Chickens — Stocks in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: Chickens — Stocks was 1.71 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
1.71 million LSU
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
29th
of 35 groups
All-time high
2.09 million LSU
in 2011
All-time low
198,010 LSU
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Chickens — Stocks in Southern Africa, 1961–2023

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922023

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

Analysis

Southern Africa recorded 1.71 million LSU for chickens — stocks in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in Southern Africa peaked at 2.09 million LSU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 198,010 LSU, in 1961.

Southern Africa ranks 29th of 35 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 222,379 LSU 198,010 LSU 241,640 LSU 9
1970s 298,575 LSU 248,300 LSU 361,170 LSU 10
1980s 401,708 LSU 333,300 LSU 498,640 LSU 10
1990s 1.07 million LSU 929,390 LSU 1.26 million LSU 10
2000s 1.53 million LSU 1.30 million LSU 1.94 million LSU 10
2010s 1.84 million LSU 1.68 million LSU 2.09 million LSU 10
2020s 1.73 million LSU 1.71 million LSU 1.77 million LSU 4

Countries ranked near Southern Africa

  1. 26 Colombia 2.08 million LSU compare
  2. 27 Algeria 2.00 million LSU compare
  3. 28 Poland 1.95 million LSU compare
  4. 29 Spain 1.93 million LSU compare
  5. 30 Peru 1.92 million LSU compare
  6. 31 Philippines 1.91 million LSU compare
  7. 32 Republic of Korea 1.82 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 244 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens — stocks in Southern Africa?
Chickens — stocks in Southern Africa was 1.71 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in Southern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 2.09 million LSU in 2011.
What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in Southern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 198,010 LSU in 1961.
How does Southern Africa rank for chickens — stocks?
Southern Africa ranks 29th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in Southern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Southern Africa 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

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.