Chickens — Stocks in Africa

Africa: Chickens — Stocks was 24.22 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
24.22 million LSU
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
9th
of 31 groups
All-time high
24.22 million LSU
in 2023
All-time low
2.74 million LSU
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Chickens — Stocks in Africa, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Africa recorded 24.22 million LSU for chickens — stocks in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in Africa peaked at 24.22 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.74 million LSU, in 1961.

That places Africa 9th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Chickens — Stocks in Africa, year by year

Annual values for Chickens — Stocks in Africa, 1961 to 2023.
Year LSU Change
1961 2.74 million LSU —
1962 2.83 million LSU +3.1%
1963 2.92 million LSU +3.2%
1964 3.06 million LSU +4.7%
1965 3.17 million LSU +3.6%
1966 3.31 million LSU +4.5%
1967 3.45 million LSU +4.3%
1968 3.59 million LSU +4.1%
1969 3.77 million LSU +5.0%
1970 3.95 million LSU +4.8%
1971 4.12 million LSU +4.1%
1972 4.27 million LSU +3.7%
1973 4.45 million LSU +4.3%
1974 4.47 million LSU +0.4%
1975 4.65 million LSU +4.1%
1976 4.86 million LSU +4.5%
1977 5.11 million LSU +5.0%
1978 5.20 million LSU +1.8%
1979 5.39 million LSU +3.7%
1980 5.56 million LSU +3.2%
1981 5.77 million LSU +3.7%
1982 6.06 million LSU +5.1%
1983 6.25 million LSU +3.1%
1984 6.56 million LSU +4.9%
1985 6.95 million LSU +5.9%
1986 7.37 million LSU +6.1%
1987 7.65 million LSU +3.8%
1988 7.95 million LSU +3.9%
1989 8.22 million LSU +3.4%
1990 9.08 million LSU +10.4%
1991 9.15 million LSU +0.8%
1992 9.35 million LSU +2.2%
1993 9.33 million LSU -0.3%
1994 9.64 million LSU +3.4%
1995 10.30 million LSU +6.8%
1996 10.47 million LSU +1.6%
1997 10.81 million LSU +3.3%
1998 11.48 million LSU +6.2%
1999 11.87 million LSU +3.4%
2000 11.91 million LSU +0.4%
2001 12.64 million LSU +6.1%
2002 13.13 million LSU +3.9%
2003 13.34 million LSU +1.5%
2004 13.25 million LSU -0.7%
2005 13.20 million LSU -0.4%
2006 13.53 million LSU +2.5%
2007 14.33 million LSU +5.9%
2008 15.03 million LSU +4.9%
2009 15.79 million LSU +5.1%
2010 16.62 million LSU +5.3%
2011 16.48 million LSU -0.9%
2012 17.12 million LSU +3.9%
2013 17.21 million LSU +0.5%
2014 17.78 million LSU +3.3%
2015 18.48 million LSU +3.9%
2016 19.31 million LSU +4.5%
2017 20.03 million LSU +3.7%
2018 20.78 million LSU +3.7%
2019 21.49 million LSU +3.4%
2020 22.34 million LSU +4.0%
2021 23.27 million LSU +4.1%
2022 24.16 million LSU +3.8%
2023 24.22 million LSU +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.20 million LSU 2.74 million LSU 3.77 million LSU 9
1970s 4.65 million LSU 3.95 million LSU 5.39 million LSU 10
1980s 6.83 million LSU 5.56 million LSU 8.22 million LSU 10
1990s 10.15 million LSU 9.08 million LSU 11.87 million LSU 10
2000s 13.62 million LSU 11.91 million LSU 15.79 million LSU 10
2010s 18.53 million LSU 16.48 million LSU 21.49 million LSU 10
2020s 23.50 million LSU 22.34 million LSU 24.22 million LSU 4

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 6 Brazil 15.78 million LSU compare
  2. 6 Türkiye 3.69 million LSU compare
  3. 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2.23 million LSU compare
  4. 7 USSR 11.24 million LSU compare
  5. 8 India 8.45 million LSU compare
  6. 9 Mexico 6.21 million LSU compare
  7. 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.33 million LSU compare
  8. 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 522,350 LSU compare
  9. 10 Russian Federation 4.99 million LSU compare
  10. 11 Bangladesh 3.20 million LSU compare
  11. 11 Republic of Moldova 506,960 LSU compare
  12. 12 Japan 3.14 million LSU compare
  13. 12 United Republic of Tanzania 406,410 LSU compare

See the full ranking of 244 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens — stocks in Africa?
Chickens — stocks in Africa was 24.22 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 24.22 million LSU in 2023.
What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 2.74 million LSU in 1961.
How does Africa rank for chickens — stocks?
Africa ranks 9th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Africa 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
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
244 places, 13,956 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.