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Chickens — Share in total livestock 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
212
Highest
100 %LSU
China, Macao SAR
Lowest
0.14 %LSU
Mongolia
Median
11.95 %LSU
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,956

What the numbers show

Chickens — Share in total livestock is currently reported for 212 countries. The highest value is 100 %LSU in China, Macao SAR; the lowest is 0.14 %LSU in Mongolia.

The median across all reporting countries is 11.95 %LSU, and the mean is 20.09 %LSU.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 714.

Over the past decade 163 countries rose and 47 fell. The largest increase was in Croatia (up 166.9%), and the largest decrease in Democratic People's Republic of Korea (down 55.5%).

Chickens — Share in total livestock: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China, Macao SAR 100 %LSU 2023 unchanged flat
1 Republic of Moldova 70.25 %LSU 2023 up 41.6% volatile
2 Singapore 99.34 %LSU 2023 down 0.1% volatile
2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 45.81 %LSU 2023 up 11.9% volatile
2 Côte d'Ivoire 45.11 %LSU 2023 up 36.0% rising
3 Brunei Darussalam 99.1 %LSU 2023 up 1.0% rising
3 Caribbean 30.17 %LSU 2023 up 19.6% volatile
4 Mauritius 95.1 %LSU 2023 up 1.5% volatile
4 Micronesia 27.29 %LSU 2023 down 1.9% falling
5 Trinidad and Tobago 91.54 %LSU 2023 up 1.3% rising
5 Viet Nam 27.04 %LSU 2023 up 64.3% rising
6 Bahamas 89.91 %LSU 2023 up 0.7% rising
7 Kuwait 82.05 %LSU 2023 down 0.9% rising
7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 17.9 %LSU 2023 up 0.2% volatile
8 Lebanon 79.23 %LSU 2023 up 2.5% rising
8 Türkiye 17.89 %LSU 2023 up 9.2% volatile
9 Réunion 79.19 %LSU 2006 up 5.8% rising
9 Melanesia 12.92 %LSU 2023 up 25.4% rising
10 Malaysia 77.99 %LSU 2023 up 10.5% rising
10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 12.28 %LSU 2023 up 22.3% rising
11 Guyana 76.64 %LSU 2023 up 8.8% volatile
11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 10.47 %LSU 2023 down 29.1% rising
12 Barbados 75.71 %LSU 2023 up 10.1% rising
12 Polynesia 10.37 %LSU 2023 up 16.1% falling
13 Kiribati 68.14 %LSU 2023 down 1.7% rising
13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 9.22 %LSU 2023 up 12.3% rising
14 Indonesia 66.62 %LSU 2023 up 20.7% volatile
14 Cabo Verde 11.43 %LSU 2023 down 32.9% volatile
14 Micronesia (Federated States of) 9.13 %LSU 2023 down 6.9% falling
15 Suriname 61.51 %LSU 2023 up 13.0% rising
15 Syrian Arab Republic 5.38 %LSU 2023 down 13.1% rising
16 Qatar 58.11 %LSU 2023 up 45.8% volatile
17 China, Hong Kong SAR 57.25 %LSU 2023 up 153.9% rising
17 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4.51 %LSU 2023 down 55.5% falling
18 Bahrain 53.91 %LSU 2023 up 26.7% rising
