Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area in France

France: Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.08 LSU/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.08 LSU/ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
76th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.09 LSU/ha
in 2013
All-time low
0.04 LSU/ha
in 1966
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area in France, 1961–2023

00.020.040.060.08196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area in France is 0.08 LSU/ha, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area in France peaked at 0.09 LSU/ha in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.04 LSU/ha, in 1966.

France ranks 76th of 192 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 — Livestock units per agricultural land area in France, year by year

Annual values for Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area in France, 1961 to 2023.
Year LSU/ha Change
1961 0.05 LSU/ha
1962 0.05 LSU/ha +0.0%
1963 0.05 LSU/ha +0.0%
1964 0.05 LSU/ha +0.0%
1965 0.05 LSU/ha +0.0%
1966 0.04 LSU/ha -20.0%
1967 0.04 LSU/ha +0.0%
1968 0.05 LSU/ha +25.0%
1969 0.05 LSU/ha +0.0%
1970 0.05 LSU/ha +0.0%
1971 0.05 LSU/ha +0.0%
1972 0.05 LSU/ha +0.0%
1973 0.05 LSU/ha +0.0%
1974 0.05 LSU/ha +0.0%
1975 0.05 LSU/ha +0.0%
1976 0.05 LSU/ha +0.0%
1977 0.05 LSU/ha +0.0%
1978 0.05 LSU/ha +0.0%
1979 0.05 LSU/ha +0.0%
1980 0.06 LSU/ha +20.0%
1981 0.06 LSU/ha +0.0%
1982 0.06 LSU/ha +0.0%
1983 0.06 LSU/ha +0.0%
1984 0.06 LSU/ha +0.0%
1985 0.07 LSU/ha +16.7%
1986 0.07 LSU/ha +0.0%
1987 0.07 LSU/ha +0.0%
1988 0.07 LSU/ha +0.0%
1989 0.07 LSU/ha +0.0%
1990 0.06 LSU/ha -14.3%
1991 0.07 LSU/ha +16.7%
1992 0.07 LSU/ha +0.0%
1993 0.07 LSU/ha +0.0%
1994 0.07 LSU/ha +0.0%
1995 0.07 LSU/ha +0.0%
1996 0.08 LSU/ha +14.3%
1997 0.08 LSU/ha +0.0%
1998 0.08 LSU/ha +0.0%
1999 0.07 LSU/ha -12.5%
2000 0.07 LSU/ha +0.0%
2001 0.07 LSU/ha +0.0%
2002 0.07 LSU/ha +0.0%
2003 0.07 LSU/ha +0.0%
2004 0.07 LSU/ha +0.0%
2005 0.07 LSU/ha +0.0%
2006 0.06 LSU/ha -14.3%
2007 0.07 LSU/ha +16.7%
2008 0.07 LSU/ha +0.0%
2009 0.07 LSU/ha +0.0%
2010 0.08 LSU/ha +14.3%
2011 0.08 LSU/ha +0.0%
2012 0.08 LSU/ha +0.0%
2013 0.09 LSU/ha +12.5%
2014 0.08 LSU/ha -11.1%
2015 0.09 LSU/ha +12.5%
2016 0.08 LSU/ha -11.1%
2017 0.09 LSU/ha +12.5%
2018 0.08 LSU/ha -11.1%
2019 0.08 LSU/ha +0.0%
2020 0.09 LSU/ha +12.5%
2021 0.08 LSU/ha -11.1%
2022 0.08 LSU/ha +0.0%
2023 0.08 LSU/ha +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0478 LSU/ha 0.04 LSU/ha 0.05 LSU/ha 9
1970s 0.05 LSU/ha 0.05 LSU/ha 0.05 LSU/ha 10
1980s 0.065 LSU/ha 0.06 LSU/ha 0.07 LSU/ha 10
1990s 0.072 LSU/ha 0.06 LSU/ha 0.08 LSU/ha 10
2000s 0.069 LSU/ha 0.06 LSU/ha 0.07 LSU/ha 10
2010s 0.083 LSU/ha 0.08 LSU/ha 0.09 LSU/ha 10
2020s 0.0825 LSU/ha 0.08 LSU/ha 0.09 LSU/ha 4

Countries ranked near France

  1. 76 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.08 LSU/ha compare
  2. 76 Denmark 0.08 LSU/ha compare
  3. 76 Dominica 0.08 LSU/ha compare
  4. 76 Finland 0.08 LSU/ha compare
  5. 76 Morocco 0.08 LSU/ha compare
  6. 76 Peru 0.08 LSU/ha compare
  7. 76 Tokelau 0.08 LSU/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area in France?
Chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area in France was 0.08 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 0.09 LSU/ha in 2013.
What is the lowest chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 0.04 LSU/ha in 1966.
How does France rank for chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area?
France ranks 76th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Unit
LSU/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 13,893 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.