Chickens — Stocks in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Chickens — Stocks was 2.14 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — Stocks in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 2.14 million LSU for chickens — stocks in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in Saudi Arabia peaked at 2.14 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15,000 LSU, in 1961.
Saudi Arabia ranks 20th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens — Stocks in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15,000 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 15,500 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 16,500 LSU | +6.5% |
| 1964 | 18,000 LSU | +9.1% |
| 1965 | 20,000 LSU | +11.1% |
| 1966 | 22,500 LSU | +12.5% |
| 1967 | 25,000 LSU | +11.1% |
| 1968 | 27,500 LSU | +10.0% |
| 1969 | 30,000 LSU | +9.1% |
| 1970 | 32,500 LSU | +8.3% |
| 1971 | 35,000 LSU | +7.7% |
| 1972 | 37,500 LSU | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 40,000 LSU | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 63,000 LSU | +57.5% |
| 1975 | 65,000 LSU | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 98,000 LSU | +50.8% |
| 1977 | 107,000 LSU | +9.2% |
| 1978 | 120,000 LSU | +12.1% |
| 1979 | 150,000 LSU | +25.0% |
| 1980 | 170,000 LSU | +13.3% |
| 1981 | 260,000 LSU | +52.9% |
| 1982 | 320,000 LSU | +23.1% |
| 1983 | 440,000 LSU | +37.5% |
| 1984 | 470,000 LSU | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 610,000 LSU | +29.8% |
| 1986 | 655,000 LSU | +7.4% |
| 1987 | 665,000 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 685,000 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 720,000 LSU | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 760,000 LSU | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 800,000 LSU | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 820,000 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 800,000 LSU | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 810,000 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 830,000 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 900,000 LSU | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 1.25 million LSU | +38.9% |
| 1998 | 1.28 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 1.10 million LSU | -14.1% |
| 2000 | 1.15 million LSU | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 1.25 million LSU | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 1.30 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 1.35 million LSU | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 1.37 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.41 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 1.42 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.45 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.46 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.46 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.48 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.76 million LSU | +18.7% |
| 2012 | 1.79 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.81 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.83 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.85 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.87 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.91 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.95 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 2.00 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 2.06 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 2.07 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 2.11 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 2.14 million LSU | +1.7% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 2.14 million LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 194,265 LSU, 11.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 2.14 million LSU is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 543,700 LSU, 3.9× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Stocks in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +57.5% | 40,000 LSU | 63,000 LSU |
| 1981 | +52.9% | 170,000 LSU | 260,000 LSU |
| 1976 | +50.8% | 65,000 LSU | 98,000 LSU |
| 1997 | +38.9% | 900,000 LSU | 1.25 million LSU |
| 1983 | +37.5% | 320,000 LSU | 440,000 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21,111 LSU | 15,000 LSU | 30,000 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 74,800 LSU | 32,500 LSU | 150,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 499,500 LSU | 170,000 LSU | 720,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 935,000 LSU | 760,000 LSU | 1.28 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.36 million LSU | 1.15 million LSU | 1.46 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.82 million LSU | 1.48 million LSU | 2.00 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.09 million LSU | 2.06 million LSU | 2.14 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 17 Nigeria 2.28 million LSU compare
- 17 Polynesia 12,100 LSU compare
- 18 Morocco 2.24 million LSU compare
- 18 Micronesia 8,560 LSU compare
- 19 France 2.21 million LSU compare
- 19 Timor-Leste 8,000 LSU compare
- 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 1,920 LSU compare
- 21 Colombia 2.08 million LSU compare
- 22 Algeria 2.00 million LSU compare
- 23 Poland 1.95 million LSU compare
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.53 % 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 9.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — stocks in Saudi Arabia?
- Chickens — stocks in Saudi Arabia was 2.14 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.14 million LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,000 LSU in 1961.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for chickens — stocks?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 20th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.