Chickens — Stocks, per capita by country
Chickens — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
What the numbers show
Chickens — Stocks, per capita is currently reported for 168 countries. The highest value is 38.83 An per person in Guyana; the lowest is 0.2046 An per person in Lesotho.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.49 An per person, and the mean is 3.65 An per person.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 190.
Over the past decade 93 countries rose and 75 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 205.7%), and the largest decrease in Bosnia and Herzegovina (down 56.6%).
Chickens — Stocks, per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guyana | 38.83 An per person | 2023 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Trinidad and Tobago | 29.72 An per person | 2023 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 21.15 An per person | 2023 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Barbados | 17.79 An per person | 2023 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Uruguay | 14.59 An per person | 2023 | up 144.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Mauritius | 13.42 An per person | 2023 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Indonesia | 13.17 An per person | 2023 | up 87.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Belarus | 13.04 An per person | 2023 | up 53.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Kuwait | 12.41 An per person | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 10 | Qatar | 12.06 An per person | 2023 | up 168.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Lebanon | 11.86 An per person | 2023 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Ecuador | 9.67 An per person | 2023 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Malaysia | 8.91 An per person | 2023 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 14 | Tunisia | 8.17 An per person | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 15 | Suriname | 8.13 An per person | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 16 | Bahamas | 8.13 An per person | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 17 | Pakistan | 7.62 An per person | 2023 | up 105.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Brazil | 7.47 An per person | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 19 | Panama | 6.75 An per person | 2023 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | 6.36 An per person | 2023 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Fiji | 6.21 An per person | 2023 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Morocco | 5.95 An per person | 2023 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Tuvalu | 5.91 An per person | 2023 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 24 | Peru | 5.66 An per person | 2023 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 25 | Senegal | 5.66 An per person | 2023 | up 59.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Poland | 5.32 An per person | 2023 | up 72.9% | rising |
| 27 | Costa Rica | 5.24 An per person | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 28 | Libya | 5.19 An per person | 2023 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Jamaica | 4.97 An per person | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 30 | Kiribati | 4.97 An per person | 2023 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 31 | Israel | 4.92 An per person | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 32 | New Zealand | 4.86 An per person | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 33 | Portugal | 4.79 An per person | 2020 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 34 | Mexico | 4.79 An per person | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 35 | Honduras | 4.5 An per person | 2023 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Ukraine | 4.39 An per person | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 37 | Togo | 4.37 An per person | 2023 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Algeria | 4.33 An per person | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 39 | Canada | 4.28 An per person | 2023 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 40 | Nicaragua | 4.15 An per person | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 41 | Belize | 4.14 An per person | 2023 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 42 | Belgium | 4.14 An per person | 2023 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 43 | Spain | 4.09 An per person | 2020 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 44 | Romania | 4.08 An per person | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 45 | Australia | 4.07 An per person | 2023 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 46 | Thailand | 4.03 An per person | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 47 | Colombia | 3.98 An per person | 2023 | up 31.3% | volatile |
| 48 | China | 3.77 An per person | 2023 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Paraguay | 3.72 An per person | 2023 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 50 | Jordan | 3.71 An per person | 2023 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 51 | Cyprus | 3.57 An per person | 2020 | up 35.2% | falling |
| 52 | Greece | 3.48 An per person | 2018 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 53 | Grenada | 3.41 An per person | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 54 | Denmark | 3.39 An per person | 2023 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 55 | Lithuania | 3.39 An per person | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 56 | Finland | 3.35 An per person | 2023 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 57 | Tonga | 3.25 An per person | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 58 | France | 3.23 An per person | 2023 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 59 | Iraq | 3.22 An per person | 2023 | up 121.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Latvia | 3.14 An per person | 2023 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 61 | Sweden | 3.12 An per person | 2018 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 62 | South Sudan | 3.1 An per person | 2023 | up 130.5% | rising |
| 63 | Dominica | 3.07 An per person | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 64 | Hungary | 3.04 An per person | 2023 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 65 | Ireland | 3.02 An per person | 2020 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 66 | Norway | 2.99 An per person | 2023 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 67 | El Salvador | 2.98 An per person | 2023 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.95 An per person | 2023 | down 56.6% | rising |
| 69 | Turkmenistan | 2.91 An per person | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 70 | Guinea | 2.86 An per person | 2023 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 71 | Azerbaijan | 2.83 An per person | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 72 | Ghana | 2.77 An per person | 2023 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Cuba | 2.74 An per person | 2023 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 74 | Sierra Leone | 2.71 An per person | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 75 | Saint Lucia | 2.69 An per person | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 76 | Croatia | 2.68 An per person | 2023 | up 175.1% | rising |
| 77 | Chile | 2.66 An per person | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 78 | Bulgaria | 2.62 An per person | 2020 | up 21.2% | falling |
| 79 | Guatemala | 2.61 An per person | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 80 | South Africa | 2.58 An per person | 2023 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 81 | Mali | 2.54 An per person | 2023 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 82 | Uzbekistan | 2.52 An per person | 2023 | up 60.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Japan | 2.52 An per person | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 84 | Myanmar | 2.49 An per person | 2023 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 85 | United Arab Emirates | 2.49 An per person | 2023 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Argentina | 2.49 An per person | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 87 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.44 An per person | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 88 | Italy | 2.4 An per person | 2020 | up 10.3% | flat |
