How does Ireland rank for chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area?

Ireland ranks 122nd out of 192 countries with data for 2020.

Is chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Ireland?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Ireland 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.

Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Ireland

Name: Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Ireland
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Ireland: Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.03 LSU/ha in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)

0.03 LSU/ha

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

122nd

of 192 countries

All-time high

0.03 LSU/ha

in 1995

All-time low

0.01 LSU/ha

in 1964

Years of data

1961–2020

Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Ireland, 1961–2020

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

Analysis

In 2020, chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area in Ireland stood at 0.03 LSU/ha. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area in Ireland peaked at 0.03 LSU/ha in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.01 LSU/ha, in 1964.

Ireland ranks 122nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.

Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Ireland, 1961 to 2020.
Year	LSU/ha	Change
1961	0.02 LSU/ha	—
1962	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1963	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1964	0.01 LSU/ha	-50.0%
1965	0.02 LSU/ha	+100.0%
1966	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1967	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1968	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1969	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1970	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1971	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1972	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1973	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1974	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1975	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1976	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1977	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1978	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1979	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1980	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1981	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1982	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1983	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1984	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1985	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1986	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1987	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1988	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1989	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1990	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1991	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1992	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1993	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1994	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1995	0.03 LSU/ha	+50.0%
1996	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1997	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1998	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1999	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2000	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2001	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2002	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2003	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2004	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2005	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2006	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2007	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2008	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2009	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2010	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2011	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2012	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2013	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2014	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2015	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2016	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2017	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2020	0.03 LSU/ha	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0189 LSU/ha	0.01 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	9
1970s	0.02 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	10
1980s	0.02 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	10
1990s	0.025 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	0.03 LSU/ha	10
2000s	0.03 LSU/ha	0.03 LSU/ha	0.03 LSU/ha	10
2010s	0.03 LSU/ha	0.03 LSU/ha	0.03 LSU/ha	8
2020s	0.03 LSU/ha	0.03 LSU/ha	0.03 LSU/ha	1

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122 Guinea-Bissau 0.03 LSU/ha compare
122 Haiti 0.03 LSU/ha compare
122 Latvia 0.03 LSU/ha compare
122 Lithuania 0.03 LSU/ha compare
122 Malawi 0.03 LSU/ha compare
122 Montenegro 0.03 LSU/ha compare
122 New Caledonia 0.03 LSU/ha compare
122 New Zealand 0.03 LSU/ha compare
122 Nigeria 0.03 LSU/ha compare
122 Oman 0.03 LSU/ha compare
122 Papua New Guinea 0.03 LSU/ha compare
122 Serbia and Montenegro 0.03 LSU/ha compare
122 Tajikistan 0.03 LSU/ha compare
122 Uganda 0.03 LSU/ha compare
122 Uruguay 0.03 LSU/ha compare
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See the full ranking of 243 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area in Ireland?: Chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area in Ireland was 0.03 LSU/ha in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Ireland?: The highest recorded value was 0.03 LSU/ha in 1995.
What is the lowest chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Ireland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.01 LSU/ha in 1964.
How does Ireland rank for chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area?: Ireland ranks 122nd out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
Is chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Ireland?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland 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
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.