Chickens — Share in total livestock in Germany
Germany: Chickens — Share in total livestock was 9.13 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Share in total livestock in Germany, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
Germany recorded 9.13 %LSU for chickens — share in total livestock in 2023. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — share in total livestock in Germany peaked at 9.13 %LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.93 %LSU, in 1991.
That places Germany 124th 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 59 years of available data.
Chickens — Share in total livestock in Germany, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.05 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 4.13 %LSU | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 4.2 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 4.62 %LSU | +10.0% |
| 1965 | 4.7 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 4.78 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 4.91 %LSU | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 4.86 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 4.89 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 5.23 %LSU | +7.0% |
| 1971 | 5.27 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 5.4 %LSU | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 5.33 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 5.15 %LSU | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 4.91 %LSU | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 4.89 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 4.9 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 4.85 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 4.74 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 4.67 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 4.6 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 4.49 %LSU | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 4.47 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 4.24 %LSU | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 4.25 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 3.99 %LSU | -6.1% |
| 1987 | 4.04 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 4.16 %LSU | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 4.18 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 4.22 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 3.93 %LSU | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 4.07 %LSU | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 4.31 %LSU | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 4.49 %LSU | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 4.54 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 4.73 %LSU | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 4.67 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 4.85 %LSU | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 4.96 %LSU | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 5.06 %LSU | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 5.08 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 5.22 %LSU | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 5.33 %LSU | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 5.49 %LSU | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 5.33 %LSU | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 5.41 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 5.74 %LSU | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 5.7 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 5.68 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 5.76 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 6 %LSU | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 6.06 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 7.89 %LSU | +30.2% |
| 2014 | 6 %LSU | -24.0% |
| 2015 | 6.96 %LSU | +16.0% |
| 2016 | 7.89 %LSU | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 7.99 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 8.49 %LSU | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 9.13 %LSU | +7.5% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 9.13 %LSU is below the median for high income countries, which is 16.37 %LSU, 56% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Germany's 9.13 %LSU is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.25 %LSU, 81% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Share in total livestock in Germany 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +30.2% | 6.06 %LSU | 7.89 %LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.57 %LSU | 4.05 %LSU | 4.91 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.07 %LSU | 4.74 %LSU | 5.4 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.31 %LSU | 3.99 %LSU | 4.67 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.48 %LSU | 3.93 %LSU | 4.96 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.4 %LSU | 5.06 %LSU | 5.74 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.82 %LSU | 5.76 %LSU | 7.99 %LSU | 8 |
| 2020s | 8.81 %LSU | 8.49 %LSU | 9.13 %LSU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 121 Czechoslovakia 9.52 %LSU compare
- 122 Tonga 9.26 %LSU compare
- 123 French Guiana 9.18 %LSU compare
- 125 Madagascar 9.06 %LSU compare
- 126 Armenia 8.95 %LSU compare
- 127 Papua New Guinea 8.9 %LSU compare
More environment data for Germany
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.613 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.11 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.65 % 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 -0.0079 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — share in total livestock in Germany?
- Chickens — share in total livestock in Germany was 9.13 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — share in total livestock recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 9.13 %LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens — share in total livestock recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.93 %LSU in 1991.
- How does Germany rank for chickens — share in total livestock?
- Germany ranks 124th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — share in total livestock rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.