Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area by country
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...
Countries reporting
208
Highest
43.68 LSU/ha
Singapore
Lowest
0 LSU/ha
Australia and New Zealand
Median
0.06 LSU/ha
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,893
What the numbers show
Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area is currently reported for 208 countries. The highest value is 43.68 LSU/ha in Singapore; the lowest is 0 LSU/ha in Australia and New Zealand.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.06 LSU/ha, and the mean is 0.6053 LSU/ha.
Over the past decade 103 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in China, Hong Kong SAR (up 298.1%), and the largest decrease in Mozambique (down 100.0%).
Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 43.68 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Brunei Darussalam | 15.77 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 3 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 10.55 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 298.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.53 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Barbados | 5.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 74.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Qatar | 4.33 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 252.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Kuwait | 4.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Bahamas | 2.5 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 9 | Bahrain | 2.27 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 87.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Mauritius | 1.95 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Seychelles | 1.71 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 12 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1.32 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Republic of Korea | 1.16 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 34.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Lebanon | 1.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Malta | 0.97 LSU/ha | 2020 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 16 | Dominican Republic | 0.9 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Israel | 0.9 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 18 | Suriname | 0.72 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 19 | Japan | 0.68 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 20 | United Arab Emirates | 0.67 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Egypt | 0.67 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 76.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Indonesia | 0.67 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 91.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Pakistan | 0.52 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 136.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.52 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 25 | Grenada | 0.5 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Saint Lucia | 0.48 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Guyana | 0.45 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Jordan | 0.41 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0.38 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 30 | Malaysia | 0.37 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Viet Nam | 0.37 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 68.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Belgium | 0.36 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 32 | Cyprus | 0.36 LSU/ha | 2020 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 34 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.35 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Bangladesh | 0.34 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Jamaica | 0.34 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Ecuador | 0.32 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Tuvalu | 0.32 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 0.32 LSU/ha | 1999 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 40 | Caribbean | 0.29 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Puerto Rico | 0.26 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.23 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 76.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.22 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Republic of Moldova | 0.21 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Kiribati | 0.19 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.18 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 46 | Fiji | 0.18 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Norway | 0.17 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Nepal | 0.17 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Cook Islands | 0.17 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 51 | Costa Rica | 0.16 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 51 | El Salvador | 0.16 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Belarus | 0.15 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Iraq | 0.15 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Philippines | 0.15 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 56 | Panama | 0.14 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Palestine | 0.14 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 58 | Honduras | 0.13 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 58 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.13 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Nauru | 0.13 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 58 | Poland | 0.13 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Thailand | 0.13 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 58 | Micronesia | 0.13 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Portugal | 0.12 LSU/ha | 2020 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 65 | Italy | 0.11 LSU/ha | 2020 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 65 | French Polynesia | 0.11 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Senegal | 0.11 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Sweden | 0.11 LSU/ha | 2019 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 69 | China | 0.1 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Guatemala | 0.1 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 69 | Myanmar | 0.1 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Tonga | 0.1 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 69 | Tunisia | 0.1 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Türkiye | 0.1 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 69 | China, mainland | 0.1 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 69 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.1 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 77 | Belize | 0.09 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 77 | Switzerland | 0.09 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 77 | Germany | 0.09 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 77 | Togo | 0.09 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Samoa | 0.09 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 77 | Martinique | 0.09 LSU/ha | 2006 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 77 | Polynesia | 0.09 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 84 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.08 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 27.3% | rising |
| 84 | Dominica | 0.08 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 84 | Denmark | 0.08 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 84 | Finland | 0.08 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 84 | France | 0.08 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 84 | Morocco | 0.08 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Peru | 0.08 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Tokelau | 0.08 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 84 | Cabo Verde | 0.08 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Brazil | 0.07 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Spain | 0.07 LSU/ha | 2020 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 93 | Ghana | 0.07 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Croatia | 0.07 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 93 | Slovenia | 0.07 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 40.0% | falling |
