Chickens — Share in total livestock in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Chickens — Share in total livestock was 4.61 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Share in total livestock in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens — share in total livestock in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 4.61 %LSU, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — share in total livestock in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 5.22 %LSU in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.91 %LSU, in 1961.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 16th of 20 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens — Share in total livestock in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.91 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 1.98 %LSU | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 2.02 %LSU | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 2.09 %LSU | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 2.16 %LSU | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 2.27 %LSU | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 2.34 %LSU | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 2.43 %LSU | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 2.55 %LSU | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 2.66 %LSU | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 2.66 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2.64 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 2.65 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 2.68 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 2.71 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 2.77 %LSU | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 2.72 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 2.83 %LSU | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 2.85 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 2.84 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 2.88 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 2.92 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 3 %LSU | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 3.14 %LSU | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 3.28 %LSU | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 3.41 %LSU | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 3.46 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 3.52 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 3.43 %LSU | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 3.5 %LSU | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 3.5 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.55 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 3.58 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 3.53 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 3.54 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 3.49 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 3.45 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 3.52 %LSU | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 3.52 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.64 %LSU | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 3.86 %LSU | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 3.95 %LSU | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 3.99 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 4.02 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 4.03 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 4.04 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 4.16 %LSU | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 4.15 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 4.33 %LSU | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 4.48 %LSU | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 4.63 %LSU | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 4.64 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 4.71 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 4.84 %LSU | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 5.09 %LSU | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 5.05 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 5.22 %LSU | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 4.51 %LSU | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 4.4 %LSU | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 4.53 %LSU | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 4.56 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 4.59 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 4.61 %LSU | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.19 %LSU | 1.91 %LSU | 2.55 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.72 %LSU | 2.64 %LSU | 2.85 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.19 %LSU | 2.84 %LSU | 3.52 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.52 %LSU | 3.45 %LSU | 3.58 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.02 %LSU | 3.64 %LSU | 4.33 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.76 %LSU | 4.4 %LSU | 5.22 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.57 %LSU | 4.53 %LSU | 4.61 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 13 Kiribati 68.14 %LSU compare
- 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 9.22 %LSU compare
- 14 Cabo Verde 11.43 %LSU compare
- 14 Indonesia 66.62 %LSU compare
- 14 Micronesia (Federated States of) 9.13 %LSU compare
- 15 Suriname 61.51 %LSU compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 5.38 %LSU compare
- 16 Qatar 58.11 %LSU compare
- 17 China, Hong Kong SAR 57.25 %LSU compare
- 17 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4.51 %LSU compare
- 18 Bahrain 53.91 %LSU compare
- 19 Seychelles 52.71 %LSU compare
- 19 Timor-Leste 2.01 %LSU compare
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — share in total livestock in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Chickens — share in total livestock in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 4.61 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — share in total livestock recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.22 %LSU in 2017.
- What is the lowest chickens — share in total livestock recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.91 %LSU in 1961.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for chickens — share in total livestock?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 16th out of 20 groups with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — share in total livestock rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.