Chickens — Stocks in Benin
Benin: Chickens — Stocks was 176,380 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Stocks in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens — stocks in Benin stood at 176,380 LSU.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in Benin peaked at 274,320 LSU in 2005 and was at its lowest, 50,000 LSU, in 1961.
That places Benin 105th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens — Stocks in Benin, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 50,000 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 50,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 50,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 51,000 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 52,000 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 53,000 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 55,000 LSU | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 57,000 LSU | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 60,000 LSU | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 64,000 LSU | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 67,000 LSU | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 70,000 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 73,000 LSU | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 77,000 LSU | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 81,000 LSU | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 85,000 LSU | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 90,000 LSU | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 95,000 LSU | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 104,000 LSU | +9.5% |
| 1980 | 110,560 LSU | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 114,000 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 130,000 LSU | +14.0% |
| 1983 | 160,000 LSU | +23.1% |
| 1984 | 180,000 LSU | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 210,000 LSU | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 170,000 LSU | -19.0% |
| 1987 | 150,000 LSU | -11.8% |
| 1988 | 130,000 LSU | -13.3% |
| 1989 | 110,000 LSU | -15.4% |
| 1990 | 95,790 LSU | -12.9% |
| 1991 | 80,000 LSU | -16.5% |
| 1992 | 82,240 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 84,540 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 87,000 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 89,440 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 91,940 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 94,510 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 97,160 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 100,000 LSU | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 117,580 LSU | +17.6% |
| 2001 | 228,870 LSU | +94.7% |
| 2002 | 237,610 LSU | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 269,400 LSU | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 257,360 LSU | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 274,320 LSU | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 257,000 LSU | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 265,190 LSU | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 155,250 LSU | -41.5% |
| 2009 | 159,990 LSU | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 165,500 LSU | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 170,870 LSU | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 176,340 LSU | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 181,980 LSU | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 187,790 LSU | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 193,800 LSU | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 200,020 LSU | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 206,430 LSU | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 213,040 LSU | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 219,860 LSU | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 140,050 LSU | -36.3% |
| 2021 | 160,200 LSU | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 163,330 LSU | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 176,380 LSU | +8.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 176,380 LSU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 321,325 LSU, 55% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Benin's 176,380 LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 175,740 LSU, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Stocks in Benin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +94.7% | 117,580 LSU | 228,870 LSU |
| 2008 | -41.5% | 265,190 LSU | 155,250 LSU |
| 2020 | -36.3% | 219,860 LSU | 140,050 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53,111 LSU | 50,000 LSU | 60,000 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 80,600 LSU | 64,000 LSU | 104,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 146,456 LSU | 110,000 LSU | 210,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 90,262 LSU | 80,000 LSU | 100,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 222,257 LSU | 117,580 LSU | 274,320 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 191,563 LSU | 165,500 LSU | 219,860 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 159,990 LSU | 140,050 LSU | 176,380 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More environment data for Benin
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.38 % 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 2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — stocks in Benin?
- Chickens — stocks in Benin was 176,380 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 274,320 LSU in 2005.
- What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,000 LSU in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for chickens — stocks?
- Benin ranks 105th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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.