Chickens, layers — Stocks, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Chickens, layers — Stocks, per capita was 0.5731 An per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Stocks, per capita in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.5731 An per person for chickens, layers — stocks, per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 20.6% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — stocks, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.8491 An per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3781 An per person, in 1964.
South Africa ranks 90th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers — Stocks, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3844 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4019 An per person | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 0.3899 An per person | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.3781 An per person | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5239 An per person | +38.5% |
| 1966 | 0.5079 An per person | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.5415 An per person | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 0.5726 An per person | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 0.6014 An per person | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4937 An per person | -17.9% |
| 1971 | 0.4795 An per person | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.4659 An per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.4939 An per person | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5602 An per person | +13.4% |
| 1975 | 0.5449 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.5304 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5162 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.5023 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.5238 An per person | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.542 An per person | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5566 An per person | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.5377 An per person | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.5193 An per person | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5311 An per person | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.5137 An per person | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4975 An per person | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4822 An per person | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4678 An per person | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4542 An per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.405 An per person | -10.8% |
| 1991 | 0.554 An per person | +36.8% |
| 1992 | 0.4359 An per person | -21.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4388 An per person | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4431 An per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.467 An per person | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5319 An per person | +13.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5146 An per person | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5625 An per person | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5885 An per person | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5619 An per person | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5781 An per person | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7039 An per person | +21.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6714 An per person | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6875 An per person | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6808 An per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.75 An per person | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7817 An per person | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8412 An per person | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7926 An per person | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8215 An per person | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8491 An per person | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.846 An per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8413 An per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8454 An per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6359 An per person | -24.8% |
| 2016 | 0.635 An per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6593 An per person | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6355 An per person | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.633 An per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7947 An per person | +25.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5933 An per person | -25.3% |
| 2022 | 0.722 An per person | +21.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5731 An per person | -20.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers — Stocks, per capita in South Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +38.5% | 0.3781 An per person | 0.5239 An per person |
| 1991 | +36.8% | 0.405 An per person | 0.554 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.478 An per person | 0.3781 An per person | 0.6014 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5111 An per person | 0.4659 An per person | 0.5602 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5102 An per person | 0.4542 An per person | 0.5566 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4941 An per person | 0.405 An per person | 0.5885 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7049 An per person | 0.5619 An per person | 0.8412 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7402 An per person | 0.633 An per person | 0.8491 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6708 An per person | 0.5731 An per person | 0.7947 An per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More environment data for South Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.275 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.59 % 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 0.2953 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — stocks, per capita in South Africa?
- Chickens, layers — stocks, per capita in South Africa was 0.5731 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — stocks, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8491 An per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — stocks, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3781 An per person in 1964.
- How does South Africa rank for chickens, layers — stocks, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 90th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — stocks, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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.