Chickens — Stocks in China, Hong Kong SAR
China, Hong Kong SAR: Chickens — Stocks was 42,190 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — Stocks in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens — stocks in China, Hong Kong SAR is 42,190 LSU, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 212.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 70,580 LSU in 1987 and was at its lowest, 10,000 LSU, in 1999.
That places China, Hong Kong SAR 142nd out of 193 countries 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 China, Hong Kong SAR, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 30,000 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 32,510 LSU | +8.4% |
| 1963 | 25,920 LSU | -20.3% |
| 1964 | 23,280 LSU | -10.2% |
| 1965 | 21,210 LSU | -8.9% |
| 1966 | 21,120 LSU | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 23,970 LSU | +13.5% |
| 1968 | 32,580 LSU | +35.9% |
| 1969 | 38,360 LSU | +17.7% |
| 1970 | 58,810 LSU | +53.3% |
| 1971 | 59,100 LSU | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 63,710 LSU | +7.8% |
| 1973 | 54,220 LSU | -14.9% |
| 1974 | 42,820 LSU | -21.0% |
| 1975 | 36,710 LSU | -14.3% |
| 1976 | 40,160 LSU | +9.4% |
| 1977 | 57,770 LSU | +43.8% |
| 1978 | 55,060 LSU | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 58,830 LSU | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 67,560 LSU | +14.8% |
| 1981 | 62,880 LSU | -6.9% |
| 1982 | 70,380 LSU | +11.9% |
| 1983 | 69,830 LSU | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 59,640 LSU | -14.6% |
| 1985 | 57,060 LSU | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 54,880 LSU | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 70,580 LSU | +28.6% |
| 1988 | 64,110 LSU | -9.2% |
| 1989 | 59,980 LSU | -6.4% |
| 1990 | 56,320 LSU | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 54,050 LSU | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 50,510 LSU | -6.5% |
| 1993 | 40,060 LSU | -20.7% |
| 1994 | 39,170 LSU | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 35,120 LSU | -10.3% |
| 1996 | 32,900 LSU | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 30,000 LSU | -8.8% |
| 1998 | 23,000 LSU | -23.3% |
| 1999 | 10,000 LSU | -56.5% |
| 2000 | 10,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11,000 LSU | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 11,500 LSU | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 12,000 LSU | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 12,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12,500 LSU | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 13,000 LSU | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 13,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13,500 LSU | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 13,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 40,550 LSU | +200.4% |
| 2016 | 40,420 LSU | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 41,990 LSU | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 42,560 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 42,470 LSU | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 43,920 LSU | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 43,350 LSU | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 39,290 LSU | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 42,190 LSU | +7.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Stocks in China, Hong Kong SAR 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +200.4% | 13,500 LSU | 40,550 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27,661 LSU | 21,120 LSU | 38,360 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 52,719 LSU | 36,710 LSU | 63,710 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 63,690 LSU | 54,880 LSU | 70,580 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 37,113 LSU | 10,000 LSU | 56,320 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,850 LSU | 10,000 LSU | 12,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,349 LSU | 12,500 LSU | 42,560 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 42,188 LSU | 39,290 LSU | 43,920 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, Hong Kong SAR
More environment data for China, Hong Kong SAR
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.01 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 261 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 293 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.57 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.03 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 73 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 219 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 824 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — stocks in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Chickens — stocks in China, Hong Kong SAR was 42,190 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The highest recorded value was 70,580 LSU in 1987.
- What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,000 LSU in 1999.
- How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for chickens — stocks?
- China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 142nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 212.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China, Hong Kong SAR 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.