Chickens — Stocks in Switzerland
Switzerland: Chickens — Stocks was 131,520 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Stocks in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 131,520 LSU for chickens — stocks in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in Switzerland peaked at 131,520 LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 53,410 LSU, in 1992.
Switzerland ranks 117th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens — Stocks in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 59,750 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 58,800 LSU | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 57,500 LSU | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 58,000 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 63,310 LSU | +9.2% |
| 1966 | 65,860 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 66,570 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 62,110 LSU | -6.7% |
| 1969 | 63,450 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 59,190 LSU | -6.7% |
| 1971 | 59,630 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 60,210 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 66,980 LSU | +11.2% |
| 1974 | 65,360 LSU | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 61,210 LSU | -6.3% |
| 1976 | 61,380 LSU | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 60,530 LSU | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 66,880 LSU | +10.5% |
| 1979 | 63,370 LSU | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 61,460 LSU | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 59,560 LSU | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 59,610 LSU | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 60,820 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 59,430 LSU | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 57,220 LSU | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 56,910 LSU | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 56,790 LSU | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 63,560 LSU | +11.9% |
| 1989 | 60,410 LSU | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 59,640 LSU | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 55,080 LSU | -7.6% |
| 1992 | 53,410 LSU | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 62,270 LSU | +16.6% |
| 1994 | 62,270 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 60,640 LSU | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 62,510 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 63,520 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 65,660 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 67,310 LSU | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 67,900 LSU | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 68,080 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 72,060 LSU | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 74,450 LSU | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 79,130 LSU | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 81,160 LSU | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 75,170 LSU | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 81,010 LSU | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 84,740 LSU | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 87,410 LSU | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 89,440 LSU | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 93,910 LSU | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 98,780 LSU | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 100,030 LSU | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 106,440 LSU | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 107,530 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 108,930 LSU | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 114,090 LSU | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 115,350 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 118,290 LSU | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 124,290 LSU | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 125,680 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 131,090 LSU | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 131,520 LSU | +0.3% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 131,520 LSU is below the median for high income countries, which is 194,265 LSU, 68% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 131,520 LSU is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 168,570 LSU, 78% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61,706 LSU | 57,500 LSU | 66,570 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 62,474 LSU | 59,190 LSU | 66,980 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 59,577 LSU | 56,790 LSU | 63,560 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 61,231 LSU | 53,410 LSU | 67,310 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 77,111 LSU | 67,900 LSU | 87,410 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 105,279 LSU | 89,440 LSU | 118,290 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 128,145 LSU | 124,290 LSU | 131,520 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More environment data for Switzerland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2925 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.4333 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.458 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.33 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 11.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2741 % 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 0.0914 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — stocks in Switzerland?
- Chickens — stocks in Switzerland was 131,520 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 131,520 LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,410 LSU in 1992.
- How does Switzerland rank for chickens — stocks?
- Switzerland ranks 117th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.