Chickens — Stocks in Northern America

Northern America: Chickens — Stocks was 16.97 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
16.97 million LSU
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
11th
of 31 groups
All-time high
17.08 million LSU
in 2020
All-time low
8.21 million LSU
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Chickens — Stocks in Northern America, 1961–2023

05.0M10.0M15.0M196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, chickens — stocks in Northern America stood at 16.97 million LSU.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in Northern America peaked at 17.08 million LSU in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.21 million LSU, in 1961.

That places Northern America 11th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Chickens — Stocks in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Chickens — Stocks in Northern America, 1961 to 2023.
Year LSU Change
1961 8.21 million LSU —
1962 8.47 million LSU +3.2%
1963 8.48 million LSU +0.1%
1964 8.64 million LSU +1.9%
1965 9.04 million LSU +4.7%
1966 9.27 million LSU +2.5%
1967 9.61 million LSU +3.6%
1968 9.66 million LSU +0.6%
1969 9.99 million LSU +3.5%
1970 10.16 million LSU +1.7%
1971 10.13 million LSU -0.3%
1972 10.26 million LSU +1.3%
1973 9.98 million LSU -2.8%
1974 9.97 million LSU -0.1%
1975 9.69 million LSU -2.8%
1976 10.13 million LSU +4.6%
1977 10.44 million LSU +3.0%
1978 10.93 million LSU +4.7%
1979 11.59 million LSU +6.0%
1980 11.47 million LSU -1.1%
1981 11.74 million LSU +2.4%
1982 11.64 million LSU -0.8%
1983 11.57 million LSU -0.6%
1984 11.81 million LSU +2.1%
1985 12.10 million LSU +2.5%
1986 12.43 million LSU +2.7%
1987 13.22 million LSU +6.3%
1988 13.39 million LSU +1.3%
1989 13.85 million LSU +3.5%
1990 14.43 million LSU +4.2%
1991 11.35 million LSU -21.3%
1992 11.75 million LSU +3.5%
1993 12.31 million LSU +4.8%
1994 13.02 million LSU +5.8%
1995 13.57 million LSU +4.2%
1996 14.08 million LSU +3.8%
1997 14.32 million LSU +1.7%
1998 14.62 million LSU +2.1%
1999 15.13 million LSU +3.5%
2000 15.39 million LSU +1.7%
2001 15.56 million LSU +1.1%
2002 15.92 million LSU +2.3%
2003 15.75 million LSU -1.1%
2004 16.17 million LSU +2.7%
2005 16.39 million LSU +1.4%
2006 16.38 million LSU -0.1%
2007 16.49 million LSU +0.7%
2008 16.67 million LSU +1.1%
2009 15.90 million LSU -4.6%
2010 16.02 million LSU +0.8%
2011 16.00 million LSU -0.1%
2012 15.76 million LSU -1.5%
2013 15.88 million LSU +0.8%
2014 15.91 million LSU +0.2%
2015 16.16 million LSU +1.5%
2016 16.31 million LSU +1.0%
2017 16.55 million LSU +1.4%
2018 16.75 million LSU +1.2%
2019 17.00 million LSU +1.5%
2020 17.08 million LSU +0.5%
2021 16.93 million LSU -0.9%
2022 17.03 million LSU +0.6%
2023 16.97 million LSU -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9.04 million LSU 8.21 million LSU 9.99 million LSU 9
1970s 10.33 million LSU 9.69 million LSU 11.59 million LSU 10
1980s 12.32 million LSU 11.47 million LSU 13.85 million LSU 10
1990s 13.46 million LSU 11.35 million LSU 15.13 million LSU 10
2000s 16.06 million LSU 15.39 million LSU 16.67 million LSU 10
2010s 16.23 million LSU 15.76 million LSU 17.00 million LSU 10
2020s 17.00 million LSU 16.93 million LSU 17.08 million LSU 4

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 8 India 8.45 million LSU compare
  2. 9 Mexico 6.21 million LSU compare
  3. 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.33 million LSU compare
  4. 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 522,350 LSU compare
  5. 10 Russian Federation 4.99 million LSU compare
  6. 11 Bangladesh 3.20 million LSU compare
  7. 11 Republic of Moldova 506,960 LSU compare
  8. 12 Japan 3.14 million LSU compare
  9. 12 United Republic of Tanzania 406,410 LSU compare
  10. 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 190,020 LSU compare
  11. 13 Malaysia 3.13 million LSU compare
  12. 14 Syrian Arab Republic 154,900 LSU compare
  13. 14 Thailand 2.89 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 244 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens — stocks in Northern America?
Chickens — stocks in Northern America was 16.97 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 17.08 million LSU in 2020.
What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 8.21 million LSU in 1961.
How does Northern America rank for chickens — stocks?
Northern America ranks 11th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern America 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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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.