Chickens — Share in total livestock in Belgium
Belgium: Chickens — Share in total livestock was 12.65 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Share in total livestock in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens — share in total livestock in Belgium is 12.65 %LSU, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — share in total livestock in Belgium peaked at 13.17 %LSU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.13 %LSU, in 2003.
That places Belgium 93rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Chickens — Share in total livestock in Belgium, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.93 %LSU | — |
| 2001 | 7.92 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 8.07 %LSU | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 7.13 %LSU | -11.6% |
| 2004 | 8.19 %LSU | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 8.08 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 7.57 %LSU | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 7.59 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 7.59 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7.74 %LSU | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 7.95 %LSU | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 8.18 %LSU | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 8.3 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 8.51 %LSU | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 8.04 %LSU | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 8.87 %LSU | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 10.01 %LSU | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 9.78 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 11.34 %LSU | +16.0% |
| 2019 | 11.8 %LSU | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 12.74 %LSU | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 12.9 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 13.17 %LSU | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 12.65 %LSU | -3.9% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 12.65 %LSU is below the median for high income countries, which is 16.37 %LSU, 77% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 12.65 %LSU is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.25 %LSU, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.78 %LSU | 7.13 %LSU | 8.19 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.28 %LSU | 7.95 %LSU | 11.8 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.87 %LSU | 12.65 %LSU | 13.17 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 90 Italy 13.68 %LSU compare
- 91 Costa Rica 13.3 %LSU compare
- 92 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 13.15 %LSU compare
- 94 South Africa 12.19 %LSU compare
- 95 Yugoslav SFR 12.03 %LSU
- 96 Zambia 12.01 %LSU compare
More environment data for Belgium
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.574 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5577 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0605 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — share in total livestock in Belgium?
- Chickens — share in total livestock in Belgium was 12.65 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — share in total livestock recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 13.17 %LSU in 2022.
- What is the lowest chickens — share in total livestock recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.13 %LSU in 2003.
- How does Belgium rank for chickens — share in total livestock?
- Belgium ranks 93rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — share in total livestock rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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
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.