Chickens — Share in total livestock in Egypt
Egypt: Chickens — Share in total livestock was 39.43 %LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — Share in total livestock in Egypt, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens — share in total livestock in Egypt stood at 39.43 %LSU.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 159.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — share in total livestock in Egypt peaked at 40.72 %LSU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.77 %LSU, in 1970.
That places Egypt 26th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens — Share in total livestock in Egypt, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.25 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 6.46 %LSU | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 6.66 %LSU | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 6.63 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 6.61 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 6.58 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 6.55 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 5.85 %LSU | -10.7% |
| 1969 | 5.8 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 5.77 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 5.79 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 5.77 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 5.79 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 5.81 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 5.84 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 5.89 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 5.94 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 5.88 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 6.08 %LSU | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 6.15 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 6.14 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 6.04 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 6.38 %LSU | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 6.62 %LSU | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 6.68 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 6.65 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 6.34 %LSU | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 5.9 %LSU | -6.9% |
| 1989 | 5.88 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 6.09 %LSU | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 6.42 %LSU | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 7.22 %LSU | +12.5% |
| 1993 | 8.22 %LSU | +13.9% |
| 1994 | 9.77 %LSU | +18.9% |
| 1995 | 10.64 %LSU | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 10.83 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 11.15 %LSU | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 11.18 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 11 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 10.75 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 10.66 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 10.31 %LSU | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 10.4 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 8.18 %LSU | -21.3% |
| 2005 | 7.81 %LSU | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 7.77 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 9.13 %LSU | +17.5% |
| 2008 | 9.62 %LSU | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 10.86 %LSU | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 11.84 %LSU | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 12.49 %LSU | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 12.39 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 15.2 %LSU | +22.7% |
| 2014 | 15.18 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 15.66 %LSU | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 16.25 %LSU | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 17.7 %LSU | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 18.77 %LSU | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 35.48 %LSU | +89.0% |
| 2020 | 39.47 %LSU | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 40.01 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 40.72 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 39.43 %LSU | -3.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 39.43 %LSU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.96 %LSU, 4.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 39.43 %LSU is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 32.28 %LSU, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Share in total livestock in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +89.0% | 18.77 %LSU | 35.48 %LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.38 %LSU | 5.8 %LSU | 6.66 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.86 %LSU | 5.77 %LSU | 6.08 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.28 %LSU | 5.88 %LSU | 6.68 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.25 %LSU | 6.09 %LSU | 11.18 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.55 %LSU | 7.77 %LSU | 10.86 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.1 %LSU | 11.84 %LSU | 35.48 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.91 %LSU | 39.43 %LSU | 40.72 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More environment data for Egypt
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.56 % 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 -3.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — share in total livestock in Egypt?
- Chickens — share in total livestock in Egypt was 39.43 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — share in total livestock recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 40.72 %LSU in 2022.
- What is the lowest chickens — share in total livestock recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.77 %LSU in 1970.
- How does Egypt rank for chickens — share in total livestock?
- Egypt ranks 26th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — share in total livestock rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 159.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt 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.