Chickens — Stocks in Australia
Australia: Chickens — Stocks was 1.09 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Stocks in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1.09 million LSU for chickens — stocks in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in Australia peaked at 1.12 million LSU in 2019 and was at its lowest, 198,900 LSU, in 1961.
Australia ranks 40th 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 Australia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 198,900 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 202,900 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 207,000 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 211,100 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 215,000 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 215,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 220,000 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 225,000 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 240,000 LSU | +6.7% |
| 1970 | 270,000 LSU | +12.5% |
| 1971 | 300,000 LSU | +11.1% |
| 1972 | 405,350 LSU | +35.1% |
| 1973 | 417,380 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 441,510 LSU | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 407,590 LSU | -7.7% |
| 1976 | 429,170 LSU | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 433,410 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 426,370 LSU | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 432,140 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 467,490 LSU | +8.2% |
| 1981 | 465,610 LSU | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 449,740 LSU | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 486,320 LSU | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 477,680 LSU | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 504,010 LSU | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 519,300 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 560,090 LSU | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 645,660 LSU | +15.3% |
| 1989 | 529,010 LSU | -18.1% |
| 1990 | 599,560 LSU | +13.3% |
| 1991 | 551,160 LSU | -8.1% |
| 1992 | 600,710 LSU | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 680,870 LSU | +13.3% |
| 1994 | 692,080 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 660,040 LSU | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 757,440 LSU | +14.8% |
| 1997 | 814,320 LSU | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 895,400 LSU | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 917,750 LSU | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 849,280 LSU | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 909,730 LSU | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 850,020 LSU | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 838,260 LSU | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 834,040 LSU | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 759,030 LSU | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 943,840 LSU | +24.3% |
| 2007 | 973,860 LSU | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 886,290 LSU | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 954,090 LSU | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 830,240 LSU | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 907,440 LSU | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 1.01 million LSU | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 986,530 LSU | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 975,000 LSU | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 886,580 LSU | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 900,520 LSU | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 950,120 LSU | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 997,840 LSU | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 1.12 million LSU | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 1.01 million LSU | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 1.11 million LSU | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 1.09 million LSU | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 1.09 million LSU | -0.6% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1.09 million LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 194,265 LSU, 5.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Australia's 1.09 million LSU is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 47,390 LSU, 22.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 214,989 LSU | 198,900 LSU | 240,000 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 396,292 LSU | 270,000 LSU | 441,510 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 510,491 LSU | 449,740 LSU | 645,660 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 716,933 LSU | 551,160 LSU | 917,750 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 879,844 LSU | 759,030 LSU | 973,860 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 956,347 LSU | 830,240 LSU | 1.12 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 million LSU | 1.01 million LSU | 1.11 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % 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 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — stocks in Australia?
- Chickens — stocks in Australia was 1.09 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 million LSU in 2019.
- What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 198,900 LSU in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for chickens — stocks?
- Australia ranks 40th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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
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.