Chickens — Stocks by country
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...
Countries reporting
212
Highest
53.25 million LSU
China
Lowest
50 LSU
Tokelau
Median
212,800 LSU
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,956
What the numbers show
Chickens — Stocks is currently reported for 212 countries. The highest value is 53.25 million LSU in China; the lowest is 50 LSU in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 212,800 LSU, and the mean is 1.76 million LSU.
Over the past decade 166 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 272.5%), and the largest decrease in Bosnia and Herzegovina (down 61.7%).
Chickens — Stocks: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 53.25 million LSU | 2023 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 52.17 million LSU | 2023 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 3 | OECD | 44.43 million LSU | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 3 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 10.18 million LSU | 2023 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Indonesia | 37.02 million LSU | 2023 | up 106.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Viet Nam | 4.57 million LSU | 2023 | up 95.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Pakistan | 18.87 million LSU | 2023 | up 140.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Brazil | 15.78 million LSU | 2023 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Türkiye | 3.69 million LSU | 2023 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 7 | USSR | 11.24 million LSU | 1991 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 7 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 2.23 million LSU | 2023 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 8 | India | 8.45 million LSU | 2023 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Mexico | 6.21 million LSU | 2023 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1.33 million LSU | 2023 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 4.99 million LSU | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 10 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 522,350 LSU | 2023 | up 70.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 3.20 million LSU | 2023 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Republic of Moldova | 506,960 LSU | 2023 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 12 | Japan | 3.14 million LSU | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 12 | United Republic of Tanzania | 406,410 LSU | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 13 | Malaysia | 3.13 million LSU | 2023 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 190,020 LSU | 2023 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 14 | Thailand | 2.89 million LSU | 2023 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Syrian Arab Republic | 154,900 LSU | 2023 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Egypt | 2.73 million LSU | 2023 | up 95.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Melanesia | 117,140 LSU | 2023 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Dominican Republic | 2.40 million LSU | 2023 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 66,450 LSU | 2023 | down 56.6% | flat |
| 17 | Nigeria | 2.28 million LSU | 2023 | up 69.0% | rising |
| 17 | Polynesia | 12,100 LSU | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 18 | Morocco | 2.24 million LSU | 2023 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Micronesia | 8,560 LSU | 2023 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 19 | France | 2.21 million LSU | 2023 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 19 | Timor-Leste | 8,000 LSU | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | 2.14 million LSU | 2023 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 1,920 LSU | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 21 | Colombia | 2.08 million LSU | 2023 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Algeria | 2.00 million LSU | 2023 | up 53.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Poland | 1.95 million LSU | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 24 | Caribbean | 3.45 million LSU | 2023 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Spain | 1.93 million LSU | 2020 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 25 | Peru | 1.92 million LSU | 2023 | up 39.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Philippines | 1.91 million LSU | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 27 | Republic of Korea | 1.82 million LSU | 2023 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Ecuador | 1.74 million LSU | 2023 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Canada | 1.71 million LSU | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 29 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.39 million LSU | 2023 | up 137.3% | volatile |
| 30 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.70 million LSU | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 31 | Ukraine | 1.65 million LSU | 2023 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 31 | Cabo Verde | 6,710 LSU | 2023 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 32 | South Africa | 1.63 million LSU | 2023 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Germany | 1.56 million LSU | 2023 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 34 | Iraq | 1.45 million LSU | 2023 | up 183.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Italy | 1.43 million LSU | 2020 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 36 | Myanmar | 1.35 million LSU | 2023 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Australia and New Zealand | 1.34 million LSU | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 38 | Belarus | 1.20 million LSU | 2023 | up 49.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Argentina | 1.13 million LSU | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 40 | Australia | 1.09 million LSU | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 41 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1.03 million LSU | 2023 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Senegal | 1.02 million LSU | 2023 | up 109.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Tunisia | 996,350 LSU | 2023 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Ghana | 936,660 LSU | 2023 | up 47.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 930,040 LSU | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 46 | Uzbekistan | 899,500 LSU | 2023 | up 92.