Chickens — Stocks in Ireland
Ireland: Chickens — Stocks was 152,360 LSU in 2020. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Stocks in Ireland, 1961–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 152,360 LSU for chickens — stocks in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in Ireland peaked at 155,040 LSU in 2017 and was at its lowest, 69,020 LSU, in 1964.
Ireland ranks 111th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Chickens — Stocks in Ireland, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 72,580 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 69,540 LSU | -4.2% |
| 1963 | 70,500 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 69,020 LSU | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 82,760 LSU | +19.9% |
| 1966 | 82,460 LSU | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 78,470 LSU | -4.8% |
| 1968 | 79,600 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 79,860 LSU | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 78,870 LSU | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 81,780 LSU | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 85,000 LSU | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 91,440 LSU | +7.6% |
| 1974 | 90,480 LSU | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 81,070 LSU | -10.4% |
| 1976 | 82,940 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 83,450 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 83,490 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 84,340 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 85,670 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 81,660 LSU | -4.7% |
| 1982 | 81,020 LSU | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 79,700 LSU | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 73,870 LSU | -7.3% |
| 1985 | 74,250 LSU | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 74,170 LSU | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 73,400 LSU | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 74,460 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 82,760 LSU | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 81,870 LSU | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 96,280 LSU | +17.6% |
| 1992 | 99,200 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 100,620 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 109,660 LSU | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 119,060 LSU | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 112,210 LSU | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 114,910 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 112,330 LSU | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 109,910 LSU | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 127,250 LSU | +15.8% |
| 2001 | 126,030 LSU | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 127,090 LSU | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 127,380 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 125,000 LSU | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 123,000 LSU | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 128,000 LSU | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 130,000 LSU | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 132,000 LSU | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 150,000 LSU | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 138,000 LSU | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 140,000 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 145,000 LSU | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 150,000 LSU | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 151,000 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 152,020 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 154,380 LSU | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 155,040 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 152,360 LSU | -1.7% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 152,360 LSU is below the median for high income countries, which is 194,265 LSU, 78% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 152,360 LSU is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 168,570 LSU, 90% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76,088 LSU | 69,020 LSU | 82,760 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 84,286 LSU | 78,870 LSU | 91,440 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 78,096 LSU | 73,400 LSU | 85,670 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 105,605 LSU | 81,870 LSU | 119,060 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 129,575 LSU | 123,000 LSU | 150,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 148,180 LSU | 138,000 LSU | 155,040 LSU | 8 |
| 2020s | 152,360 LSU | 152,360 LSU | 152,360 LSU | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More environment data for Ireland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.412 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.13 % 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 -0.0083 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — stocks in Ireland?
- Chickens — stocks in Ireland was 152,360 LSU in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 155,040 LSU in 2017.
- What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 69,020 LSU in 1964.
- How does Ireland rank for chickens — stocks?
- Ireland ranks 111th out of 193 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.