Chickens — Stocks in Americas

Americas: Chickens — Stocks was 5.65 billion An in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
5.65 billion An
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
5th
of 37 groups
All-time high
5.65 billion An
in 2023
All-time low
1.19 billion An
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Chickens — Stocks in Americas, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Americas recorded 5.65 billion An for chickens — stocks in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in Americas peaked at 5.65 billion An in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.19 billion An, in 1961.

That places Americas 5th out of 37 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.34 billion An 1.19 billion An 1.53 billion An 9
1970s 1.74 billion An 1.56 billion An 2.06 billion An 10
1980s 2.36 billion An 2.17 billion An 2.66 billion An 10
1990s 3.04 billion An 2.54 billion An 3.56 billion An 10
2000s 4.21 billion An 3.70 billion An 4.67 billion An 10
2010s 4.97 billion An 4.75 billion An 5.38 billion An 10
2020s 5.56 billion An 5.44 billion An 5.65 billion An 4

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 2 China, mainland 5.22 billion An compare
  2. 3 OECD 4.44 billion An compare
  3. 4 Indonesia 3.70 billion An compare
  4. 5 Pakistan 1.89 billion An compare
  5. 6 Brazil 1.58 billion An compare
  6. 7 USSR 1.12 billion An compare
  7. 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.02 billion An compare

See the full ranking of 246 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens — stocks in Americas?
Chickens — stocks in Americas was 5.65 billion An in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 5.65 billion An in 2023.
What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 1.19 billion An in 1961.
How does Americas rank for chickens — stocks?
Americas ranks 5th out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Chickens — Stocks
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
246 places, 14,071 data points, 1961–2023
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