Chickens — Stocks in Australia
Australia: Chickens — Stocks was 108,508 1000 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Stocks in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
Australia recorded 108,508 1000 An for chickens — stocks in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in Australia peaked at 111,924 1000 An in 2019 and was at its lowest, 19,890 1000 An, in 1961.
Australia ranks 39th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Chickens — Stocks in Australia, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19,890 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 20,290 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 20,700 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 21,110 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 21,500 1000 An | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 21,500 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 22,000 1000 An | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 22,500 1000 An | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 24,000 1000 An | +6.7% |
| 1970 | 27,000 1000 An | +12.5% |
| 1971 | 30,000 1000 An | +11.1% |
| 1972 | 40,535 1000 An | +35.1% |
| 1973 | 41,738 1000 An | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 44,151 1000 An | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 40,759 1000 An | -7.7% |
| 1976 | 42,917 1000 An | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 43,341 1000 An | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 42,637 1000 An | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 43,214 1000 An | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 46,749 1000 An | +8.2% |
| 1981 | 46,561 1000 An | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 44,974 1000 An | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 48,632 1000 An | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 47,768 1000 An | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 50,401 1000 An | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 51,930 1000 An | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 56,009 1000 An | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 64,566 1000 An | +15.3% |
| 1989 | 52,901 1000 An | -18.1% |
| 1990 | 59,956 1000 An | +13.3% |
| 1991 | 55,116 1000 An | -8.1% |
| 1992 | 60,071 1000 An | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 68,087 1000 An | +13.3% |
| 1994 | 69,208 1000 An | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 66,004 1000 An | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 75,744 1000 An | +14.8% |
| 1997 | 81,432 1000 An | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 89,540 1000 An | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 91,775 1000 An | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 84,928 1000 An | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 90,973 1000 An | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 85,002 1000 An | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 83,826 1000 An | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 83,404 1000 An | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 75,903 1000 An | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 94,384 1000 An | +24.3% |
| 2007 | 97,386 1000 An | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 88,629 1000 An | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 95,409 1000 An | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 83,024 1000 An | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 90,744 1000 An | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 100,996 1000 An | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 98,653 1000 An | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 97,500 1000 An | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 88,658 1000 An | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 90,052 1000 An | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 95,012 1000 An | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 99,784 1000 An | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 111,924 1000 An | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 100,894 1000 An | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 111,189 1000 An | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 109,397 1000 An | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 108,222 1000 An | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 108,508 1000 An | +0.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 108,508 1000 An is above the median for high income countries, which is 19,261 1000 An, 5.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Australia's 108,508 1000 An is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,803 1000 An, 22.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21,499 1000 An | 19,890 1000 An | 24,000 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 39,629 1000 An | 27,000 1000 An | 44,151 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 51,049 1000 An | 44,974 1000 An | 64,566 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 71,693 1000 An | 55,116 1000 An | 91,775 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 87,984 1000 An | 75,903 1000 An | 97,386 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 95,635 1000 An | 83,024 1000 An | 111,924 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 107,642 1000 An | 100,894 1000 An | 111,189 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — stocks in Australia?
- Chickens — stocks in Australia was 108,508 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 111,924 1000 An in 2019.
- What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,890 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for chickens — stocks?
- Australia ranks 39th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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 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.