Chickens — Stocks in Belgium
Belgium: Chickens — Stocks was 487,540 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Stocks in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 487,540 LSU for chickens — stocks in 2023.
That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in Belgium peaked at 533,620 LSU in 2020 and was at its lowest, 320,320 LSU, in 2003.
Belgium ranks 61st of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Chickens — Stocks in Belgium, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 397,290 LSU | — |
| 2001 | 385,290 LSU | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 379,280 LSU | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 320,320 LSU | -15.5% |
| 2004 | 365,060 LSU | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 355,690 LSU | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 328,670 LSU | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 327,500 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 324,930 LSU | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 332,400 LSU | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 343,750 LSU | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 353,760 LSU | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 356,180 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 362,190 LSU | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 337,000 LSU | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 377,390 LSU | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 425,530 LSU | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 401,790 LSU | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 474,690 LSU | +18.1% |
| 2019 | 491,270 LSU | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 533,620 LSU | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 531,880 LSU | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 532,830 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 487,540 LSU | -8.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 487,540 LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 194,265 LSU, 2.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 487,540 LSU is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 168,570 LSU, 2.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 351,643 LSU | 320,320 LSU | 397,290 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 392,355 LSU | 337,000 LSU | 491,270 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 521,468 LSU | 487,540 LSU | 533,620 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More environment data for Belgium
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.574 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5577 % 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 0.0605 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — stocks in Belgium?
- Chickens — stocks in Belgium was 487,540 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 533,620 LSU in 2020.
- What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 320,320 LSU in 2003.
- How does Belgium rank for chickens — stocks?
- Belgium ranks 61st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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.