Chickens — Stocks in Europe
Europe: Chickens — Stocks was 2.55 million 1000 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Stocks in Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
In 2024, chickens — stocks in Europe stood at 2.55 million 1000 An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in Europe peaked at 2.55 million 1000 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.33 million 1000 An, in 1961.
That places Europe 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Chickens — Stocks in Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.33 million 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 1.38 million 1000 An | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 1.41 million 1000 An | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 1.38 million 1000 An | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 1.39 million 1000 An | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 1.40 million 1000 An | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 1.46 million 1000 An | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 1.51 million 1000 An | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 1.54 million 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 1.64 million 1000 An | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 1.75 million 1000 An | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 1.79 million 1000 An | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 1.84 million 1000 An | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 1.91 million 1000 An | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 1.94 million 1000 An | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 1.94 million 1000 An | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 2.00 million 1000 An | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 2.07 million 1000 An | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 2.16 million 1000 An | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 2.20 million 1000 An | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 2.27 million 1000 An | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 2.31 million 1000 An | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 2.34 million 1000 An | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 2.34 million 1000 An | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 2.40 million 1000 An | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 2.42 million 1000 An | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 2.46 million 1000 An | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 2.49 million 1000 An | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 2.48 million 1000 An | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 2.46 million 1000 An | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 2.46 million 1000 An | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 2.20 million 1000 An | -10.2% |
| 1993 | 2.15 million 1000 An | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 2.01 million 1000 An | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 1.91 million 1000 An | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 1.92 million 1000 An | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.82 million 1000 An | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 1.82 million 1000 An | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.81 million 1000 An | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.79 million 1000 An | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.78 million 1000 An | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.93 million 1000 An | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 1.88 million 1000 An | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 1.86 million 1000 An | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.87 million 1000 An | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.89 million 1000 An | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.92 million 1000 An | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.95 million 1000 An | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 2.01 million 1000 An | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 2.15 million 1000 An | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 2.17 million 1000 An | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 2.18 million 1000 An | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 2.30 million 1000 An | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 2.28 million 1000 An | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.36 million 1000 An | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 2.44 million 1000 An | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 2.49 million 1000 An | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 2.51 million 1000 An | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.53 million 1000 An | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 2.55 million 1000 An | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 2.48 million 1000 An | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 2.49 million 1000 An | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 2.46 million 1000 An | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 2.55 million 1000 An | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.42 million 1000 An | 1.33 million 1000 An | 1.54 million 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.90 million 1000 An | 1.64 million 1000 An | 2.16 million 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.37 million 1000 An | 2.20 million 1000 An | 2.49 million 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.06 million 1000 An | 1.81 million 1000 An | 2.46 million 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.89 million 1000 An | 1.78 million 1000 An | 2.01 million 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.34 million 1000 An | 2.15 million 1000 An | 2.53 million 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.51 million 1000 An | 2.46 million 1000 An | 2.55 million 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 5 Brazil 1.58 million 1000 An compare
- 6 Türkiye 379,627 1000 An compare
- 6 USSR 1.12 million 1000 An compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 233,689 1000 An compare
- 7 India 852,885 1000 An compare
- 8 Mexico 627,299 1000 An compare
- 9 Russian Federation 507,994 1000 An compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 125,706 1000 An compare
- 10 Bangladesh 327,777 1000 An compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 54,773 1000 An compare
- 11 Malaysia 326,057 1000 An compare
- 11 Republic of Moldova 48,451 1000 An compare
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- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross 1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 4.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) -0.598 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -6.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Crops — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) -1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) -0.6071 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) -4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 0.9716 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — stocks in Europe?
- Chickens — stocks in Europe was 2.55 million 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 2.55 million 1000 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.33 million 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Europe rank for chickens — stocks?
- Europe ranks 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe 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.