Chickens — Stocks in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Chickens — Stocks was 170.23 million An in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
170.23 million An
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
30th
of 193 countries
All-time high
180.00 million An
in 2021
All-time low
104.29 million An
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Chickens — Stocks in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961–2023

050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M196119922023

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

Analysis

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 170.23 million An for chickens — stocks in 2023.

That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 180.00 million An in 2021 and was at its lowest, 104.29 million An, in 1962.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 30th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Chickens — Stocks in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Chickens — Stocks in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961 to 2023.
Year An Change
1961 108.65 million An
1962 104.29 million An -4.0%
1963 107.08 million An +2.7%
1964 113.16 million An +5.7%
1965 112.35 million An -0.7%
1966 113.75 million An +1.3%
1967 120.40 million An +5.8%
1968 121.97 million An +1.3%
1969 120.85 million An -0.9%
1970 137.44 million An +13.7%
1971 133.17 million An -3.1%
1972 133.46 million An +0.2%
1973 136.16 million An +2.0%
1974 132.26 million An -2.9%
1975 130.47 million An -1.4%
1976 134.92 million An +3.4%
1977 123.90 million An -8.2%
1978 120.10 million An -3.1%
1979 122.00 million An +1.6%
1980 116.00 million An -4.9%
1981 109.90 million An -5.3%
1982 114.86 million An +4.5%
1983 112.23 million An -2.3%
1984 111.14 million An -1.0%
1985 110.31 million An -0.7%
1986 111.78 million An +1.3%
1987 126.84 million An +13.5%
1988 127.98 million An +0.9%
1989 120.35 million An -6.0%
1990 124.64 million An +3.6%
1991 127.24 million An +2.1%
1992 116.30 million An -8.6%
1993 122.90 million An +5.7%
1994 118.80 million An -3.3%
1995 119.50 million An +0.6%
1996 120.30 million An +0.7%
1997 150.40 million An +25.0%
1998 137.75 million An -8.4%
1999 140.30 million An +1.9%
2000 154.50 million An +10.1%
2001 163.88 million An +6.1%
2002 155.00 million An -5.4%
2003 165.32 million An +6.7%
2004 165.93 million An +0.4%
2005 160.53 million An -3.3%
2006 158.20 million An -1.4%
2007 157.51 million An -0.4%
2008 154.18 million An -2.1%
2009 159.29 million An +3.3%
2010 152.00 million An -4.6%
2011 151.00 million An -0.7%
2012 149.00 million An -1.3%
2013 152.00 million An +2.0%
2014 159.00 million An +4.6%
2015 157.00 million An -1.3%
2016 161.00 million An +2.5%
2017 171.00 million An +6.2%
2018 178.00 million An +4.1%
2019 176.00 million An -1.1%
2020 172.00 million An -2.3%
2021 180.00 million An +4.7%
2022 174.19 million An -3.2%
2023 170.23 million An -2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 113.61 million An 104.29 million An 121.97 million An 9
1970s 130.39 million An 120.10 million An 137.44 million An 10
1980s 116.14 million An 109.90 million An 127.98 million An 10
1990s 127.81 million An 116.30 million An 150.40 million An 10
2000s 159.44 million An 154.18 million An 165.93 million An 10
2010s 160.60 million An 149.00 million An 178.00 million An 10
2020s 174.11 million An 170.23 million An 180.00 million An 4

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 27 Republic of Korea 182.13 million An compare
  2. 28 Ecuador 173.78 million An compare
  3. 29 Canada 171.49 million An compare
  4. 31 Côte d'Ivoire 138.54 million An compare
  5. 31 Ukraine 165.47 million An compare
  6. 32 South Africa 163.22 million An compare
  7. 33 Cabo Verde 671,000 An compare
  8. 33 Germany 156.30 million An compare

See the full ranking of 246 places →

More environment data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

All data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland →

Frequently asked questions

What is chickens — stocks in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Chickens — stocks in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 170.23 million An in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 180.00 million An in 2021.
What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 104.29 million An in 1962.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for chickens — stocks?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 30th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Chickens — Stocks in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/chickens-stocks-2/united-kingdom-of-great-britain-and-northern-ireland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/chickens-stocks-2/united-kingdom-of-great-britain-and-northern-ireland/">Chickens — Stocks in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland</a> — Statizoid

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
Last refreshed

The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).