| 89 | Egypt | 2.39 An per person | 2023 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 90 | Georgia | 2.37 An per person | 2023 | up 53.1% | flat |
| 91 | Seychelles | 2.21 An per person | 2023 | up 126.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Nepal | 2.2 An per person | 2023 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Kazakhstan | 2.17 An per person | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 94 | Serbia | 2.1 An per person | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 95 | Albania | 2.02 An per person | 2023 | down 36.2% | rising |
| 96 | Czechia | 2.02 An per person | 2023 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 97 | Zambia | 1.99 An per person | 2023 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 98 | New Caledonia | 1.98 An per person | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 99 | Samoa | 1.92 An per person | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 100 | Slovenia | 1.91 An per person | 2023 | up 24.3% | falling |
| 101 | Austria | 1.9 An per person | 2017 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 102 | Germany | 1.88 An per person | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 103 | Bangladesh | 1.86 An per person | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 104 | Yemen | 1.77 An per person | 2023 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Slovakia | 1.73 An per person | 2023 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 106 | Malta | 1.71 An per person | 2020 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 107 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.69 An per person | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 108 | Cameroon | 1.68 An per person | 2023 | down 25.8% | rising |
| 109 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.67 An per person | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 110 | Philippines | 1.66 An per person | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 111 | Eswatini | 1.57 An per person | 2023 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 112 | Liberia | 1.56 An per person | 2023 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 113 | Estonia | 1.56 An per person | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 114 | Switzerland | 1.48 An per person | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 115 | Namibia | 1.47 An per person | 2023 | down 38.1% | rising |
| 116 | Madagascar | 1.45 An per person | 2023 | up 29.0% | falling |
| 117 | Burkina Faso | 1.43 An per person | 2023 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 118 | Armenia | 1.41 An per person | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 119 | Gabon | 1.37 An per person | 2023 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 120 | Central African Republic | 1.37 An per person | 2023 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 121 | Puerto Rico | 1.36 An per person | 2023 | down 51.8% | rising |
| 122 | Angola | 1.31 An per person | 2023 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 123 | Montenegro | 1.3 An per person | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 124 | Vanuatu | 1.28 An per person | 2023 | down 56.6% | rising |
| 125 | Benin | 1.25 An per person | 2023 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 126 | Kenya | 1.21 An per person | 2023 | up 36.7% | falling |
| 127 | French Polynesia | 1.2 An per person | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 128 | Bahrain | 1.17 An per person | 2023 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 129 | Tajikistan | 1.11 An per person | 2023 | up 81.3% | volatile |
| 130 | Palestine | 1.1 An per person | 2023 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 131 | Zimbabwe | 1.07 An per person | 2023 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 132 | Bhutan | 1.04 An per person | 2023 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Sudan | 1.01 An per person | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 134 | Uganda | 1 An per person | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 135 | Nigeria | 0.9998 An per person | 2023 | up 34.2% | flat |
| 136 | Oman | 0.995 An per person | 2023 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 137 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.9938 An per person | 2023 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 138 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.9702 An per person | 2023 | down 29.3% | rising |
| 139 | North Macedonia | 0.9552 An per person | 2023 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 140 | Mauritania | 0.9515 An per person | 2023 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 141 | Malawi | 0.9355 An per person | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 142 | Sri Lanka | 0.8198 An per person | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 143 | Niger | 0.801 An per person | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 144 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.7823 An per person | 2023 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 145 | Cambodia | 0.7356 An per person | 2023 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 146 | Comoros | 0.6315 An per person | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 147 | Mozambique | 0.591 An per person | 2023 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 148 | India | 0.5876 An per person | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 149 | Iceland | 0.5704 An per person | 2023 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 150 | Mongolia | 0.5156 An per person | 2023 | up 205.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Haiti | 0.5115 An per person | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 152 | Congo | 0.4901 An per person | 2023 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 153 | Singapore | 0.4872 An per person | 2023 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Papua New Guinea | 0.4561 An per person | 2023 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 155 | Ethiopia | 0.4272 An per person | 2023 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 156 | Nauru | 0.4211 An per person | 2023 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 157 | Gambia | 0.3684 An per person | 2023 | down 41.9% | rising |
| 158 | Eritrea | 0.3466 An per person | 2023 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Botswana | 0.3306 An per person | 2023 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 160 | Afghanistan | 0.3222 An per person | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 161 | Chad | 0.3191 An per person | 2023 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 162 | Solomon Islands | 0.3087 An per person | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 163 | Luxembourg | 0.2848 An per person | 2022 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 164 | Rwanda | 0.2336 An per person | 2023 | down 46.0% | rising |
| 165 | Burundi | 0.2233 An per person | 2023 | up 26.3% | falling |
| 166 | Somalia | 0.2116 An per person | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 167 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.2062 An per person | 2023 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 168 | Lesotho | 0.2046 An per person | 2023 | up 14.7% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 3.31 An per person
- Sub-Saharan Africa 1.22 An per person
How this figure is calculated
Chickens — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chickens — Stocks ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens — Stocks Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Chickens — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.