Chickens — Stocks in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Chickens — Stocks was 9.23 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Stocks in European Union (27), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens — stocks in European Union (27) is 9.23 million LSU, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 19.9% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in European Union (27) peaked at 14.26 million LSU in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.09 million LSU, in 1961.
European Union (27) ranks 18th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens — Stocks in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.09 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 7.22 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 7.30 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 7.68 million LSU | +5.2% |
| 1965 | 7.75 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 7.46 million LSU | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 7.69 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 8.01 million LSU | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 8.12 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 8.56 million LSU | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 9.09 million LSU | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 9.17 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 9.43 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 9.59 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 9.60 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 9.89 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 10.09 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 10.19 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 10.36 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 10.49 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 10.79 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 10.71 million LSU | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 10.56 million LSU | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 10.36 million LSU | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 10.82 million LSU | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 10.65 million LSU | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 10.72 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 10.98 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 10.76 million LSU | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 10.70 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 10.75 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 10.89 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 11.07 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 10.93 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 10.81 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 11.77 million LSU | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 11.17 million LSU | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 11.40 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 11.27 million LSU | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 10.99 million LSU | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 11.02 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 12.37 million LSU | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 11.64 million LSU | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 11.56 million LSU | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 11.59 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 11.37 million LSU | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 11.67 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 11.77 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 11.95 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 12.78 million LSU | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 12.68 million LSU | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 12.49 million LSU | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 13.13 million LSU | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 12.85 million LSU | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 13.41 million LSU | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 13.96 million LSU | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 14.26 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 8.62 million LSU | -39.5% |
| 2019 | 8.32 million LSU | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 14.00 million LSU | +68.3% |
| 2021 | 7.45 million LSU | -46.8% |
| 2022 | 7.70 million LSU | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 9.23 million LSU | +19.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Stocks in European Union (27) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +68.3% | 8.32 million LSU | 14.00 million LSU |
| 2021 | -46.8% | 14.00 million LSU | 7.45 million LSU |
| 2018 | -39.5% | 14.26 million LSU | 8.62 million LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.59 million LSU | 7.09 million LSU | 8.12 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.60 million LSU | 8.56 million LSU | 10.36 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.68 million LSU | 10.36 million LSU | 10.98 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.07 million LSU | 10.70 million LSU | 11.77 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.59 million LSU | 10.99 million LSU | 12.37 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.25 million LSU | 8.32 million LSU | 14.26 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.60 million LSU | 7.45 million LSU | 14.00 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 15 Egypt 2.73 million LSU compare
- 15 Melanesia 117,140 LSU compare
- 16 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 66,450 LSU compare
- 16 Dominican Republic 2.40 million LSU compare
- 17 Nigeria 2.28 million LSU compare
- 17 Polynesia 12,100 LSU compare
- 18 Morocco 2.24 million LSU compare
- 18 Micronesia 8,560 LSU compare
- 19 France 2.21 million LSU compare
- 19 Timor-Leste 8,000 LSU compare
- 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 1,920 LSU compare
- 20 Saudi Arabia 2.14 million LSU compare
- 21 Colombia 2.08 million LSU compare
More environment data for European Union (27)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.429 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 17.28 kg/ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 431,318 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.18 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.46 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 3.11 million 1000 USD (1989)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — stocks in European Union (27)?
- Chickens — stocks in European Union (27) was 9.23 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.26 million LSU in 2017.
- What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.09 million LSU in 1961.
- How does European Union (27) rank for chickens — stocks?
- European Union (27) ranks 18th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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.