Chickens — Stocks in Namibia
Namibia: Chickens — Stocks was 4,181 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — Stocks in Namibia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
In 2024, chickens — stocks in Namibia stood at 4,181 1000 An.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in Namibia peaked at 5,350 1000 An in 2013 and was at its lowest, 149 1000 An, in 1961.
Namibia ranks 142nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens — Stocks in Namibia, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 149 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 234 1000 An | +57.0% |
| 1963 | 289 1000 An | +23.5% |
| 1964 | 350 1000 An | +21.1% |
| 1965 | 450 1000 An | +28.6% |
| 1966 | 500 1000 An | +11.1% |
| 1967 | 550 1000 An | +10.0% |
| 1968 | 600 1000 An | +9.1% |
| 1969 | 650 1000 An | +8.3% |
| 1970 | 700 1000 An | +7.7% |
| 1971 | 750 1000 An | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 800 1000 An | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 850 1000 An | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 900 1000 An | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 950 1000 An | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 1,000 1000 An | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 1,050 1000 An | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 1,100 1000 An | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 1,150 1000 An | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 1,200 1000 An | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 1,250 1000 An | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 1,300 1000 An | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 1,350 1000 An | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 1,400 1000 An | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 1,450 1000 An | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 1,500 1000 An | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 1,550 1000 An | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 1,600 1000 An | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 1,650 1000 An | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 1,700 1000 An | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 1,800 1000 An | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 1,900 1000 An | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 2,000 1000 An | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 2,100 1000 An | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 2,200 1000 An | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 2,300 1000 An | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 2,400 1000 An | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 2,600 1000 An | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 3,300 1000 An | +26.9% |
| 2000 | 3,600 1000 An | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 3,800 1000 An | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 4,000 1000 An | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 4,500 1000 An | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 4,500 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4,700 1000 An | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 4,800 1000 An | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 4,900 1000 An | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 4,900 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4,900 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5,100 1000 An | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 5,250 1000 An | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 5,300 1000 An | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 5,350 1000 An | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 3,436 1000 An | -35.8% |
| 2015 | 4,055 1000 An | +18.0% |
| 2016 | 4,446 1000 An | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 4,659 1000 An | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 4,283 1000 An | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 4,263 1000 An | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 4,292 1000 An | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 4,242 1000 An | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 4,249 1000 An | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 4,217 1000 An | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 4,181 1000 An | -0.9% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 4,181 1000 An is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31,740 1000 An, 13% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 4,181 1000 An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18,572 1000 An, 23% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Stocks in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +57.0% | 149 1000 An | 234 1000 An |
| 2014 | -35.8% | 5,350 1000 An | 3,436 1000 An |
| 1965 | +28.6% | 350 1000 An | 450 1000 An |
| 1999 | +26.9% | 2,600 1000 An | 3,300 1000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 419.11 1000 An | 149 1000 An | 650 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 925 1000 An | 700 1000 An | 1,150 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,425 1000 An | 1,200 1000 An | 1,650 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,230 1000 An | 1,700 1000 An | 3,300 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,460 1000 An | 3,600 1000 An | 4,900 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,614 1000 An | 3,436 1000 An | 5,350 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,236 1000 An | 4,181 1000 An | 4,292 1000 An | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Namibia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0699 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 340.78 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4913 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — stocks in Namibia?
- Chickens — stocks in Namibia was 4,181 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 5,350 1000 An in 2013.
- What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 149 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Namibia rank for chickens — stocks?
- Namibia ranks 142nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia 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.