| 98 | Austria | 0.06 LSU/ha | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
| 98 | Azerbaijan | 0.06 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 98 | Czechia | 0.06 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 98 | Greece | 0.06 LSU/ha | 2018 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 98 | Hungary | 0.06 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 98 | Sri Lanka | 0.06 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 98 | Mexico | 0.06 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Nicaragua | 0.06 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Romania | 0.06 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 98 | Sierra Leone | 0.06 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Czechoslovakia | 0.06 LSU/ha | 1992 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 98 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.06 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.06 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 111 | Albania | 0.05 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Chile | 0.05 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Cameroon | 0.05 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 111 | Colombia | 0.05 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Cuba | 0.05 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 111 | Algeria | 0.05 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 111 | India | 0.05 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.05 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Slovakia | 0.05 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 111 | French Guiana | 0.05 LSU/ha | 2006 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 111 | Guadeloupe | 0.05 LSU/ha | 2006 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Melanesia | 0.05 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 111 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.05 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Yugoslav SFR | 0.05 LSU/ha | 1991 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 125 | Benin | 0.04 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 125 | Comoros | 0.04 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 125 | Georgia | 0.04 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 100.0% | flat |
| 125 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.04 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Liberia | 0.04 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 125 | Serbia | 0.04 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 125 | Ukraine | 0.04 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 125 | Uzbekistan | 0.04 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Niue | 0.04 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 125 | OECD | 0.04 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 135 | Armenia | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 135 | Bulgaria | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2020 | unchanged | falling |
| 135 | Canada | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 135 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Haiti | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 135 | Ireland | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
| 135 | Lithuania | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 135 | Latvia | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 135 | Montenegro | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 135 | Malawi | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 135 | New Caledonia | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 135 | Nigeria | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 135 | New Zealand | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Oman | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 135 | Papua New Guinea | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 135 | Tajikistan | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Uganda | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 135 | Uruguay | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Yemen | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 135 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2005 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 135 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0.03 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 156 | Burkina Faso | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 156 | Bhutan | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Estonia | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 156 | Gabon | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Guinea | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 156 | Gambia | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 156 | Kenya | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Cambodia | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 156 | Libya | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 156 | Rwanda | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 156 | Solomon Islands | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 156 | Eswatini | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 156 | Vanuatu | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 156 | Zambia | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 156 | USSR | 0.02 LSU/ha | 1991 | unchanged | rising |
| 156 | Timor-Leste | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 156 | Russian Federation | 0.02 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 173 | Angola | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 173 | Argentina | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 173 | Burundi | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 173 | Ethiopia | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 173 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 173 | Luxembourg | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 173 | Madagascar | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 173 | North Macedonia | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 173 | Mali | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 173 | Paraguay | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 173 | Saudi Arabia | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 173 | South Sudan | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 173 | Turkmenistan | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 173 | Zimbabwe | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 173 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 173 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 173 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.01 LSU/ha | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 173 | Ethiopia PDR | 0.01 LSU/ha | 1992 | unchanged | flat |
| 191 | Afghanistan | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 191 | Australia | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 191 | Botswana | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 191 | Congo | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 191 | Eritrea | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Iceland | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 191 | Kazakhstan | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 191 | Lesotho | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Mongolia | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 191 | Mozambique | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Mauritania | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 191 | Namibia | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 191 | Niger | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 191 | Sudan | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 191 | Somalia | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 191 | Chad | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
| 191 | Sudan (former) | 0 LSU/ha | 2011 | — | flat |
| 191 | Australia and New Zealand | 0 LSU/ha | 2023 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Réunion 2.98 LSU/ha
- South-eastern Asia 0.39 LSU/ha
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 0.25 LSU/ha
- Southern Asia 0.13 LSU/ha
- Asia 0.1 LSU/ha
- Western Europe 0.1 LSU/ha
- Eastern Asia 0.09 LSU/ha
- Central America 0.07 LSU/ha
- World 0.06 LSU/ha
- European Union (27) 0.06 LSU/ha
- Latin America and the Caribbean 0.06 LSU/ha
- Northern Europe 0.06 LSU/ha
About this data
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.