Chickens, layers — Stocks in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Chickens, layers — Stocks was 89,000 An in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Stocks in Saint Lucia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 89,000 An for chickens, layers — stocks in 2023.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — stocks in Saint Lucia peaked at 150,000 An in 2008 and was at its lowest, 42,000 An, in 1961.
That places Saint Lucia 180th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers — Stocks in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 42,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 43,000 An | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 44,000 An | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 45,000 An | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 46,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 47,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 48,000 An | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 49,000 An | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 50,000 An | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 52,000 An | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 53,000 An | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 54,000 An | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 55,000 An | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 56,000 An | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 57,000 An | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 58,000 An | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 59,000 An | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 60,000 An | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 61,000 An | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 62,000 An | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 63,000 An | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 63,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 65,000 An | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 66,000 An | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 66,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 67,000 An | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 68,000 An | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 69,000 An | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 65,000 An | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 68,000 An | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 69,000 An | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 70,000 An | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 70,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 71,000 An | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 72,000 An | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 70,000 An | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 53,000 An | -24.3% |
| 1998 | 70,000 An | +32.1% |
| 1999 | 70,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 70,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 70,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 50,000 An | -28.6% |
| 2003 | 80,000 An | +60.0% |
| 2004 | 110,000 An | +37.5% |
| 2005 | 147,000 An | +33.6% |
| 2006 | 140,000 An | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 95,000 An | -32.1% |
| 2008 | 150,000 An | +57.9% |
| 2009 | 91,000 An | -39.3% |
| 2010 | 92,000 An | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 92,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 63,000 An | -31.5% |
| 2013 | 59,000 An | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 70,000 An | +18.6% |
| 2015 | 90,000 An | +28.6% |
| 2016 | 73,000 An | -18.9% |
| 2017 | 68,000 An | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 84,000 An | +23.5% |
| 2019 | 85,000 An | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 57,000 An | -32.9% |
| 2021 | 89,000 An | +56.1% |
| 2022 | 90,000 An | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 89,000 An | -1.1% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 89,000 An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.27 million An, 1% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 89,000 An is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.56 million An, 3% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers — Stocks in Saint Lucia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +60.0% | 50,000 An | 80,000 An |
| 2008 | +57.9% | 95,000 An | 150,000 An |
| 2021 | +56.1% | 57,000 An | 89,000 An |
| 2009 | -39.3% | 150,000 An | 91,000 An |
| 2004 | +37.5% | 80,000 An | 110,000 An |
| 2020 | -32.9% | 85,000 An | 57,000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46,000 An | 42,000 An | 50,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 56,500 An | 52,000 An | 61,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 65,400 An | 62,000 An | 69,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 68,300 An | 53,000 An | 72,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 100,300 An | 50,000 An | 150,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 77,600 An | 59,000 An | 92,000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 81,250 An | 57,000 An | 90,000 An | 4 |
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More environment data for Saint Lucia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.15 % 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 -0.4464 % 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 in Saint Lucia?
- Chickens, layers — stocks in Saint Lucia was 89,000 An in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens, layers — stocks recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 150,000 An in 2008.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — stocks recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,000 An in 1961.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for chickens, layers — stocks?
- Saint Lucia ranks 180th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — stocks rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens, layers — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).