Chickens — Stocks in China

China: Chickens — Stocks was 53.25 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
53.25 million LSU
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
1st
of 209 countries
All-time high
53.25 million LSU
in 2023
All-time low
5.41 million LSU
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Chickens — Stocks in China, 1961–2023

10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.

Analysis

China recorded 53.25 million LSU for chickens — stocks in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in China peaked at 53.25 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.41 million LSU, in 1961.

That places China 1st out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.88 million LSU 5.41 million LSU 6.28 million LSU 9
1970s 7.27 million LSU 6.41 million LSU 8.50 million LSU 10
1980s 13.40 million LSU 9.21 million LSU 19.84 million LSU 10
1990s 29.67 million LSU 20.83 million LSU 39.84 million LSU 10
2000s 43.55 million LSU 36.23 million LSU 52.22 million LSU 10
2010s 49.81 million LSU 46.33 million LSU 53.03 million LSU 10
2020s 52.98 million LSU 52.74 million LSU 53.25 million LSU 4

Countries ranked near China

  1. 2 China, mainland 52.17 million LSU compare
  2. 3 OECD 44.43 million LSU compare
  3. 4 Indonesia 37.02 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 244 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens — stocks in China?
Chickens — stocks in China was 53.25 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 53.25 million LSU in 2023.
What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 5.41 million LSU in 1961.
How does China rank for chickens — stocks?
China ranks 1st out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China 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

Indicator
Chickens — Stocks
Unit
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
244 places, 13,956 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.