Chickens — Share in total livestock in Belgium

Belgium: Chickens — Share in total livestock was 12.65 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
12.65 %LSU
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
101st
of 209 countries
All-time high
13.17 %LSU
in 2022
All-time low
7.13 %LSU
in 2003
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Chickens — Share in total livestock in Belgium, 2000–2023

0510152000201120232000: 7.9 %LSU2001: 7.9 %LSU2002: 8.1 %LSU2003: 7.1 %LSU2004: 8.2 %LSU2005: 8.1 %LSU2006: 7.6 %LSU2007: 7.6 %LSU2008: 7.6 %LSU2009: 7.7 %LSU2010: 8 %LSU2011: 8.2 %LSU2012: 8.3 %LSU2013: 8.5 %LSU2014: 8 %LSU2015: 8.9 %LSU2016: 10 %LSU2017: 9.8 %LSU2018: 11.3 %LSU2019: 11.8 %LSU2020: 12.7 %LSU2021: 12.9 %LSU2022: 13.2 %LSU2023: 12.7 %LSU

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 101st out of 209 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 98 Costa Rica 13.3 %LSU compare
  2. 99 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 13.15 %LSU compare
  3. 100 Melanesia 12.92 %LSU compare
  4. 102 Lao People's Democratic Republic 12.28 %LSU compare
  5. 103 Yugoslav SFR 12.03 %LSU
  6. 104 Zambia 12.01 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 244 places →

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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 101st out of 209 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

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

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.