Chickens — Share in total livestock in Western Asia
Western Asia: Chickens — Share in total livestock was 23.19 %LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
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 31 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.
Chickens — Share in total livestock in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.41 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 2.51 %LSU | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 2.58 %LSU | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 2.58 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2.58 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2.62 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 2.66 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 2.81 %LSU | +5.6% |
| 1969 | 3.23 %LSU | +14.9% |
| 1970 | 3.4 %LSU | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 3.68 %LSU | +8.2% |
| 1972 | 3.88 %LSU | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 3.97 %LSU | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 4.12 %LSU | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 4.59 %LSU | +11.4% |
| 1976 | 4.59 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4.86 %LSU | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 5.38 %LSU | +10.7% |
| 1979 | 5.98 %LSU | +11.2% |
| 1980 | 6.5 %LSU | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 6.84 %LSU | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 8.24 %LSU | +20.5% |
| 1983 | 8.5 %LSU | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 9.32 %LSU | +9.6% |
| 1985 | 11.28 %LSU | +21.0% |
| 1986 | 11.55 %LSU | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 11.61 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 11.91 %LSU | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 12.75 %LSU | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 12.09 %LSU | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 12.73 %LSU | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 13.25 %LSU | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 14.12 %LSU | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 15.04 %LSU | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 13.46 %LSU | -10.5% |
| 1996 | 14.92 %LSU | +10.8% |
| 1997 | 16.26 %LSU | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 18.85 %LSU | +15.9% |
| 1999 | 18.79 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 19.18 %LSU | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 19.09 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 20.32 %LSU | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 21.55 %LSU | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 22.14 %LSU | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 22.39 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 22.81 %LSU | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 20.74 %LSU | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 20.17 %LSU | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 20.15 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 20.77 %LSU | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 21.25 %LSU | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 21.17 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 20.5 %LSU | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 20.5 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 21.73 %LSU | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 22.46 %LSU | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 23.32 %LSU | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 22.61 %LSU | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 22.32 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 21.94 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 22.72 %LSU | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 22.67 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 23.19 %LSU | +2.3% |
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
- 1 Republic of Moldova 70.25 %LSU compare
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire 45.11 %LSU compare
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 45.81 %LSU compare
- 2 Singapore 99.34 %LSU compare
- 3 Brunei Darussalam 99.1 %LSU compare
- 3 Caribbean 30.17 %LSU compare
- 4 Mauritius 95.1 %LSU compare
- 4 Micronesia 27.29 %LSU compare
- 5 Trinidad and Tobago 91.54 %LSU compare
- 5 Viet Nam 27.04 %LSU compare
- 6 Bahamas 89.91 %LSU compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 17.9 %LSU compare
- 7 Kuwait 82.05 %LSU compare
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 5.12 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 4.72 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 23.62 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 8.47 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 20.01 g/Int$ (2024)
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 31 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
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.