Chickens — Stocks in World

World: Chickens — Stocks was 267.01 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
267.01 million LSU
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
1st
of 35 groups
All-time high
267.01 million LSU
in 2023
All-time low
39.06 million LSU
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Chickens — Stocks in World, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, chickens — stocks in World stood at 267.01 million LSU. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in World peaked at 267.01 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.06 million LSU, in 1961.

World ranks 1st of 35 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 44.02 million LSU 39.06 million LSU 49.88 million LSU 9
1970s 59.32 million LSU 52.09 million LSU 69.23 million LSU 10
1980s 86.12 million LSU 72.18 million LSU 102.52 million LSU 10
1990s 122.91 million LSU 106.19 million LSU 139.61 million LSU 10
2000s 167.85 million LSU 141.21 million LSU 195.78 million LSU 10
2010s 221.36 million LSU 198.68 million LSU 251.64 million LSU 10
2020s 260.13 million LSU 253.34 million LSU 267.01 million LSU 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 China 53.25 million LSU compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 52.17 million LSU compare
  3. 3 OECD 44.43 million LSU compare
  4. 4 Indonesia 37.02 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 244 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens — stocks in World?
Chickens — stocks in World was 267.01 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 267.01 million LSU in 2023.
What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 39.06 million LSU in 1961.
How does World rank for chickens — stocks?
World ranks 1st out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this World 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.