Chickens — Share in total livestock in OECD

OECD: Chickens — Share in total livestock was 10.95 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
10.95 %LSU
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
115th
of 209 countries
All-time high
11.73 %LSU
in 2020
All-time low
4.94 %LSU
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

02.557.51012.5196119922023

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

Analysis

OECD recorded 10.95 %LSU for chickens — share in total livestock in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens — share in total livestock in OECD peaked at 11.73 %LSU in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.94 %LSU, in 1961.

OECD ranks 115th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.3 %LSU 4.94 %LSU 5.72 %LSU 9
1970s 5.88 %LSU 5.51 %LSU 6.5 %LSU 10
1980s 6.94 %LSU 6.46 %LSU 7.62 %LSU 10
1990s 8.18 %LSU 7.37 %LSU 9.11 %LSU 10
2000s 9.86 %LSU 9.23 %LSU 10.2 %LSU 10
2010s 10.75 %LSU 10.32 %LSU 11.44 %LSU 10
2020s 10.93 %LSU 10.46 %LSU 11.73 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near OECD

  1. 112 Myanmar 11.13 %LSU compare
  2. 113 Angola 11.05 %LSU compare
  3. 114 Guatemala 10.99 %LSU compare
  4. 116 Spain 10.8 %LSU compare
  5. 117 Slovenia 10.75 %LSU compare
  6. 117 Solomon Islands 10.75 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 244 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens — share in total livestock in OECD?
Chickens — share in total livestock in OECD was 10.95 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest chickens — share in total livestock recorded in OECD?
The highest recorded value was 11.73 %LSU in 2020.
What is the lowest chickens — share in total livestock recorded in OECD?
The lowest recorded value was 4.94 %LSU in 1961.
How does OECD rank for chickens — share in total livestock?
OECD ranks 115th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
Is chickens — share in total livestock rising or falling in OECD?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this OECD 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

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.