Chickens — Stocks in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Chickens — Stocks was 1.35 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — Stocks in Middle Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens — stocks in Middle Africa is 1.35 million LSU, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in Middle Africa peaked at 1.35 million LSU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 148,140 LSU, in 1961.
That places Middle Africa 8th out of 20 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 148,140 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 151,630 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 158,830 LSU | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 174,280 LSU | +9.7% |
| 1965 | 180,010 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 182,930 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 195,070 LSU | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 210,270 LSU | +7.8% |
| 1969 | 235,510 LSU | +12.0% |
| 1970 | 268,200 LSU | +13.9% |
| 1971 | 276,980 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 277,770 LSU | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 283,850 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 291,640 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 301,530 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 316,610 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 330,810 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 346,790 LSU | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 357,550 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 345,690 LSU | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 340,110 LSU | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 348,230 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 381,530 LSU | +9.6% |
| 1984 | 430,630 LSU | +12.9% |
| 1985 | 438,550 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 470,110 LSU | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 501,560 LSU | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 543,750 LSU | +8.4% |
| 1989 | 575,400 LSU | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 620,990 LSU | +7.9% |
| 1991 | 595,810 LSU | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 626,490 LSU | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 641,430 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 667,190 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 644,230 LSU | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 699,270 LSU | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 705,540 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 749,140 LSU | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 734,820 LSU | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 652,300 LSU | -11.2% |
| 2001 | 735,510 LSU | +12.8% |
| 2002 | 730,070 LSU | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 734,100 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 739,400 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 782,750 LSU | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 848,500 LSU | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 895,280 LSU | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 943,440 LSU | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 968,780 LSU | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 1.00 million LSU | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 1.05 million LSU | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 1.09 million LSU | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 1.15 million LSU | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 1.22 million LSU | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 1.26 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 1.25 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.25 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.22 million LSU | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 1.20 million LSU | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 976,340 LSU | -18.6% |
| 2021 | 1.30 million LSU | +33.5% |
| 2022 | 1.35 million LSU | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 1.35 million LSU | -0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Stocks in Middle Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +33.5% | 976,340 LSU | 1.30 million LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 181,852 LSU | 148,140 LSU | 235,510 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 305,173 LSU | 268,200 LSU | 357,550 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 437,556 LSU | 340,110 LSU | 575,400 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 668,491 LSU | 595,810 LSU | 749,140 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 803,013 LSU | 652,300 LSU | 968,780 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 million LSU | 1.00 million LSU | 1.26 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 million LSU | 976,340 LSU | 1.35 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 5 Pakistan 18.87 million LSU compare
- 6 Brazil 15.78 million LSU compare
- 6 Türkiye 3.69 million LSU compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2.23 million LSU compare
- 7 USSR 11.24 million LSU compare
- 8 India 8.45 million LSU compare
- 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
More environment data for Middle Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.38 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.198 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 139.79 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 122.87 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 16.92 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 3,754 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — stocks in Middle Africa?
- Chickens — stocks in Middle Africa was 1.35 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 million LSU in 2022.
- What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 148,140 LSU in 1961.
- How does Middle Africa rank for chickens — stocks?
- Middle Africa ranks 8th out of 20 groups with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle Africa 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.