Chickens — Share in total livestock in Mozambique

Mozambique: Chickens — Share in total livestock was 9.53 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
9.53 %LSU
Change on year
down 16.1%
World rank
120th
of 193 countries
All-time high
21.05 %LSU
in 1987
All-time low
6.8 %LSU
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Chickens — Share in total livestock in Mozambique, 1961–2023

5101520196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.

Analysis

The most recent figure for chickens — share in total livestock in Mozambique is 9.53 %LSU, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.1% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens — share in total livestock in Mozambique peaked at 21.05 %LSU in 1987 and was at its lowest, 6.8 %LSU, in 1962.

That places Mozambique 120th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Chickens — Share in total livestock in Mozambique, year by year

Annual values for Chickens — Share in total livestock in Mozambique, 1961 to 2023.
Year %LSU Change
1961 6.81 %LSU —
1962 6.8 %LSU -0.1%
1963 7.06 %LSU +3.8%
1964 7.11 %LSU +0.7%
1965 7.15 %LSU +0.6%
1966 9.63 %LSU +34.7%
1967 12.68 %LSU +31.7%
1968 13.83 %LSU +9.1%
1969 14.95 %LSU +8.1%
1970 16.1 %LSU +7.7%
1971 15.05 %LSU -6.5%
1972 15.88 %LSU +5.5%
1973 15.53 %LSU -2.2%
1974 14.66 %LSU -5.6%
1975 14.5 %LSU -1.1%
1976 15.57 %LSU +7.4%
1977 15.68 %LSU +0.7%
1978 15.83 %LSU +1.0%
1979 16.49 %LSU +4.2%
1980 16.93 %LSU +2.7%
1981 17.08 %LSU +0.9%
1982 17.95 %LSU +5.1%
1983 18.8 %LSU +4.7%
1984 18.68 %LSU -0.6%
1985 18.51 %LSU -0.9%
1986 20.33 %LSU +9.8%
1987 21.05 %LSU +3.5%
1988 20.56 %LSU -2.3%
1989 20.63 %LSU +0.3%
1990 20.45 %LSU -0.9%
1991 19.28 %LSU -5.7%
1992 17.95 %LSU -6.9%
1993 16.9 %LSU -5.8%
1994 16.16 %LSU -4.4%
1995 16.77 %LSU +3.8%
1996 16.72 %LSU -0.3%
1997 17.24 %LSU +3.1%
1998 17.48 %LSU +1.4%
1999 16.9 %LSU -3.3%
2000 14.43 %LSU -14.6%
2001 15.65 %LSU +8.5%
2002 14.92 %LSU -4.7%
2003 10.75 %LSU -27.9%
2004 10.45 %LSU -2.8%
2005 8.8 %LSU -15.8%
2006 12.94 %LSU +47.0%
2007 11.14 %LSU -13.9%
2008 10.26 %LSU -7.9%
2009 15.21 %LSU +48.2%
2010 15.21 %LSU +0.0%
2011 12.6 %LSU -17.2%
2012 10.62 %LSU -15.7%
2013 11.96 %LSU +12.6%
2014 9.41 %LSU -21.3%
2015 8.67 %LSU -7.9%
2016 9.34 %LSU +7.7%
2017 10.25 %LSU +9.7%
2018 7.7 %LSU -24.9%
2019 10.19 %LSU +32.3%
2020 10.47 %LSU +2.7%
2021 11.41 %LSU +9.0%
2022 11.36 %LSU -0.4%
2023 9.53 %LSU -16.1%

Mozambique compared with similar countries

  • Mozambique's 9.53 %LSU is above the median for low income countries, which is 3.41 %LSU, 2.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Mozambique's 9.53 %LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.06 %LSU, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9.56 %LSU 6.8 %LSU 14.95 %LSU 9
1970s 15.53 %LSU 14.5 %LSU 16.49 %LSU 10
1980s 19.05 %LSU 16.93 %LSU 21.05 %LSU 10
1990s 17.59 %LSU 16.16 %LSU 20.45 %LSU 10
2000s 12.46 %LSU 8.8 %LSU 15.65 %LSU 10
2010s 10.6 %LSU 7.7 %LSU 15.21 %LSU 10
2020s 10.69 %LSU 9.53 %LSU 11.41 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 117 USSR 9.87 %LSU compare
  2. 118 Tokelau 9.7 %LSU compare
  3. 119 Cameroon 9.65 %LSU compare
  4. 121 Czechoslovakia 9.52 %LSU compare
  5. 122 Tonga 9.26 %LSU compare
  6. 123 French Guiana 9.18 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 244 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens — share in total livestock in Mozambique?
Chickens — share in total livestock in Mozambique was 9.53 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest chickens — share in total livestock recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 21.05 %LSU in 1987.
What is the lowest chickens — share in total livestock recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 6.8 %LSU in 1962.
How does Mozambique rank for chickens — share in total livestock?
Mozambique ranks 120th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is chickens — share in total livestock rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mozambique 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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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.