Chickens — Stocks in Canada
Canada: Chickens — Stocks was 1.71 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Stocks in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens — stocks in Canada is 1.71 million LSU, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in Canada peaked at 1.71 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 650,310 LSU, in 1962.
That places Canada 29th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens — Stocks in Canada, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 699,620 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 650,310 LSU | -7.0% |
| 1963 | 676,450 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 715,140 LSU | +5.7% |
| 1965 | 706,910 LSU | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 755,240 LSU | +6.8% |
| 1967 | 788,870 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 785,150 LSU | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 866,800 LSU | +10.4% |
| 1970 | 949,950 LSU | +9.6% |
| 1971 | 875,370 LSU | -7.9% |
| 1972 | 911,400 LSU | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 908,320 LSU | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 882,800 LSU | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 821,750 LSU | -6.9% |
| 1976 | 872,770 LSU | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 900,110 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 917,890 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 986,880 LSU | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 935,110 LSU | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 958,350 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 924,150 LSU | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 932,610 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 921,930 LSU | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 953,850 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 982,860 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 1.08 million LSU | +9.5% |
| 1988 | 1.07 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 1.07 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.11 million LSU | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 1.12 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 1.08 million LSU | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 1.15 million LSU | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 1.32 million LSU | +14.8% |
| 1995 | 1.36 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 1.42 million LSU | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 1.38 million LSU | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 1.40 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 1.55 million LSU | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 1.58 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.58 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.60 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.60 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.60 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.60 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.60 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.65 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.65 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.65 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.65 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.65 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.66 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.67 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.67 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.68 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.68 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.69 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.69 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.70 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.71 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.71 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.71 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.71 million LSU | +0.2% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 1.71 million LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 194,265 LSU, 8.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 738,277 LSU | 650,310 LSU | 866,800 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 902,724 LSU | 821,750 LSU | 986,880 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 982,244 LSU | 921,930 LSU | 1.08 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.29 million LSU | 1.08 million LSU | 1.55 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.61 million LSU | 1.58 million LSU | 1.65 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.67 million LSU | 1.65 million LSU | 1.70 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.71 million LSU | 1.71 million LSU | 1.71 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 26 Philippines 1.91 million LSU compare
- 27 Republic of Korea 1.82 million LSU compare
- 28 Ecuador 1.74 million LSU compare
- 29 Côte d'Ivoire 1.39 million LSU compare
- 30 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.70 million LSU compare
- 31 Cabo Verde 6,710 LSU compare
- 31 Ukraine 1.65 million LSU compare
- 32 South Africa 1.63 million LSU compare
More environment data for Canada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % 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 -0.3398 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — stocks in Canada?
- Chickens — stocks in Canada was 1.71 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.71 million LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 650,310 LSU in 1962.
- How does Canada rank for chickens — stocks?
- Canada ranks 29th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.