What is chickens — stocks in OECD?

Chickens — stocks in OECD was 44.43 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in OECD?

The highest recorded value was 48.90 million LSU in 2020.

What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in OECD?

The lowest recorded value was 18.05 million LSU in 1961.

How does OECD rank for chickens — stocks?

OECD ranks 3rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.

Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in OECD?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this OECD 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.

Chickens — Stocks in OECD

Name: Chickens — Stocks in OECD
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

OECD: Chickens — Stocks was 44.43 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

44.43 million LSU

Change on year

up 3.8%

World rank

3rd

of 193 countries

All-time high

48.90 million LSU

in 2020

All-time low

18.05 million LSU

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Chickens — Stocks in OECD, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for chickens — stocks in OECD is 44.43 million LSU, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in OECD peaked at 48.90 million LSU in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.05 million LSU, in 1961.

That places OECD 3rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Chickens — Stocks in OECD, year by year

Annual values for Chickens — Stocks in OECD, 1961 to 2023.
Year	LSU	Change
1961	18.05 million LSU	—
1962	18.62 million LSU	+3.2%
1963	19.09 million LSU	+2.5%
1964	19.90 million LSU	+4.3%
1965	20.60 million LSU	+3.5%
1966	20.76 million LSU	+0.8%
1967	21.83 million LSU	+5.2%
1968	22.45 million LSU	+2.8%
1969	23.20 million LSU	+3.3%
1970	24.22 million LSU	+4.4%
1971	24.53 million LSU	+1.3%
1972	24.89 million LSU	+1.5%
1973	25.04 million LSU	+0.6%
1974	25.30 million LSU	+1.0%
1975	25.09 million LSU	-0.8%
1976	25.82 million LSU	+2.9%
1977	26.40 million LSU	+2.2%
1978	27.23 million LSU	+3.2%
1979	28.34 million LSU	+4.1%
1980	28.54 million LSU	+0.7%
1981	29.12 million LSU	+2.0%
1982	29.18 million LSU	+0.2%
1983	29.03 million LSU	-0.5%
1984	29.19 million LSU	+0.5%
1985	30.09 million LSU	+3.1%
1986	30.40 million LSU	+1.0%
1987	31.60 million LSU	+3.9%
1988	32.24 million LSU	+2.0%
1989	32.35 million LSU	+0.3%
1990	33.15 million LSU	+2.5%
1991	30.91 million LSU	-6.8%
1992	31.47 million LSU	+1.8%
1993	33.56 million LSU	+6.7%
1994	34.30 million LSU	+2.2%
1995	34.46 million LSU	+0.5%
1996	36.03 million LSU	+4.6%
1997	36.51 million LSU	+1.3%
1998	37.76 million LSU	+3.4%
1999	38.47 million LSU	+1.9%
2000	38.95 million LSU	+1.3%
2001	39.04 million LSU	+0.2%
2002	40.96 million LSU	+4.9%
2003	40.48 million LSU	-1.2%
2004	41.26 million LSU	+1.9%
2005	41.70 million LSU	+1.1%
2006	42.45 million LSU	+1.8%
2007	42.37 million LSU	-0.2%
2008	42.38 million LSU	+0.0%
2009	41.99 million LSU	-0.9%
2010	43.03 million LSU	+2.5%
2011	42.02 million LSU	-2.4%
2012	41.91 million LSU	-0.3%
2013	44.22 million LSU	+5.5%
2014	44.39 million LSU	+0.4%
2015	45.48 million LSU	+2.5%
2016	46.63 million LSU	+2.5%
2017	47.64 million LSU	+2.2%
2018	42.74 million LSU	-10.3%
2019	42.80 million LSU	+0.1%
2020	48.90 million LSU	+14.3%
2021	42.87 million LSU	-12.3%
2022	42.82 million LSU	-0.1%
2023	44.43 million LSU	+3.8%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	20.50 million LSU	18.05 million LSU	23.20 million LSU	9
1970s	25.69 million LSU	24.22 million LSU	28.34 million LSU	10
1980s	30.17 million LSU	28.54 million LSU	32.35 million LSU	10
1990s	34.66 million LSU	30.91 million LSU	38.47 million LSU	10
2000s	41.16 million LSU	38.95 million LSU	42.45 million LSU	10
2010s	44.09 million LSU	41.91 million LSU	47.64 million LSU	10
2020s	44.76 million LSU	42.82 million LSU	48.90 million LSU	4

Countries ranked near OECD

1 China 53.25 million LSU compare
2 China, mainland 52.17 million LSU compare
3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 10.18 million LSU compare
4 Indonesia 37.02 million LSU compare
4 Viet Nam 4.57 million LSU compare
5 Pakistan 18.87 million LSU compare
6 Brazil 15.78 million LSU compare
6 Türkiye 3.69 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 244 places →

More environment data for OECD

Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.62 Percentage change (2025)
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.17 Percentage change (2025)
Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Standard Deviation 0.312 °C (2025)
Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
Cropland — Area 382,348 1000 ha (2024)
Cropland — Share in Land area 11.21 % (2024)
Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 915.76 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
Agricultural land — Share in Land area 34.15 % (2024)
Agricultural land — Area 1.16 million 1000 ha (2024)

All data for OECD →

Frequently asked questions

What is chickens — stocks in OECD?: Chickens — stocks in OECD was 44.43 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in OECD?: The highest recorded value was 48.90 million LSU in 2020.
What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in OECD?: The lowest recorded value was 18.05 million LSU in 1961.
How does OECD rank for chickens — stocks?: OECD ranks 3rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in OECD?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this OECD 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: 12 August 2026

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.