Chickens — Stocks in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Chickens — Stocks was 13,480 1000 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Stocks in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens — stocks in Afghanistan is 13,480 1000 An, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in Afghanistan peaked at 14,414 1000 An in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4,700 1000 An, in 1961.
That places Afghanistan 114th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Chickens — Stocks in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,700 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 4,900 1000 An | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 5,000 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 5,300 1000 An | +6.0% |
| 1965 | 5,500 1000 An | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 5,800 1000 An | +5.5% |
| 1967 | 6,600 1000 An | +13.8% |
| 1968 | 6,290 1000 An | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 6,300 1000 An | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 6,000 1000 An | -4.8% |
| 1971 | 6,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 6,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 6,100 1000 An | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 6,100 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 6,200 1000 An | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 6,200 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 6,300 1000 An | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 6,200 1000 An | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 6,400 1000 An | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 6,400 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 6,600 1000 An | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 6,600 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 6,700 1000 An | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 6,800 1000 An | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 6,900 1000 An | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 7,000 1000 An | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 6,900 1000 An | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 6,800 1000 An | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 6,700 1000 An | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 6,600 1000 An | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 6,500 1000 An | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 6,400 1000 An | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 6,300 1000 An | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 6,200 1000 An | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 6,602 1000 An | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 8,000 1000 An | +21.2% |
| 1997 | 8,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 7,828 1000 An | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 7,400 1000 An | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 6,856 1000 An | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 6,844 1000 An | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 12,156 1000 An | +77.6% |
| 2003 | 12,402 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 13,022 1000 An | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 14,414 1000 An | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 10,880 1000 An | -24.5% |
| 2007 | 9,035 1000 An | -17.0% |
| 2008 | 10,689 1000 An | +18.3% |
| 2009 | 10,193 1000 An | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 12,888 1000 An | +26.4% |
| 2011 | 13,378 1000 An | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 13,212 1000 An | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 12,053 1000 An | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 11,098 1000 An | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 11,863 1000 An | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 11,899 1000 An | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 13,573 1000 An | +14.1% |
| 2018 | 12,565 1000 An | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 12,625 1000 An | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 12,946 1000 An | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 13,443 1000 An | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 13,248 1000 An | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 13,364 1000 An | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 13,480 1000 An | +0.9% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 13,480 1000 An is below the median for low income countries, which is 19,960 1000 An, 68% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 13,480 1000 An is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 54,121 1000 An, 25% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Stocks in Afghanistan 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +77.6% | 6,844 1000 An | 12,156 1000 An |
| 2010 | +26.4% | 10,193 1000 An | 12,888 1000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,599 1000 An | 4,700 1000 An | 6,600 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,150 1000 An | 6,000 1000 An | 6,400 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,740 1000 An | 6,400 1000 An | 7,000 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,983 1000 An | 6,200 1000 An | 8,000 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,649 1000 An | 6,844 1000 An | 14,414 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,515 1000 An | 11,098 1000 An | 13,573 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,296 1000 An | 12,946 1000 An | 13,480 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More agriculture & rural data for Afghanistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3429 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 142.96 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7406 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 34.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 34.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 21.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — stocks in Afghanistan?
- Chickens — stocks in Afghanistan was 13,480 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 14,414 1000 An in 2005.
- What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,700 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Afghanistan rank for chickens — stocks?
- Afghanistan ranks 114th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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
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.