Chickens — Stocks in Kenya
Kenya: Chickens — Stocks was 71,223 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — Stocks in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
In 2024, chickens — stocks in Kenya stood at 71,223 1000 An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 67.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in Kenya peaked at 71,223 1000 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8,000 1000 An, in 1961.
Kenya ranks 48th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens — Stocks in Kenya, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,000 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 8,300 1000 An | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 8,500 1000 An | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 8,800 1000 An | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 9,100 1000 An | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 9,400 1000 An | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 9,700 1000 An | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 10,000 1000 An | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 12,080 1000 An | +20.8% |
| 1970 | 11,872 1000 An | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 13,000 1000 An | +9.5% |
| 1972 | 14,000 1000 An | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 15,000 1000 An | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 16,000 1000 An | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 16,530 1000 An | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 16,310 1000 An | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 16,740 1000 An | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 17,100 1000 An | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 16,760 1000 An | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 16,400 1000 An | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 17,250 1000 An | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 18,000 1000 An | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 19,661 1000 An | +9.2% |
| 1984 | 15,372 1000 An | -21.8% |
| 1985 | 20,000 1000 An | +30.1% |
| 1986 | 21,000 1000 An | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 22,000 1000 An | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 23,000 1000 An | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 24,000 1000 An | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 25,228 1000 An | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 24,846 1000 An | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 25,870 1000 An | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 20,823 1000 An | -19.5% |
| 1994 | 22,632 1000 An | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 27,296 1000 An | +20.6% |
| 1996 | 28,332 1000 An | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 29,296 1000 An | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 29,718 1000 An | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 26,446 1000 An | -11.0% |
| 2000 | 26,291 1000 An | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 27,031 1000 An | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 27,871 1000 An | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 28,283 1000 An | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 25,906 1000 An | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 26,857 1000 An | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 27,772 1000 An | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 30,625 1000 An | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 32,987 1000 An | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 31,828 1000 An | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 30,398 1000 An | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 30,966 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 34,583 1000 An | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 39,872 1000 An | +15.3% |
| 2014 | 42,413 1000 An | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 41,472 1000 An | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 43,796 1000 An | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 48,125 1000 An | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 49,889 1000 An | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 56,435 1000 An | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 57,178 1000 An | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 59,020 1000 An | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 61,708 1000 An | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 67,043 1000 An | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 71,223 1000 An | +6.2% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 71,223 1000 An is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31,740 1000 An, 2.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 71,223 1000 An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18,572 1000 An, 3.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Stocks in Kenya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +30.1% | 15,372 1000 An | 20,000 1000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,320 1000 An | 8,000 1000 An | 12,080 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 15,331 1000 An | 11,872 1000 An | 17,100 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,668 1000 An | 15,372 1000 An | 24,000 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,049 1000 An | 20,823 1000 An | 29,718 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,545 1000 An | 25,906 1000 An | 32,987 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,795 1000 An | 30,398 1000 An | 56,435 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 63,234 1000 An | 57,178 1000 An | 71,223 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More agriculture & rural data for Kenya
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 547.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6779 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 12.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — stocks in Kenya?
- Chickens — stocks in Kenya was 71,223 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 71,223 1000 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,000 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for chickens — stocks?
- Kenya ranks 48th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya 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.