Chickens — Stocks in India
India: Chickens — Stocks was 852,885 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — Stocks in India, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
India recorded 852,885 1000 An for chickens — stocks in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in India peaked at 852,885 1000 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 105,700 1000 An, in 1966.
India ranks 7th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens — Stocks in India, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 107,600 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 107,200 1000 An | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 106,800 1000 An | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 106,500 1000 An | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 106,100 1000 An | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 105,700 1000 An | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 117,000 1000 An | +10.7% |
| 1968 | 120,000 1000 An | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 123,000 1000 An | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 127,000 1000 An | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 132,000 1000 An | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 129,500 1000 An | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 139,000 1000 An | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 140,000 1000 An | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 141,000 1000 An | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 142,000 1000 An | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 149,300 1000 An | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 167,900 1000 An | +12.5% |
| 1979 | 177,100 1000 An | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 186,800 1000 An | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 197,000 1000 An | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 180,500 1000 An | -8.4% |
| 1983 | 219,800 1000 An | +21.8% |
| 1984 | 232,500 1000 An | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 246,000 1000 An | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 260,200 1000 An | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 251,000 1000 An | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 256,500 1000 An | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 262,000 1000 An | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 268,000 1000 An | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 274,000 1000 An | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 284,025 1000 An | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 291,000 1000 An | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 298,000 1000 An | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 306,000 1000 An | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 314,000 1000 An | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 315,428 1000 An | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 334,000 1000 An | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 353,000 1000 An | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 374,000 1000 An | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 396,000 1000 An | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 419,000 1000 An | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 457,399 1000 An | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 493,076 1000 An | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 531,536 1000 An | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 572,996 1000 An | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 617,734 1000 An | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 632,560 1000 An | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 647,740 1000 An | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 663,300 1000 An | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 679,000 1000 An | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 692,646 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 709,000 1000 An | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 725,000 1000 An | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 741,105 1000 An | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 757,404 1000 An | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 774,010 1000 An | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 790,877 1000 An | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 807,894 1000 An | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 821,108 1000 An | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 828,366 1000 An | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 837,061 1000 An | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 845,000 1000 An | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 852,885 1000 An | +0.9% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 852,885 1000 An is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31,740 1000 An, 26.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- India's 852,885 1000 An is above the median for South Asia, which is 56,916 1000 An, 15.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 111,100 1000 An | 105,700 1000 An | 123,000 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 144,480 1000 An | 127,000 1000 An | 177,100 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 229,230 1000 An | 180,500 1000 An | 262,000 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 303,745 1000 An | 268,000 1000 An | 353,000 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 514,204 1000 An | 374,000 1000 An | 647,740 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 734,024 1000 An | 663,300 1000 An | 807,894 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 836,884 1000 An | 821,108 1000 An | 852,885 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 4 Pakistan 2.06 million 1000 An compare
- 4 Viet Nam 481,033 1000 An compare
- 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
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4067 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6431 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — stocks in India?
- Chickens — stocks in India was 852,885 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 852,885 1000 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 105,700 1000 An in 1966.
- How does India rank for chickens — stocks?
- India ranks 7th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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.