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Romania | 777,500 LSU | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 48 | Yugoslav SFR | 706,270 LSU | 1991 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 49 | Yemen | 696,040 LSU | 2023 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Lebanon | 684,980 LSU | 2023 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Kenya | 670,430 LSU | 2023 | up 68.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Nepal | 652,050 LSU | 2023 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Mali | 603,100 LSU | 2023 | up 63.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Kuwait | 602,340 LSU | 2023 | up 37.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Ethiopia PDR | 585,000 LSU | 1992 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 56 | Ethiopia | 549,730 LSU | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 57 | Chile | 523,450 LSU | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 58 | Sudan | 503,420 LSU | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 59 | Uruguay | 494,310 LSU | 2023 | up 147.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Portugal | 493,070 LSU | 2020 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 61 | Belgium | 487,540 LSU | 2023 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 62 | Uganda | 486,610 LSU | 2023 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 486,350 LSU | 1999 | up 58.4% | rising |
| 64 | Israel | 485,060 LSU | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 65 | Angola | 480,310 LSU | 2023 | up 76.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Honduras | 479,020 LSU | 2023 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Cameroon | 476,880 LSU | 2023 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Guatemala | 472,160 LSU | 2023 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Madagascar | 450,830 LSU | 2023 | up 67.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Sudan (former) | 450,000 LSU | 2011 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 71 | Kazakhstan | 441,740 LSU | 2023 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 72 | Czechoslovakia | 434,620 LSU | 1992 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 73 | Jordan | 424,110 LSU | 2023 | up 41.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Zambia | 412,940 LSU | 2023 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Guinea | 411,590 LSU | 2023 | up 62.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Trinidad and Tobago | 406,420 LSU | 2023 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Libya | 378,990 LSU | 2023 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Greece | 373,000 LSU | 2018 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 79 | Togo | 359,240 LSU | 2023 | up 43.7% | volatile |
| 80 | South Sudan | 355,560 LSU | 2023 | up 137.0% | rising |
| 81 | Sweden | 339,000 LSU | 2019 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 82 | Burkina Faso | 329,770 LSU | 2023 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Guyana | 320,880 LSU | 2023 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Qatar | 320,380 LSU | 2023 | up 272.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Cuba | 302,420 LSU | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 86 | Panama | 301,030 LSU | 2023 | up 51.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Hungary | 291,240 LSU | 2023 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 88 | Azerbaijan | 286,980 LSU | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 89 | Nicaragua | 283,410 LSU | 2023 | up 34.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Costa Rica | 267,410 LSU | 2023 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 91 | United Arab Emirates | 261,160 LSU | 2023 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Paraguay | 254,700 LSU | 2023 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 93 | New Zealand | 252,740 LSU | 2023 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Sierra Leone | 229,030 LSU | 2023 | up 81.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Czechia | 219,570 LSU | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 96 | Turkmenistan | 214,290 LSU | 2023 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 97 | Brunei Darussalam | 211,310 LSU | 2023 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Niger | 209,550 LSU | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 99 | Denmark | 201,560 LSU | 2023 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 100 | Mozambique | 198,800 LSU | 2023 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 101 | Malawi | 197,440 LSU | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 102 | El Salvador | 187,730 LSU | 2023 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Finland | 186,970 LSU | 2023 | up 72.9% | rising |
| 104 | Sri Lanka | 180,650 LSU | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 105 | Benin | 176,380 LSU | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 106 | Zimbabwe | 175,100 LSU | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 107 | Bulgaria | 171,770 LSU | 2020 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 108 | Austria | 168,570 LSU | 2020 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 109 | Mauritius | 167,590 LSU | 2023 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Norway | 164,840 LSU | 2023 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Ireland | 152,360 LSU | 2020 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 112 | Serbia and Montenegro | 148,160 LSU | 2005 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 113 | Jamaica | 141,260 LSU | 2023 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Réunion | 140,000 LSU | 2006 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Serbia | 139,130 LSU | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 116 | Afghanistan | 133,580 LSU | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 117 | Switzerland | 131,520 LSU | 2023 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 118 | Cambodia | 128,170 LSU | 2023 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Tajikistan | 115,100 LSU | 2023 | up 129.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Croatia | 103,430 LSU | 2023 | up 150.7% | rising |
| 121 | Lithuania | 97,290 LSU | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 122 | Slovakia | 94,040 LSU | 2023 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 123 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 93,830 LSU | 2023 | down 61.7% | rising |
| 124 | Georgia | 88,120 LSU | 2023 | up 53.0% | falling |