19 Seychelles 52.71 %LSU 2023 up 61.1% rising
19 Timor-Leste 2.01 %LSU 2023 down 13.4% falling
20 Israel 52.32 %LSU 2023 up 2.4% rising
20 United Republic of Tanzania 1.75 %LSU 2023 down 25.2% rising
21 Dominican Republic 49.18 %LSU 2023 up 17.2% volatile
22 Jordan 49.07 %LSU 2023 up 11.2% rising
23 China, Taiwan Province of 42.25 %LSU 2023 up 16.7% rising
24 Jamaica 39.74 %LSU 2023 up 3.4% volatile
25 Tunisia 39.57 %LSU 2023 up 13.0% volatile
26 Egypt 39.43 %LSU 2023 up 159.4% volatile
27 Liberia 37.31 %LSU 2023 up 6.7% rising
28 Ukraine 36.94 %LSU 2023 up 33.6% rising
29 Ecuador 36.27 %LSU 2023 up 31.7% volatile
30 Japan 34.75 %LSU 2023 up 3.9% rising
31 Iraq 33.97 %LSU 2023 up 139.9% volatile
32 Thailand 33.94 %LSU 2023 up 15.1% volatile
33 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 32.79 %LSU 2023 up 12.7% rising
34 Malta 32.38 %LSU 2020 up 19.0% falling
35 Saudi Arabia 32.18 %LSU 2023 down 31.5% volatile
36 Grenada 31.11 %LSU 2023 down 11.0% rising
37 Palestine 29.63 %LSU 2023 down 13.9% falling
38 Morocco 29.18 %LSU 2023 up 16.8% volatile
39 Equatorial Guinea 28.8 %LSU 2023 up 0.3% rising
40 Fiji 27.83 %LSU 2023 up 77.4% volatile
41 Saint Lucia 27.78 %LSU 2023 up 4.5% rising
42 Belarus 27.39 %LSU 2023 up 47.5% volatile
43 Algeria 27.24 %LSU 2023 up 28.8% rising
44 Niue 26.25 %LSU 2023 up 3.1% rising
45 Gabon 25.47 %LSU 2023 up 1.1% rising
46 Republic of Korea 25.06 %LSU 2023 up 2.8% rising
47 Ghana 24.66 %LSU 2023 down 1.1% rising
48 Poland 23.54 %LSU 2023 up 53.8% volatile
49 Libya 22.99 %LSU 2023 up 1.8% volatile
50 Pakistan 22.44 %LSU 2023 up 59.8% volatile
51 Philippines 22.41 %LSU 2023 up 20.5% rising
52 Sierra Leone 22.39 %LSU 2023 up 54.8% rising
53 El Salvador 22.38 %LSU 2023 up 32.5% volatile
54 Puerto Rico 22.27 %LSU 2023 down 39.7% rising
55 Togo 22.12 %LSU 2023 up 0.3% rising
56 United Arab Emirates 21.58 %LSU 2023 down 3.4% volatile
57 Peru 20.84 %LSU 2023 up 30.9% volatile
57 Senegal 20.84 %LSU 2023 up 63.1% volatile
59 Bulgaria 20.37 %LSU 2020 up 16.5% rising
60 Romania 20.25 %LSU 2023 up 19.1% rising
61 China 19.79 %LSU 2023 up 8.2% volatile
61 Cyprus 19.79 %LSU 2020 up 51.3% falling
63 Panama 19.77 %LSU 2023 up 54.6% volatile
64 Russian Federation 19.71 %LSU 2023 up 7.9% rising
65 China, mainland 19.57 %LSU 2023 up 8.1% volatile
66 Slovakia 19.53 %LSU 2023 up 2.5% rising
67 French Polynesia 19.38 %LSU 2023 up 5.8% volatile
68 Bosnia and Herzegovina 18.79 %LSU 2023 down 41.3% rising
69 Sri Lanka 18.76 %LSU 2023 up 11.9% volatile
70 Hungary 18.32 %LSU 2023 up 2.5% rising
71 Sao Tome and Principe 17.37 %LSU 2023 down 28.6% rising
72 Honduras 17.12 %LSU 2023 up 2.2% volatile
73 Portugal 17 %LSU 2020 up 28.8% rising
74 Sweden 16.85 %LSU 2019 up 54.3% volatile
75 Belize 16.72 %LSU 2023 up 15.1% rising
76 Greece 16.55 %LSU 2018 up 34.1% rising
