Chickens — Stocks in Portugal
Portugal: Chickens — Stocks was 493,070 LSU in 2020. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Stocks in Portugal, 1961–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2020, chickens — stocks in Portugal stood at 493,070 LSU. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.4% on the previous year and up 53.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in Portugal peaked at 493,070 LSU in 2020 and was at its lowest, 85,000 LSU, in 1961.
That places Portugal 60th out of 193 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Chickens — Stocks in Portugal, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 85,000 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 89,000 LSU | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 93,000 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 98,000 LSU | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 102,000 LSU | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 117,650 LSU | +15.3% |
| 1967 | 122,900 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 126,260 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 130,600 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 136,000 LSU | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 141,500 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 146,900 LSU | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 151,970 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 156,400 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 160,800 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 162,000 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 175,000 LSU | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 173,000 LSU | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 180,000 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 190,000 LSU | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 180,000 LSU | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 170,000 LSU | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 180,000 LSU | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 150,000 LSU | -16.7% |
| 1985 | 145,000 LSU | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 170,000 LSU | +17.2% |
| 1987 | 180,000 LSU | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 190,000 LSU | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 180,000 LSU | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 200,000 LSU | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 210,000 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 221,370 LSU | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 233,230 LSU | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 245,870 LSU | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 259,030 LSU | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 272,480 LSU | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 285,960 LSU | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 299,210 LSU | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 312,000 LSU | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 324,080 LSU | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 335,330 LSU | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 350,000 LSU | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 352,760 LSU | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 358,460 LSU | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 361,670 LSU | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 361,900 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 358,640 LSU | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 351,440 LSU | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 340,120 LSU | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 322,330 LSU | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 301,710 LSU | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 283,120 LSU | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 268,100 LSU | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 284,110 LSU | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 306,560 LSU | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 334,500 LSU | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 372,280 LSU | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 493,070 LSU | +32.4% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 493,070 LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 194,265 LSU, 2.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 493,070 LSU is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 168,570 LSU, 2.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Stocks in Portugal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +32.4% | 372,280 LSU | 493,070 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 107,157 LSU | 85,000 LSU | 130,600 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 158,357 LSU | 136,000 LSU | 180,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 173,500 LSU | 145,000 LSU | 190,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 253,915 LSU | 200,000 LSU | 312,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 349,440 LSU | 324,080 LSU | 361,900 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 309,089 LSU | 268,100 LSU | 372,280 LSU | 8 |
| 2020s | 493,070 LSU | 493,070 LSU | 493,070 LSU | 1 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More environment data for Portugal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6043 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5127 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.44 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.29 % 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 0.1607 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — stocks in Portugal?
- Chickens — stocks in Portugal was 493,070 LSU in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 493,070 LSU in 2020.
- What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 85,000 LSU in 1961.
- How does Portugal rank for chickens — stocks?
- Portugal ranks 60th out of 193 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.