1994 | 1.01 An per person | +28.9% |
| 1995 | 1.13 An per person | +11.5% |
| 1996 | 1.26 An per person | +11.4% |
| 1997 | 1.33 An per person | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 1.4 An per person | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 1.47 An per person | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 1.53 An per person | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 1.54 An per person | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.59 An per person | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 1.58 An per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.65 An per person | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 1.71 An per person | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 1.76 An per person | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.81 An per person | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.88 An per person | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 1.91 An per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.92 An per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.92 An per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.96 An per person | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.97 An per person | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 2 An per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 2.09 An per person | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 2.16 An per person | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 2.1 An per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 2.11 An per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.23 An per person | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 2.33 An per person | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 2.29 An per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 2.32 An per person | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 2.39 An per person | +2.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers — Stocks, per capita in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +28.9% | 0.7844 An per person | 1.01 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5834 An per person | 0.5746 An per person | 0.6081 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5526 An per person | 0.5438 An per person | 0.5666 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5918 An per person | 0.5309 An per person | 0.6503 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.05 An per person | 0.682 An per person | 1.47 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7 An per person | 1.53 An per person | 1.91 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.04 An per person | 1.92 An per person | 2.23 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.33 An per person | 2.29 An per person | 2.39 An per person | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8065 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — stocks, per capita in China?
- Chickens, layers — stocks, per capita in China was 2.39 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — stocks, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 2.39 An per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — stocks, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5309 An per person in 1981.
- How does China rank for chickens, layers — stocks, per capita?
- China ranks 5th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — stocks, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, layers — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, layers — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chickens, layers — Stocks ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Stocks Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Chickens, layers — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.