77 Croatia 16.47 %LSU 2023 up 166.9% rising
78 Tuvalu 16.44 %LSU 2023 up 7.0% rising
79 Bangladesh 16.43 %LSU 2023 up 17.0% volatile
80 Antigua and Barbuda 16.37 %LSU 2023 up 17.6% rising
80 Saint Kitts and Nevis 16.37 %LSU 2023 down 22.6% rising
82 Latvia 16.12 %LSU 2023 up 28.2% rising
83 Finland 16.05 %LSU 2023 up 95.7% rising
84 Lithuania 15.75 %LSU 2023 up 35.2% rising
85 Czechia 15.65 %LSU 2023 up 2.8% rising
86 Dominica 15.37 %LSU 2023 up 1.1% rising
87 Yemen 14.64 %LSU 2023 up 2.7% volatile
88 Chile 14.31 %LSU 2023 up 16.8% rising
89 Mexico 13.7 %LSU 2023 up 5.8% rising
90 Italy 13.68 %LSU 2020 up 10.4% rising
91 Costa Rica 13.3 %LSU 2023 down 23.6% volatile
92 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 13.15 %LSU 2023 up 5.8% rising
93 Belgium 12.65 %LSU 2023 up 48.6% rising
94 South Africa 12.19 %LSU 2023 up 13.0% volatile
95 Yugoslav SFR 12.03 %LSU 1991 up 30.8% rising
96 Zambia 12.01 %LSU 2023 down 8.7% rising
97 Norway 11.89 %LSU 2023 up 3.9% volatile
98 Congo 11.65 %LSU 2023 up 6.6% falling
99 Georgia 11.36 %LSU 2023 up 88.1% falling
100 Comoros 11.33 %LSU 2023 up 1.2% rising
101 Azerbaijan 11.25 %LSU 2023 up 33.3% rising
102 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 11.19 %LSU 2023 up 12.5% rising
103 Myanmar 11.13 %LSU 2023 down 8.3% volatile
104 Angola 11.05 %LSU 2023 up 50.8% volatile
105 Guatemala 10.99 %LSU 2023 up 10.1% rising
106 OECD 10.95 %LSU 2023 up 0.9% rising
107 Spain 10.8 %LSU 2020 down 2.4% rising
108 Solomon Islands 10.75 %LSU 2023 up 0.3% rising
108 Slovenia 10.75 %LSU 2023 up 38.4% falling
110 Albania 10.69 %LSU 2023 down 10.4% volatile
111 Serbia 10.66 %LSU 2023 up 4.8% falling
112 France 10.48 %LSU 2023 up 1.0% rising
113 Montenegro 10.37 %LSU 2023 up 47.9% rising
114 Nepal 10.28 %LSU 2023 up 72.2% volatile
115 Canada 10.12 %LSU 2023 up 6.8% rising
116 Martinique 10.11 %LSU 2006 up 27.3% rising
117 USSR 9.87 %LSU 1991 up 14.4% rising
118 Tokelau 9.7 %LSU 2023 down 51.5% falling
119 Cameroon 9.65 %LSU 2023 down 7.0% rising
120 Mozambique 9.53 %LSU 2023 down 20.3% falling
121 Czechoslovakia 9.52 %LSU 1992 up 7.3% rising
122 Tonga 9.26 %LSU 2023 down 1.0% rising
123 French Guiana 9.18 %LSU 2006 down 45.7% falling
124 Germany 9.13 %LSU 2023 up 15.7% rising
125 Madagascar 9.06 %LSU 2023 up 95.3% volatile
126 Armenia 8.95 %LSU 2023 up 28.2% flat
127 Papua New Guinea 8.9 %LSU 2023 up 1.6% rising
128 Estonia 8.86 %LSU 2023 up 16.0% flat
129 Belgium-Luxembourg 8.83 %LSU 1999 up 38.2% falling
130 Cuba 8.65 %LSU 2023 up 3.0% rising
131 New Caledonia 8.41 %LSU 2023 up 25.7% volatile
132 Samoa 8 %LSU 2023 up 22.0% falling
133 Colombia 7.84 %LSU 2023 up 10.1% volatile
134 Brazil 7.81 %LSU 2023 up 10.9% rising
135 Serbia and Montenegro 7.8 %LSU 2005 down 6.1% falling
136 Benin 7.76 %LSU 2023 down 31.5% falling
