What is chickens — share in total livestock in Afghanistan?

Chickens — share in total livestock in Afghanistan was 1.91 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest chickens — share in total livestock recorded in Afghanistan?

The highest recorded value was 2.65 %LSU in 2005.

What is the lowest chickens — share in total livestock recorded in Afghanistan?

The lowest recorded value was 0.89 %LSU in 1961.

How does Afghanistan rank for chickens — share in total livestock?

Afghanistan ranks 194th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.

Is chickens — share in total livestock rising or falling in Afghanistan?

Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Afghanistan data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Chickens — Share in total livestock in Afghanistan

Name: Chickens — Share in total livestock in Afghanistan
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Afghanistan: Chickens — Share in total livestock was 1.91 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

1.91 %LSU

Change on year

up 0.5%

World rank

194th

of 209 countries

All-time high

2.65 %LSU

in 2005

All-time low

0.89 %LSU

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Chickens — Share in total livestock in Afghanistan, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 1.91 %LSU for chickens — share in total livestock in 2023.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens — share in total livestock in Afghanistan peaked at 2.65 %LSU in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.89 %LSU, in 1961.

Afghanistan ranks 194th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.9789 %LSU	0.89 %LSU	1.12 %LSU	9
1970s	1.07 %LSU	0.97 %LSU	1.21 %LSU	10
1980s	1.52 %LSU	1.1 %LSU	2.04 %LSU	10
1990s	1.7 %LSU	1.29 %LSU	1.85 %LSU	10
2000s	1.98 %LSU	1.39 %LSU	2.65 %LSU	10
2010s	1.83 %LSU	1.62 %LSU	2.04 %LSU	10
2020s	1.9 %LSU	1.88 %LSU	1.92 %LSU	4

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

191 Burundi 2.21 %LSU compare
192 Ethiopia PDR 2.08 %LSU compare
193 Timor-Leste 2.01 %LSU compare
195 Namibia 1.85 %LSU compare
196 United Republic of Tanzania 1.75 %LSU compare
197 Sudan 1.73 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 244 places →

More environment data for Afghanistan

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 39.69 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3,208 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 64 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 46 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 78.78 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 30,000 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.71 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 271 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 20.51 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 7,811 1000 ha (2024)

All data for Afghanistan →

Frequently asked questions

What is chickens — share in total livestock in Afghanistan?: Chickens — share in total livestock in Afghanistan was 1.91 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest chickens — share in total livestock recorded in Afghanistan?: The highest recorded value was 2.65 %LSU in 2005.
What is the lowest chickens — share in total livestock recorded in Afghanistan?: The lowest recorded value was 0.89 %LSU in 1961.
How does Afghanistan rank for chickens — share in total livestock?: Afghanistan ranks 194th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
Is chickens — share in total livestock rising or falling in Afghanistan?: Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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
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.