Chickens — Stocks in Zambia
Zambia: Chickens — Stocks was 412,940 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — Stocks in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens — stocks in Zambia is 412,940 LSU, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in Zambia peaked at 412,940 LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41,000 LSU, in 1961.
That places Zambia 74th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens — Stocks in Zambia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 41,000 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 42,000 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 43,500 LSU | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 44,200 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 49,300 LSU | +11.5% |
| 1966 | 57,000 LSU | +15.6% |
| 1967 | 61,600 LSU | +8.1% |
| 1968 | 74,100 LSU | +20.3% |
| 1969 | 81,600 LSU | +10.1% |
| 1970 | 89,700 LSU | +9.9% |
| 1971 | 96,000 LSU | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 108,000 LSU | +12.5% |
| 1973 | 118,340 LSU | +9.6% |
| 1974 | 143,280 LSU | +21.1% |
| 1975 | 180,170 LSU | +25.7% |
| 1976 | 208,290 LSU | +15.6% |
| 1977 | 193,660 LSU | -7.0% |
| 1978 | 185,320 LSU | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 185,930 LSU | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 206,380 LSU | +11.0% |
| 1981 | 157,840 LSU | -23.5% |
| 1982 | 156,130 LSU | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 141,900 LSU | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 120,530 LSU | -15.1% |
| 1985 | 130,000 LSU | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 135,000 LSU | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 135,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 145,000 LSU | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 150,000 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 157,000 LSU | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 174,000 LSU | +10.8% |
| 1992 | 190,000 LSU | +9.2% |
| 1993 | 209,000 LSU | +10.0% |
| 1994 | 200,000 LSU | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 210,000 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 230,000 LSU | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 250,000 LSU | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 270,000 LSU | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 280,000 LSU | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 290,000 LSU | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 300,000 LSU | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 310,000 LSU | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 315,000 LSU | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 315,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 320,000 LSU | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 300,000 LSU | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 300,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 315,000 LSU | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 330,000 LSU | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 350,000 LSU | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 360,000 LSU | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 365,000 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 380,000 LSU | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 380,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 382,990 LSU | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 387,160 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 391,470 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 396,140 LSU | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 400,950 LSU | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 410,770 LSU | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 402,580 LSU | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 407,820 LSU | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 412,940 LSU | +1.3% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 412,940 LSU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 321,325 LSU, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 412,940 LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 175,740 LSU, 2.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54,922 LSU | 41,000 LSU | 81,600 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 150,869 LSU | 89,700 LSU | 208,290 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 147,778 LSU | 120,530 LSU | 206,380 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 217,000 LSU | 157,000 LSU | 280,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 309,500 LSU | 290,000 LSU | 330,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 379,371 LSU | 350,000 LSU | 400,950 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 408,528 LSU | 402,580 LSU | 412,940 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 71 Kazakhstan 441,740 LSU compare
- 72 Czechoslovakia 434,620 LSU compare
- 73 Jordan 424,110 LSU compare
- 75 Guinea 411,590 LSU compare
- 76 Trinidad and Tobago 406,420 LSU compare
- 77 Libya 378,990 LSU compare
More environment data for Zambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.74 % 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 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — stocks in Zambia?
- Chickens — stocks in Zambia was 412,940 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 412,940 LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,000 LSU in 1961.
- How does Zambia rank for chickens — stocks?
- Zambia ranks 74th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.