136 Nigeria 7.76 %LSU 2023 up 38.8% falling
138 Nauru 7.62 %LSU 2023 down 0.9% flat
139 North Macedonia 7.61 %LSU 2023 up 4.2% falling
140 Uzbekistan 7.48 %LSU 2023 up 37.5% rising
141 Guinea 7.24 %LSU 2023 up 3.7% rising
142 Switzerland 6.81 %LSU 2023 up 34.1% rising
143 Austria 6.51 %LSU 2020 up 19.0% rising
144 Nicaragua 6.29 %LSU 2023 up 10.4% volatile
145 Cook Islands 5.89 %LSU 2023 up 24.0% falling
146 Turkmenistan 5.83 %LSU 2023 up 16.1% rising
147 Eswatini 5.62 %LSU 2023 up 17.1% volatile
148 Oman 5.51 %LSU 2023 down 9.5% rising
149 Vanuatu 5.37 %LSU 2023 down 2.7% rising
150 Uruguay 5.09 %LSU 2023 up 139.0% volatile
151 Kazakhstan 4.95 %LSU 2023 up 5.1% rising
152 Tajikistan 4.83 %LSU 2023 up 87.2% volatile
153 Denmark 4.63 %LSU 2023 up 14.9% rising
154 Bhutan 4.54 %LSU 2023 up 77.3% volatile
154 Cambodia 4.54 %LSU 2023 up 6.3% rising
156 India 4.52 %LSU 2023 up 14.7% volatile
157 Malawi 4.5 %LSU 2023 down 50.1% falling
158 Zimbabwe 4.34 %LSU 2023 up 8.8% rising
159 Guadeloupe 4.32 %LSU 2006 up 104.7% volatile
160 Uganda 4.3 %LSU 2023 up 22.2% rising
161 Mali 4.13 %LSU 2023 up 7.3% rising
162 Gambia 4.06 %LSU 2023 down 11.5% rising
163 Burkina Faso 3.91 %LSU 2023 down 6.0% falling
164 Guinea-Bissau 3.47 %LSU 2023 up 4.2% rising
165 South Sudan 3.35 %LSU 2023 up 103.0% rising
166 Kenya 3.25 %LSU 2023 up 28.0% rising
167 Haiti 3.14 %LSU 2023 up 0.6% rising
168 Rwanda 3.03 %LSU 2023 down 26.5% rising
169 Australia 2.98 %LSU 2023 up 8.8% rising
170 Australia and New Zealand 2.8 %LSU 2023 up 15.2% volatile
171 Kyrgyzstan 2.6 %LSU 2023 up 20.9% falling
172 Argentina 2.58 %LSU 2023 up 2.0% rising
173 Paraguay 2.48 %LSU 2023 up 48.5% rising
174 Ireland 2.23 %LSU 2020 up 13.2% rising
175 New Zealand 2.22 %LSU 2023 up 46.1% volatile
176 Burundi 2.21 %LSU 2023 unchanged falling
177 Central African Republic 2.09 %LSU 2023 down 5.4% falling
178 Ethiopia PDR 2.08 %LSU 1992 down 4.1% rising
179 Afghanistan 1.91 %LSU 2023 up 6.7% rising
180 Namibia 1.85 %LSU 2023 down 36.6% volatile
181 Sudan 1.73 %LSU 2023 up 6.8% rising
182 Iceland 1.49 %LSU 2023 up 12.9% rising
183 Niger 1.47 %LSU 2023 down 17.9% falling
184 Sudan (former) 1.35 %LSU 2011 up 13.4% falling
185 Botswana 1.21 %LSU 2023 up 51.2% rising
186 Mauritania 1.16 %LSU 2023 down 6.5% flat
187 Ethiopia 1.07 %LSU 2023 down 21.3% falling
188 Luxembourg 0.98 %LSU 2022 up 71.9% rising
189 Lesotho 0.95 %LSU 2023 up 48.4% falling
190 Eritrea 0.67 %LSU 2023 down 17.3% volatile
191 Somalia 0.4 %LSU 2023 up 11.1% rising
192 Chad 0.16 %LSU 2023 down 44.8% falling
193 Mongolia 0.14 %LSU 2023 up 133.3% volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Chickens — Share in total livestock
Unit
%LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
244 places, 13,956 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.