Chickens — Share in total livestock in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Chickens — Share in total livestock was 2.54 %LSU in 2023. ▬ Flat
Chickens — Share in total livestock in Middle Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
Middle Africa recorded 2.54 %LSU for chickens — share in total livestock in 2023.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — share in total livestock in Middle Africa peaked at 4.27 %LSU in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.12 %LSU, in 2020.
That places Middle Africa 18th out of 20 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Chickens — Share in total livestock in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.4 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 2.43 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 2.49 %LSU | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 2.74 %LSU | +10.0% |
| 1965 | 2.77 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 2.68 %LSU | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 2.78 %LSU | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 2.92 %LSU | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 3.15 %LSU | +7.9% |
| 1970 | 3.38 %LSU | +7.3% |
| 1971 | 3.37 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 3.26 %LSU | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 3.45 %LSU | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 3.74 %LSU | +8.4% |
| 1975 | 3.74 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3.87 %LSU | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 3.85 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 3.85 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 3.76 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 3.42 %LSU | -9.0% |
| 1981 | 3.27 %LSU | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 3.31 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 3.51 %LSU | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 3.84 %LSU | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 3.66 %LSU | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 3.75 %LSU | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 3.89 %LSU | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 4.06 %LSU | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 4.13 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 4.27 %LSU | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 4.01 %LSU | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 4.1 %LSU | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 4.13 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 4.19 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 3.95 %LSU | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 4.13 %LSU | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 3.98 %LSU | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 4.05 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 3.81 %LSU | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 3.23 %LSU | -15.2% |
| 2001 | 3.52 %LSU | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 3.41 %LSU | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 3.3 %LSU | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 3.21 %LSU | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 3.24 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 3.38 %LSU | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 3.4 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 3.51 %LSU | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 3.46 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 3.43 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 3.4 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 3.39 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 3.41 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 3.43 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 3.32 %LSU | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 3.17 %LSU | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 3.07 %LSU | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 2.86 %LSU | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 2.71 %LSU | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 2.12 %LSU | -21.8% |
| 2021 | 2.7 %LSU | +27.4% |
| 2022 | 2.68 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 2.54 %LSU | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.71 %LSU | 2.4 %LSU | 3.15 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.63 %LSU | 3.26 %LSU | 3.87 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.68 %LSU | 3.27 %LSU | 4.13 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.06 %LSU | 3.81 %LSU | 4.27 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.37 %LSU | 3.21 %LSU | 3.52 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.22 %LSU | 2.71 %LSU | 3.43 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.51 %LSU | 2.12 %LSU | 2.7 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 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
- 20 Israel 52.32 %LSU compare
- 20 United Republic of Tanzania 1.75 %LSU compare
- 21 Dominican Republic 49.18 %LSU compare
More environment data for Middle Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.38 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.198 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 139.79 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 122.87 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 16.92 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 3,754 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — share in total livestock in Middle Africa?
- Chickens — share in total livestock in Middle Africa was 2.54 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — share in total livestock recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 4.27 %LSU in 1990.
- What is the lowest chickens — share in total livestock recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.12 %LSU in 2020.
- How does Middle Africa rank for chickens — share in total livestock?
- Middle Africa ranks 18th out of 20 groups with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — share in total livestock rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Middle Africa 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.