Chickens — Stocks in Europe

Europe: Chickens — Stocks was 19.89 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
19.89 million LSU
Change on year
up 8.4%
Rank
11th
of 35 groups
All-time high
24.91 million LSU
in 2017
All-time low
13.29 million LSU
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Chickens — Stocks in Europe, 1961–2023

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for chickens — stocks in Europe is 19.89 million LSU, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 8.4% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in Europe peaked at 24.91 million LSU in 2017 and was at its lowest, 13.29 million LSU, in 1961.

That places Europe 11th out of 35 groups 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 14.23 million LSU 13.29 million LSU 15.40 million LSU 9
1970s 19.04 million LSU 16.44 million LSU 21.60 million LSU 10
1980s 23.71 million LSU 21.98 million LSU 24.87 million LSU 10
1990s 20.57 million LSU 18.12 million LSU 24.60 million LSU 10
2000s 18.88 million LSU 17.82 million LSU 20.10 million LSU 10
2010s 22.22 million LSU 19.11 million LSU 24.91 million LSU 10
2020s 20.25 million LSU 17.93 million LSU 24.82 million LSU 4

Countries ranked near Europe

  1. 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 10.18 million LSU compare
  2. 9 India 8.45 million LSU compare
  3. 10 Mexico 6.21 million LSU compare
  4. 11 Russian Federation 4.99 million LSU compare
  5. 12 Viet Nam 4.57 million LSU compare
  6. 13 Türkiye 3.69 million LSU compare
  7. 14 Caribbean 3.45 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 244 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens — stocks in Europe?
Chickens — stocks in Europe was 19.89 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in Europe?
The highest recorded value was 24.91 million LSU in 2017.
What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 13.29 million LSU in 1961.
How does Europe rank for chickens — stocks?
Europe ranks 11th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Europe 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.