Chickens — Stocks in Africa
Africa: Chickens — Stocks was 2.50 million 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — Stocks in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens — stocks in Africa is 2.50 million 1000 An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in Africa peaked at 2.50 million 1000 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 274,192 1000 An, in 1961.
That places Africa 10th out of 33 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 320,378 1000 An | 274,192 1000 An | 377,204 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 464,764 1000 An | 395,259 1000 An | 539,200 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 683,473 1000 An | 556,254 1000 An | 822,401 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 million 1000 An | 907,890 1000 An | 1.19 million 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.36 million 1000 An | 1.19 million 1000 An | 1.58 million 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.85 million 1000 An | 1.65 million 1000 An | 2.15 million 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.38 million 1000 An | 2.22 million 1000 An | 2.50 million 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.03 million 1000 An compare
- 8 India 852,885 1000 An compare
- 9 Mexico 627,299 1000 An compare
- 10 Russian Federation 507,994 1000 An compare
- 11 Viet Nam 481,033 1000 An compare
- 12 Türkiye 379,627 1000 An compare
- 13 Bangladesh 327,777 1000 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Africa
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 50 kg/An (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested 1.67 million ha (2024)
- Bananas — Production 31.26 million t (2024)
- Bananas — Area harvested 2.29 million ha (2024)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Production 706,446 t (2024)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested 613,627 ha (2024)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks 55.77 million An (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing 47.50 million An (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production 2.37 million t (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production 26.38 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — stocks in Africa?
- Chickens — stocks in Africa was 2.50 million 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.50 million 1000 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 274,192 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Africa rank for chickens — stocks?
- Africa ranks 10th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa 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.