| 125 | Liberia | 85,480 LSU | 2023 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Central African Republic | 70,480 LSU | 2023 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Chad | 61,640 LSU | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 128 | Haiti | 59,520 LSU | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 129 | Latvia | 59,220 LSU | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 130 | Fiji | 57,430 LSU | 2023 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Palestine | 56,620 LSU | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 132 | Kyrgyzstan | 55,540 LSU | 2023 | up 46.4% | falling |
| 133 | Suriname | 51,120 LSU | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 134 | Oman | 50,240 LSU | 2023 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Barbados | 50,220 LSU | 2023 | up 39.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Albania | 48,770 LSU | 2023 | down 45.4% | rising |
| 137 | Mauritania | 47,790 LSU | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 138 | Papua New Guinea | 47,390 LSU | 2023 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Cyprus | 46,550 LSU | 2020 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 140 | Puerto Rico | 43,650 LSU | 2023 | down 57.5% | rising |
| 141 | Namibia | 43,540 LSU | 2023 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 142 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 42,190 LSU | 2023 | up 212.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Armenia | 41,860 LSU | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 144 | Slovenia | 40,590 LSU | 2023 | up 28.0% | falling |
| 145 | Somalia | 38,840 LSU | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 146 | Gabon | 34,030 LSU | 2023 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Rwanda | 32,600 LSU | 2023 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Bahamas | 32,460 LSU | 2023 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Burundi | 30,570 LSU | 2023 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 150 | Congo | 30,300 LSU | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 151 | Singapore | 28,830 LSU | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 152 | Guinea-Bissau | 21,400 LSU | 2023 | up 12.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Estonia | 21,320 LSU | 2023 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 154 | Eswatini | 19,380 LSU | 2023 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Bahrain | 18,390 LSU | 2023 | up 77.5% | volatile |
| 156 | Mongolia | 17,950 LSU | 2023 | up 267.1% | volatile |
| 157 | North Macedonia | 17,460 LSU | 2023 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 158 | Belize | 17,030 LSU | 2023 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 159 | Eritrea | 12,030 LSU | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 160 | Gambia | 9,940 LSU | 2023 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 161 | Malta | 8,840 LSU | 2020 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 162 | Botswana | 8,200 LSU | 2023 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 163 | Bhutan | 8,190 LSU | 2023 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 163 | China, Macao SAR | 8,190 LSU | 2023 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 165 | Montenegro | 8,100 LSU | 2023 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 166 | Kiribati | 6,590 LSU | 2023 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 167 | New Caledonia | 5,750 LSU | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 168 | Comoros | 5,370 LSU | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 169 | Saint Lucia | 4,820 LSU | 2023 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 170 | Lesotho | 4,730 LSU | 2023 | up 28.9% | falling |
| 171 | Samoa | 4,170 LSU | 2023 | down 13.8% | flat |
| 172 | Vanuatu | 4,100 LSU | 2023 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Grenada | 3,990 LSU | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 174 | Equatorial Guinea | 3,810 LSU | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 175 | Tonga | 3,400 LSU | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 176 | French Polynesia | 3,380 LSU | 2023 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 177 | Seychelles | 2,650 LSU | 2023 | up 201.1% | volatile |
| 178 | Martinique | 2,500 LSU | 2006 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 179 | Solomon Islands | 2,470 LSU | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 179 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2,470 LSU | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 181 | Guadeloupe | 2,400 LSU | 2006 | up 87.5% | volatile |
| 182 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2,240 LSU | 2023 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 183 | Iceland | 2,200 LSU | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 184 | Dominica | 2,040 LSU | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 185 | Luxembourg | 1,860 LSU | 2022 | up 64.6% | rising |
| 186 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1,580 LSU | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 187 | French Guiana | 1,290 LSU | 2006 | down 32.1% | rising |
| 188 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 780 LSU | 2023 | down 8.2% | flat |
| 189 | Tuvalu | 580 LSU | 2023 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 190 | Cook Islands | 330 LSU | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 191 | Niue | 190 LSU | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 192 | Nauru | 50 LSU | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 192 | Tokelau | 50 LSU | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 267.01 million LSU
- Asia 164.92 million LSU
- Eastern Asia 58.29 million LSU
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 14.75 million LSU
- Americas 56.50 million LSU
- South-Eastern Asia 51.78 million LSU
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 49.79 million LSU
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 4.22 million LSU
- Southern Asia 41.67 million LSU
- Latin America and the Caribbean 39.52 million LSU
- South America 27.86 million LSU
- Middle Africa 1.35 million LSU
- Africa 24.22 million LSU
- Europe 19.89 million LSU
- Northern America 16.97 million LSU
- Sub-Saharan Africa 15.37 million LSU
- United States of America 15.26 million LSU
- Eastern Europe 11.68 million LSU
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 11.57 million LSU
- Western Asia 11.45 million LSU
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 9.95 million LSU
- European Union (27) 9.23 million LSU
- Northern Africa 8.86 million LSU
- Central America 8.22 million LSU
- Western Africa 8.11 million LSU
- Western Europe 5.32 million LSU
- Eastern Africa 4.19 million LSU
- Northern Europe 2.44 million LSU
- Central Asia 1.73 million LSU
- Southern Africa 1.71 million LSU
- Oceania 1.48 million LSU
- Southern Europe 451,310 LSU
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.