Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Sweden

Sweden: Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.11 LSU/ha in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0.11 LSU/ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
59th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.11 LSU/ha
in 2018
All-time low
0.02 LSU/ha
in 1962
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Sweden, 1961–2019

0.020.040.060.080.1196119902019

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

Analysis

Sweden recorded 0.11 LSU/ha for chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.

That represents a change of up 37.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area in Sweden peaked at 0.11 LSU/ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.02 LSU/ha, in 1962.

That places Sweden 59th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, 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 Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Sweden, 1961 to 2019.
Year LSU/ha Change
1961 0.03 LSU/ha
1962 0.02 LSU/ha -33.3%
1963 0.02 LSU/ha +0.0%
1964 0.03 LSU/ha +50.0%
1965 0.02 LSU/ha -33.3%
1966 0.02 LSU/ha +0.0%
1967 0.02 LSU/ha +0.0%
1968 0.03 LSU/ha +50.0%
1969 0.03 LSU/ha +0.0%
1970 0.03 LSU/ha +0.0%
1971 0.03 LSU/ha +0.0%
1972 0.03 LSU/ha +0.0%
1973 0.03 LSU/ha +0.0%
1974 0.03 LSU/ha +0.0%
1975 0.03 LSU/ha +0.0%
1976 0.03 LSU/ha +0.0%
1977 0.03 LSU/ha +0.0%
1978 0.03 LSU/ha +0.0%
1979 0.03 LSU/ha +0.0%
1980 0.04 LSU/ha +33.3%
1981 0.03 LSU/ha -25.0%
1982 0.03 LSU/ha +0.0%
1983 0.04 LSU/ha +33.3%
1984 0.04 LSU/ha +0.0%
1985 0.03 LSU/ha -25.0%
1986 0.03 LSU/ha +0.0%
1987 0.03 LSU/ha +0.0%
1988 0.03 LSU/ha +0.0%
1989 0.03 LSU/ha +0.0%
1990 0.03 LSU/ha +0.0%
1991 0.03 LSU/ha +0.0%
1992 0.02 LSU/ha -33.3%
1993 0.03 LSU/ha +50.0%
1994 0.03 LSU/ha +0.0%
1995 0.04 LSU/ha +33.3%
1996 0.04 LSU/ha +0.0%
1997 0.04 LSU/ha +0.0%
1998 0.04 LSU/ha +0.0%
1999 0.04 LSU/ha +0.0%
2000 0.05 LSU/ha +25.0%
2001 0.05 LSU/ha +0.0%
2002 0.06 LSU/ha +20.0%
2003 0.06 LSU/ha +0.0%
2004 0.06 LSU/ha +0.0%
2005 0.08 LSU/ha +33.3%
2006 0.07 LSU/ha -12.5%
2007 0.07 LSU/ha +0.0%
2008 0.07 LSU/ha +0.0%
2009 0.08 LSU/ha +14.3%
2010 0.07 LSU/ha -12.5%
2011 0.08 LSU/ha +14.3%
2012 0.08 LSU/ha +0.0%
2013 0.09 LSU/ha +12.5%
2014 0.09 LSU/ha +0.0%
2015 0.1 LSU/ha +11.1%
2016 0.1 LSU/ha +0.0%
2017 0.1 LSU/ha +0.0%
2018 0.11 LSU/ha +10.0%
2019 0.11 LSU/ha +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0244 LSU/ha 0.02 LSU/ha 0.03 LSU/ha 9
1970s 0.03 LSU/ha 0.03 LSU/ha 0.03 LSU/ha 10
1980s 0.033 LSU/ha 0.03 LSU/ha 0.04 LSU/ha 10
1990s 0.034 LSU/ha 0.02 LSU/ha 0.04 LSU/ha 10
2000s 0.065 LSU/ha 0.05 LSU/ha 0.08 LSU/ha 10
2010s 0.093 LSU/ha 0.07 LSU/ha 0.11 LSU/ha 10

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 58 Portugal 0.12 LSU/ha compare
  2. 59 French Polynesia 0.11 LSU/ha compare
  3. 59 Italy 0.11 LSU/ha compare
  4. 59 Senegal 0.11 LSU/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area in Sweden?
Chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area in Sweden was 0.11 LSU/ha in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 0.11 LSU/ha in 2018.
What is the lowest chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.02 LSU/ha in 1962.
How does Sweden rank for chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area?
Sweden ranks 59th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
Is chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sweden 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.