Chickens — Stocks in World
World: Chickens — Stocks was 267.01 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — Stocks in World, 1961–2023
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 31 groups 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 World, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 39.06 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 40.48 million LSU | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 41.63 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 42.31 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 43.49 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 44.45 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 46.66 million LSU | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 48.23 million LSU | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 49.88 million LSU | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 52.09 million LSU | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 53.80 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 55.38 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 56.62 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 58.03 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 58.93 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 60.61 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 62.58 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 65.87 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 69.23 million LSU | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 72.18 million LSU | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 75.13 million LSU | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 77.47 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 79.58 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 82.74 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 86.13 million LSU | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 90.58 million LSU | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 95.59 million LSU | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 99.31 million LSU | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 102.52 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 106.19 million LSU | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 108.09 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 111.86 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 117.04 million LSU | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 122.88 million LSU | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 126.52 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 133.29 million LSU | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 139.61 million LSU | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 129.43 million LSU | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 134.21 million LSU | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 141.21 million LSU | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 146.68 million LSU | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 158.52 million LSU | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 159.23 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 164.86 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 169.78 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 173.74 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 180.84 million LSU | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 187.87 million LSU | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 195.78 million LSU | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 201.09 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 198.68 million LSU | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 204.26 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 209.24 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 211.29 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 218.87 million LSU | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 226.06 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 246.99 million LSU | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 245.50 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 251.64 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 259.39 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 253.34 million LSU | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 260.77 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 267.01 million LSU | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More environment data for World
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.27 % 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 0.2123 % change on previous year (2024)
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 31 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
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.