Chickens — Stocks in Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean: Chickens — Stocks was 39.52 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
39.52 million LSU
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
5th
of 44 regions
All-time high
39.52 million LSU
in 2023
All-time low
3.65 million LSU
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Chickens — Stocks in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.

Analysis

The most recent figure for chickens — stocks in Latin America and the Caribbean is 39.52 million LSU, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 39.52 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.65 million LSU, in 1961.

Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 5th of 44 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.37 million LSU 3.65 million LSU 5.27 million LSU 9
1970s 7.04 million LSU 5.48 million LSU 9.00 million LSU 10
1980s 11.32 million LSU 10.18 million LSU 12.75 million LSU 10
1990s 16.90 million LSU 13.04 million LSU 20.52 million LSU 10
2000s 26.05 million LSU 21.58 million LSU 30.76 million LSU 10
2010s 33.49 million LSU 31.59 million LSU 36.78 million LSU 10
2020s 38.64 million LSU 37.29 million LSU 39.52 million LSU 4

Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean

  1. 2 China, mainland 52.17 million LSU compare
  2. 3 OECD 44.43 million LSU compare
  3. 4 Indonesia 37.02 million LSU compare
  4. 5 Pakistan 18.87 million LSU compare
  5. 6 Brazil 15.78 million LSU compare
  6. 7 USSR 11.24 million LSU compare
  7. 8 India 8.45 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 244 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens — stocks in Latin America and the Caribbean?
Chickens — stocks in Latin America and the Caribbean was 39.52 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 39.52 million LSU in 2023.
What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 3.65 million LSU in 1961.
How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for chickens — stocks?
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 5th out of 44 regions with data for 2023.
Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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

Indicator
Chickens — Stocks
Unit
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
244 places, 13,956 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.