Turkeys — Stocks in Australia

Australia: Turkeys — Stocks was 910,000 An in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
910,000 An
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
30th
of 88 countries
All-time high
1.98 million An
in 2007
All-time low
170,000 An
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Turkeys — Stocks in Australia, 1961–2023

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for turkeys — stocks in Australia is 910,000 An, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, turkeys — stocks in Australia peaked at 1.98 million An in 2007 and was at its lowest, 170,000 An, in 1961.

Australia ranks 30th of 88 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.

Turkeys — Stocks in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Turkeys — Stocks in Australia, 1961 to 2023.
Year An Change
1961 170,000 An —
1962 180,000 An +5.9%
1963 180,000 An +0.0%
1964 180,000 An +0.0%
1965 190,000 An +5.6%
1966 230,000 An +21.1%
1967 280,000 An +21.7%
1968 270,000 An -3.6%
1969 370,000 An +37.0%
1970 530,000 An +43.2%
1971 500,000 An -5.7%
1972 591,000 An +18.2%
1973 645,000 An +9.1%
1974 540,000 An -16.3%
1975 413,000 An -23.5%
1976 333,000 An -19.4%
1977 347,000 An +4.2%
1978 322,000 An -7.2%
1979 448,000 An +39.1%
1980 1.02 million An +126.8%
1981 750,000 An -26.2%
1982 713,000 An -4.9%
1983 467,000 An -34.5%
1984 535,000 An +14.6%
1985 653,000 An +22.1%
1986 579,000 An -11.3%
1987 1.25 million An +115.7%
1988 1.58 million An +26.9%
1989 1.12 million An -29.0%
1990 1.24 million An +10.2%
1991 1.43 million An +15.0%
1992 1.32 million An -7.6%
1993 1.09 million An -17.0%
1994 839,000 An -23.2%
1995 1.00 million An +19.2%
1996 1.22 million An +22.2%
1997 1.21 million An -0.9%
1998 1.27 million An +4.7%
1999 1.33 million An +5.0%
2000 1.36 million An +2.2%
2001 717,000 An -47.3%
2002 584,000 An -18.5%
2003 772,000 An +32.2%
2004 681,000 An -11.8%
2005 628,000 An -7.8%
2006 1.17 million An +85.7%
2007 1.98 million An +69.4%
2008 1.50 million An -24.1%
2009 1.20 million An -19.8%
2010 1.20 million An -0.2%
2011 1.20 million An +0.2%
2012 1.21 million An +0.2%
2013 1.21 million An +0.2%
2014 1.21 million An +0.2%
2015 1.21 million An +0.0%
2016 1.21 million An -0.4%
2017 1.21 million An +0.2%
2018 1.19 million An -1.6%
2019 1.18 million An -0.5%
2020 1.12 million An -5.3%
2021 1.05 million An -6.3%
2022 978,000 An -6.8%
2023 910,000 An -7.0%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 910,000 An is above the median for high income countries, which is 281,000 An, 3.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 910,000 An is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 70,000 An, 13.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Turkeys — Stocks in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1980 +126.8% 448,000 An 1.02 million An
1987 +115.7% 579,000 An 1.25 million An

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 227,778 An 170,000 An 370,000 An 9
1970s 466,900 An 322,000 An 645,000 An 10
1980s 867,200 An 467,000 An 1.58 million An 10
1990s 1.19 million An 839,000 An 1.43 million An 10
2000s 1.06 million An 584,000 An 1.98 million An 10
2010s 1.20 million An 1.18 million An 1.21 million An 10
2020s 1.01 million An 910,000 An 1.12 million An 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 27 Belarus 1.40 million An compare
  2. 28 Ukraine 1.38 million An compare
  3. 29 Caribbean 277,000 An compare
  4. 29 Australia and New Zealand 983,000 An compare
  5. 31 Uzbekistan 748,000 An compare
  6. 32 Serbia and Montenegro 700,000 An compare
  7. 33 Ireland 695,000 An compare

See the full ranking of 128 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is turkeys — stocks in Australia?
Turkeys — stocks in Australia was 910,000 An in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest turkeys — stocks recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 1.98 million An in 2007.
What is the lowest turkeys — stocks recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 170,000 An in 1961.
How does Australia rank for turkeys — stocks?
Australia ranks 30th out of 88 countries with data for 2023.
Is turkeys — stocks rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Turkeys — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Turkeys — Stocks
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
128 places, 6,645 data points, 1961–2023
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