Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area in South Africa
South Africa: Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.02 LSU/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area in South Africa, 1961–2023
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 South Africa is 0.02 LSU/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area in South Africa peaked at 0.02 LSU/ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0 LSU/ha, in 1961.
That places South Africa 142nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area in South Africa, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1963 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1964 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1965 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1966 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1967 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1968 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1969 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1970 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1971 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1972 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1973 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1974 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1975 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1976 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1977 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1978 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1979 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1980 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1981 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1982 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1983 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1984 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1985 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1986 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1987 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1988 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1989 | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1990 | 0.01 LSU/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 0.01 LSU/ha | -50.0% |
| 2004 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 LSU/ha | 0 LSU/ha | 0 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 LSU/ha | 0 LSU/ha | 0 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 LSU/ha | 0 LSU/ha | 0 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.013 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 142 Bhutan 0.02 LSU/ha compare
- 142 Burkina Faso 0.02 LSU/ha compare
- 142 Cambodia 0.02 LSU/ha compare
- 142 Estonia 0.02 LSU/ha compare
- 142 Eswatini 0.02 LSU/ha compare
- 142 Gabon 0.02 LSU/ha compare
- 142 Gambia 0.02 LSU/ha compare
- 142 Guinea 0.02 LSU/ha compare
- 142 Kenya 0.02 LSU/ha compare
- 142 Libya 0.02 LSU/ha compare
- 142 Russian Federation 0.02 LSU/ha compare
- 142 Rwanda 0.02 LSU/ha compare
- 142 Solomon Islands 0.02 LSU/ha compare
- 142 USSR 0.02 LSU/ha compare
- 142 Vanuatu 0.02 LSU/ha compare
- 142 Zambia 0.02 LSU/ha compare
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)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate 77.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.0022 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate -13.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area in South Africa?
- Chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area in South Africa was 0.02 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.02 LSU/ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 LSU/ha in 1961.
- How does South Africa rank for chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- South Africa ranks 142nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa 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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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.