Chickens — Stocks, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Chickens — Stocks, per capita was 1.21 An per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens — Stocks, per capita in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens — stocks, per capita in Kenya is 1.21 An per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — stocks, per capita in Kenya peaked at 1.22 An per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.7242 An per person, in 2011.
Kenya ranks 126th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens — Stocks, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 1 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.9852 An per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.9807 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.9745 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.9673 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.9593 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.9507 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 1.1 An per person | +16.2% |
| 1970 | 1.04 An per person | -5.4% |
| 1971 | 1.1 An per person | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 1.15 An per person | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 1.19 An per person | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 1.22 An per person | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 1.22 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 1.17 An per person | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 1.16 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 1.15 An per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 1.08 An per person | -5.3% |
| 1980 | 1.02 An per person | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 1.04 An per person | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 1.05 An per person | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 1.1 An per person | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8303 An per person | -24.6% |
| 1985 | 1.04 An per person | +25.5% |
| 1986 | 1.06 An per person | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 1.07 An per person | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 1.08 An per person | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 1.09 An per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 1.1 An per person | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 1.05 An per person | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 1.06 An per person | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.829 An per person | -21.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8753 An per person | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 1.03 An per person | +17.2% |
| 1996 | 1.04 An per person | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.04 An per person | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.03 An per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8894 An per person | -13.5% |
| 2000 | 0.858 An per person | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8549 An per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8542 An per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8405 An per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7463 An per person | -11.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7503 An per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7525 An per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8052 An per person | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8414 An per person | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7876 An per person | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7307 An per person | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7242 An per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.788 An per person | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8863 An per person | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 0.921 An per person | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8807 An per person | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9098 An per person | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9782 An per person | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9937 An per person | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.1 An per person | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 1.09 An per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.11 An per person | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.14 An per person | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 1.21 An per person | +6.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 1.21 An per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.39 An per person, 87% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 1.21 An per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.14 An per person, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Stocks, per capita in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +25.5% | 0.8303 An per person | 1.04 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9915 An per person | 0.9507 An per person | 1.1 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.15 An per person | 1.04 An per person | 1.22 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.04 An per person | 0.8303 An per person | 1.1 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9941 An per person | 0.829 An per person | 1.1 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8091 An per person | 0.7463 An per person | 0.858 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8915 An per person | 0.7242 An per person | 1.1 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 An per person | 1.09 An per person | 1.21 An per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 123 Montenegro 1.3 An per person compare
- 124 Vanuatu 1.28 An per person compare
- 125 Benin 1.25 An per person compare
- 127 French Polynesia 1.2 An per person compare
- 128 Bahrain 1.17 An per person compare
- 129 Tajikistan 1.11 An per person compare
More environment data for Kenya
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — stocks, per capita in Kenya?
- Chickens — stocks, per capita in Kenya was 1.21 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — stocks, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 An per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest chickens — stocks, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7242 An per person in 2011.
- How does Kenya rank for chickens — stocks, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 126th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.