What is chickens — share in total livestock in Western Asia?

Chickens — share in total livestock in Western Asia was 23.19 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest chickens — share in total livestock recorded in Western Asia?

The highest recorded value was 23.32 %LSU in 2017.

What is the lowest chickens — share in total livestock recorded in Western Asia?

The lowest recorded value was 2.41 %LSU in 1961.

How does Western Asia rank for chickens — share in total livestock?

Western Asia ranks 4th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.

Is chickens — share in total livestock rising or falling in Western Asia?

Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Western Asia 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.

Chickens — Share in total livestock in Western Asia

Name: Chickens — Share in total livestock in Western Asia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Western Asia: Chickens — Share in total livestock was 23.19 %LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

23.19 %LSU

Change on year

up 2.3%

Rank

4th

of 35 groups

All-time high

23.32 %LSU

in 2017

All-time low

2.41 %LSU

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Chickens — Share in total livestock in Western Asia, 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 Western Asia is 23.19 %LSU, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens — share in total livestock in Western Asia peaked at 23.32 %LSU in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.41 %LSU, in 1961.

That places Western Asia 4th out of 35 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	2.66 %LSU	2.41 %LSU	3.23 %LSU	9
1970s	4.45 %LSU	3.4 %LSU	5.98 %LSU	10
1980s	9.85 %LSU	6.5 %LSU	12.75 %LSU	10
1990s	14.95 %LSU	12.09 %LSU	18.85 %LSU	10
2000s	20.85 %LSU	19.09 %LSU	22.81 %LSU	10
2010s	21.66 %LSU	20.5 %LSU	23.32 %LSU	10
2020s	22.63 %LSU	21.94 %LSU	23.19 %LSU	4

Countries ranked near Western Asia

1 China, Macao SAR 100 %LSU compare
2 Singapore 99.34 %LSU compare
3 Brunei Darussalam 99.1 %LSU compare
4 Mauritius 95.1 %LSU compare
5 Trinidad and Tobago 91.54 %LSU compare
6 Bahamas 89.91 %LSU compare
7 Kuwait 82.05 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 244 places →

More environment data for Western Asia

Cropland — Area 45,596 1000 ha (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.25 kg/cap (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.95 g/Int$ (2024)
Country area — Area 484,480 1000 ha (2024)
Land area — Area 479,195 1000 ha (2024)
Agriculture — Area 274,698 1000 ha (2024)
Agricultural land — Area 274,302 1000 ha (2024)
Agricultural land — Share in Land area 57.24 % (2024)
Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 474.77 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 14.1 % (2024)

All data for Western Asia →

Frequently asked questions

What is chickens — share in total livestock in Western Asia?: Chickens — share in total livestock in Western Asia was 23.19 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest chickens — share in total livestock recorded in Western Asia?: The highest recorded value was 23.32 %LSU in 2017.
What is the lowest chickens — share in total livestock recorded in Western Asia?: The lowest recorded value was 2.41 %LSU in 1961.
How does Western Asia rank for chickens — share in total livestock?: Western Asia ranks 4th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
Is chickens — share in total livestock rising or falling in Western Asia?: Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Western Asia 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: 12 August 2026

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.