Chickens — Share in total livestock in South America
South America: Chickens — Share in total livestock was 8.25 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Share in total livestock in South America, 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 South America is 8.25 %LSU, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — share in total livestock in South America peaked at 8.39 %LSU in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.88 %LSU, in 1961.
That places South America 31st out of 44 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.93 %LSU | 1.88 %LSU | 2.04 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.54 %LSU | 2.09 %LSU | 3.05 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.59 %LSU | 3.39 %LSU | 3.84 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.81 %LSU | 3.85 %LSU | 5.76 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.24 %LSU | 5.85 %LSU | 7.1 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.69 %LSU | 7.32 %LSU | 8.29 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.33 %LSU | 8.25 %LSU | 8.39 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
More environment data for South America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 588,787 1000 USD (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 104.85 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 178.75 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 290.00 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 62,421 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 18,333 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 4.28 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — share in total livestock in South America?
- Chickens — share in total livestock in South America was 8.25 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — share in total livestock recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 8.39 %LSU in 2021.
- What is the lowest chickens — share in total livestock recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.88 %LSU in 1961.
- How does South America rank for chickens — share in total livestock?
- South America ranks 31st out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — share in total livestock rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America 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.