Chickens — Stocks in Jamaica
Jamaica: Chickens — Stocks was 141,260 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — Stocks in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 141,260 LSU for chickens — stocks in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in Jamaica peaked at 141,270 LSU in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18,690 LSU, in 1961.
Jamaica ranks 113th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Jamaica, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18,690 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 18,990 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 21,320 LSU | +12.3% |
| 1964 | 21,320 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 21,620 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 21,820 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 22,120 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 22,010 LSU | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 22,110 LSU | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 31,230 LSU | +41.2% |
| 1971 | 42,000 LSU | +34.5% |
| 1972 | 35,000 LSU | -16.7% |
| 1973 | 34,000 LSU | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 36,000 LSU | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 37,000 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 42,000 LSU | +13.5% |
| 1977 | 50,000 LSU | +19.0% |
| 1978 | 52,000 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 53,000 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 50,000 LSU | -5.7% |
| 1981 | 50,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 45,000 LSU | -10.0% |
| 1983 | 50,000 LSU | +11.1% |
| 1984 | 50,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 40,000 LSU | -20.0% |
| 1986 | 45,000 LSU | +12.5% |
| 1987 | 54,000 LSU | +20.0% |
| 1988 | 50,000 LSU | -7.4% |
| 1989 | 57,000 LSU | +14.0% |
| 1990 | 78,000 LSU | +36.8% |
| 1991 | 80,000 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 85,000 LSU | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 70,000 LSU | -17.6% |
| 1994 | 70,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 61,000 LSU | -12.9% |
| 1996 | 90,000 LSU | +47.5% |
| 1997 | 95,000 LSU | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 95,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 110,000 LSU | +15.8% |
| 2000 | 117,000 LSU | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 130,000 LSU | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 130,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 125,000 LSU | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 128,000 LSU | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 133,000 LSU | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 137,000 LSU | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 141,000 LSU | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 140,500 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 137,500 LSU | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 135,000 LSU | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 130,000 LSU | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 135,000 LSU | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 135,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 135,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 136,370 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 137,620 LSU | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 138,400 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 138,900 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 138,940 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 141,270 LSU | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 140,600 LSU | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 140,930 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 141,260 LSU | +0.2% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 141,260 LSU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 201,010 LSU, 70% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 141,260 LSU is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 275,410 LSU, 51% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Stocks in Jamaica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +47.5% | 61,000 LSU | 90,000 LSU |
| 1970 | +41.2% | 22,110 LSU | 31,230 LSU |
| 1990 | +36.8% | 57,000 LSU | 78,000 LSU |
| 1971 | +34.5% | 31,230 LSU | 42,000 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21,111 LSU | 18,690 LSU | 22,120 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 41,223 LSU | 31,230 LSU | 53,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 49,100 LSU | 40,000 LSU | 57,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 83,400 LSU | 61,000 LSU | 110,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 131,900 LSU | 117,000 LSU | 141,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 136,023 LSU | 130,000 LSU | 138,940 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 141,015 LSU | 140,600 LSU | 141,270 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More environment data for Jamaica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1989)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.23 % 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 -0.7158 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — stocks in Jamaica?
- Chickens — stocks in Jamaica was 141,260 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 141,270 LSU in 2020.
- What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,690 LSU in 1961.
- How does Jamaica rank for chickens — stocks?
- Jamaica ranks 113th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.