Chickens — Stocks in New Zealand
New Zealand: Chickens — Stocks was 252,740 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — Stocks in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 252,740 LSU for chickens — stocks in 2023.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in New Zealand peaked at 256,750 LSU in 2021 and was at its lowest, 41,840 LSU, in 1961.
That places New Zealand 93rd out of 193 countries 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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 41,840 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 45,000 LSU | +7.6% |
| 1963 | 43,000 LSU | -4.4% |
| 1964 | 45,000 LSU | +4.7% |
| 1965 | 50,000 LSU | +11.1% |
| 1966 | 52,960 LSU | +5.9% |
| 1967 | 49,470 LSU | -6.6% |
| 1968 | 52,500 LSU | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 50,000 LSU | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 50,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 48,000 LSU | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 43,500 LSU | -9.4% |
| 1973 | 59,410 LSU | +36.6% |
| 1974 | 66,320 LSU | +11.6% |
| 1975 | 71,390 LSU | +7.6% |
| 1976 | 71,050 LSU | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 75,910 LSU | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 72,660 LSU | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 64,160 LSU | -11.7% |
| 1980 | 64,240 LSU | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 72,330 LSU | +12.6% |
| 1982 | 74,910 LSU | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 69,870 LSU | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 73,390 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 80,000 LSU | +9.0% |
| 1986 | 82,000 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 84,800 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 85,940 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 87,000 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 90,000 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 95,000 LSU | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 96,000 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 99,000 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 120,000 LSU | +21.2% |
| 1995 | 127,000 LSU | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 120,000 LSU | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 120,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 120,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 127,000 LSU | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 130,000 LSU | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 130,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 209,080 LSU | +60.8% |
| 2003 | 201,660 LSU | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 186,770 LSU | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 190,560 LSU | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 172,430 LSU | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 196,600 LSU | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 197,330 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 180,650 LSU | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 185,250 LSU | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 186,220 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 190,970 LSU | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 190,940 LSU | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 202,780 LSU | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 211,350 LSU | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 227,440 LSU | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 237,630 LSU | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 241,620 LSU | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 247,210 LSU | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 248,490 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 256,750 LSU | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 247,560 LSU | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 252,740 LSU | +2.1% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 252,740 LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 194,265 LSU, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 252,740 LSU is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 47,390 LSU, 5.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Stocks in New Zealand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +60.8% | 130,000 LSU | 209,080 LSU |
| 1973 | +36.6% | 43,500 LSU | 59,410 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47,752 LSU | 41,840 LSU | 52,960 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 62,240 LSU | 43,500 LSU | 75,910 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 77,448 LSU | 64,240 LSU | 87,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 111,400 LSU | 90,000 LSU | 127,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 179,508 LSU | 130,000 LSU | 209,080 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 212,141 LSU | 185,250 LSU | 247,210 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 251,385 LSU | 247,560 LSU | 256,750 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 90 Costa Rica 267,410 LSU compare
- 91 United Arab Emirates 261,160 LSU compare
- 92 Paraguay 254,700 LSU compare
- 94 Sierra Leone 229,030 LSU compare
- 95 Czechia 219,570 LSU compare
- 96 Turkmenistan 214,290 LSU compare
More environment data for New Zealand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2131 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.1365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.474 % 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 -0.9337 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — stocks in New Zealand?
- Chickens — stocks in New Zealand was 252,740 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 256,750 LSU in 2021.
- What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,840 LSU in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for chickens — stocks?
- New Zealand ranks 93rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.