Canada vs South Africa: Poultry Birds — Stocks

Canada
180,640 1000 An
in 2024
South Africa
176,326 1000 An
in 2024
Canada rank
29th
South Africa rank
30th

Poultry Birds — Stocks over time

  • Canada
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 180,640 1000 An against 176,326 1000 An in South Africa, a difference of 4,314 1000 An.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 30th of 191 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 78,108 1000 An 20,935 1000 An 57,173 1000 An Canada
1970s 95,442 1000 An 27,610 1000 An 67,832 1000 An Canada
1980s 104,455 1000 An 36,474 1000 An 67,981 1000 An Canada
1990s 135,684 1000 An 101,418 1000 An 34,265 1000 An Canada
2000s 168,283 1000 An 145,326 1000 An 22,957 1000 An Canada
2010s 174,597 1000 An 176,826 1000 An 2,230 1000 An South Africa
2020s 179,444 1000 An 177,257 1000 An 2,187 1000 An Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher poultry birds — stocks, Canada or South Africa?
Canada, at 180,640 1000 An against 176,326 1000 An in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in poultry birds — stocks between Canada and South Africa?
4,314 1000 An, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Canada and South Africa rank globally for poultry birds — stocks?
Canada ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 30th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Poultry Birds — Stocks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Poultry Birds — Stocks
Unit
1000 An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
240 places, 13,928 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.