Chickens — Stocks in Kenya
Kenya: Chickens — Stocks was 670,430 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — Stocks in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens — stocks in Kenya stood at 670,430 LSU. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.6% on the previous year and up 68.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in Kenya peaked at 670,430 LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 80,000 LSU, in 1961.
Kenya ranks 51st 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 80,000 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 83,000 LSU | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 85,000 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 88,000 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 91,000 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 94,000 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 97,000 LSU | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 100,000 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 120,800 LSU | +20.8% |
| 1970 | 118,720 LSU | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 130,000 LSU | +9.5% |
| 1972 | 140,000 LSU | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 150,000 LSU | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 160,000 LSU | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 165,300 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 163,100 LSU | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 167,400 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 171,000 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 167,600 LSU | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 164,000 LSU | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 172,500 LSU | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 180,000 LSU | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 196,610 LSU | +9.2% |
| 1984 | 153,720 LSU | -21.8% |
| 1985 | 200,000 LSU | +30.1% |
| 1986 | 210,000 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 220,000 LSU | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 230,000 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 240,000 LSU | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 252,280 LSU | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 248,460 LSU | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 258,700 LSU | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 208,230 LSU | -19.5% |
| 1994 | 226,320 LSU | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 272,960 LSU | +20.6% |
| 1996 | 283,320 LSU | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 292,960 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 297,180 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 264,460 LSU | -11.0% |
| 2000 | 262,910 LSU | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 270,310 LSU | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 278,710 LSU | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 282,830 LSU | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 259,060 LSU | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 268,570 LSU | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 277,720 LSU | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 306,250 LSU | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 329,870 LSU | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 318,280 LSU | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 303,980 LSU | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 309,660 LSU | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 345,830 LSU | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 398,720 LSU | +15.3% |
| 2014 | 424,130 LSU | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 414,720 LSU | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 437,960 LSU | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 481,250 LSU | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 498,890 LSU | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 564,350 LSU | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 571,780 LSU | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 590,200 LSU | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 617,080 LSU | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 670,430 LSU | +8.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 670,430 LSU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 321,325 LSU, 2.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 670,430 LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 175,740 LSU, 3.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Stocks in Kenya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +30.1% | 153,720 LSU | 200,000 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 93,200 LSU | 80,000 LSU | 120,800 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 153,312 LSU | 118,720 LSU | 171,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 196,683 LSU | 153,720 LSU | 240,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 260,487 LSU | 208,230 LSU | 297,180 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 285,451 LSU | 259,060 LSU | 329,870 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 417,949 LSU | 303,980 LSU | 564,350 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 612,372 LSU | 571,780 LSU | 670,430 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More environment data for Kenya
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.25 % 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 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — stocks in Kenya?
- Chickens — stocks in Kenya was 670,430 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 670,430 LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 80,000 LSU in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for chickens — stocks?
- Kenya ranks 51st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya 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.