Chickens — Stocks in Japan
Japan: Chickens — Stocks was 3.14 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Stocks in Japan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Japan recorded 3.14 million LSU for chickens — stocks in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in Japan peaked at 3.45 million LSU in 1988 and was at its lowest, 722,130 LSU, in 1961.
That places Japan 12th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens — Stocks in Japan, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 722,130 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 906,690 LSU | +25.6% |
| 1963 | 992,460 LSU | +9.5% |
| 1964 | 1.21 million LSU | +22.0% |
| 1965 | 1.34 million LSU | +10.4% |
| 1966 | 1.38 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 1.59 million LSU | +15.3% |
| 1968 | 1.76 million LSU | +10.9% |
| 1969 | 2.00 million LSU | +13.3% |
| 1970 | 2.25 million LSU | +12.7% |
| 1971 | 2.37 million LSU | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 2.33 million LSU | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 2.44 million LSU | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 2.49 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 2.42 million LSU | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 2.41 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 2.55 million LSU | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 2.73 million LSU | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 2.82 million LSU | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 2.85 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 2.86 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 2.99 million LSU | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 3.07 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 3.20 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 3.28 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 3.37 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 3.43 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 3.45 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 3.44 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 3.38 million LSU | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 3.32 million LSU | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 3.35 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 3.34 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 3.24 million LSU | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 3.14 million LSU | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 3.09 million LSU | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 3.07 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 3.03 million LSU | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 2.96 million LSU | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 2.96 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 2.92 million LSU | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 2.87 million LSU | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 2.84 million LSU | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 2.79 million LSU | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 2.65 million LSU | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 2.81 million LSU | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 2.89 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 2.85 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 2.85 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 2.86 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.79 million LSU | -37.6% |
| 2012 | 1.78 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 3.06 million LSU | +72.5% |
| 2014 | 3.11 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 3.03 million LSU | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 3.10 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 3.14 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 3.23 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 3.23 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.20 million LSU | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 3.23 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 3.22 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 3.14 million LSU | -2.5% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 3.14 million LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 194,265 LSU, 16.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Japan's 3.14 million LSU is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 47,390 LSU, 66.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Stocks in Japan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +72.5% | 1.78 million LSU | 3.06 million LSU |
| 2011 | -37.6% | 2.86 million LSU | 1.79 million LSU |
| 1962 | +25.6% | 722,130 LSU | 906,690 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.32 million LSU | 722,130 LSU | 2.00 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.48 million LSU | 2.25 million LSU | 2.82 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.19 million LSU | 2.85 million LSU | 3.45 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.19 million LSU | 2.96 million LSU | 3.38 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.84 million LSU | 2.65 million LSU | 2.96 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.83 million LSU | 1.78 million LSU | 3.23 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.20 million LSU | 3.14 million LSU | 3.23 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 9 Mexico 6.21 million LSU compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.33 million LSU compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 522,350 LSU compare
- 10 Russian Federation 4.99 million LSU compare
- 11 Bangladesh 3.20 million LSU compare
- 11 Republic of Moldova 506,960 LSU compare
- 12 United Republic of Tanzania 406,410 LSU compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 190,020 LSU compare
- 13 Malaysia 3.13 million LSU compare
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 154,900 LSU compare
- 14 Thailand 2.89 million LSU compare
- 15 Egypt 2.73 million LSU compare
- 15 Melanesia 117,140 LSU compare
More environment data for Japan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.358 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.8 % 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 -0.4957 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — stocks in Japan?
- Chickens — stocks in Japan was 3.14 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.45 million LSU in 1988.
- What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 722,130 LSU in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for chickens — stocks?
- Japan ranks 12th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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.