Chickens — Stocks in New Zealand
New Zealand: Chickens — Stocks was 24,574 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — Stocks in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
In 2024, chickens — stocks in New Zealand stood at 24,574 1000 An.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in New Zealand peaked at 25,675 1000 An in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4,184 1000 An, in 1961.
That places New Zealand 92nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,775 1000 An | 4,184 1000 An | 5,296 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,224 1000 An | 4,350 1000 An | 7,591 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,745 1000 An | 6,424 1000 An | 8,700 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,140 1000 An | 9,000 1000 An | 12,700 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,951 1000 An | 13,000 1000 An | 20,908 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,214 1000 An | 18,525 1000 An | 24,721 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,026 1000 An | 24,574 1000 An | 25,675 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 89 United Arab Emirates 26,388 1000 An compare
- 90 Sweden 25,729 1000 An compare
- 91 Czechia 24,917 1000 An compare
- 93 Costa Rica 23,865 1000 An compare
- 94 Turkmenistan 21,489 1000 An compare
- 95 Brunei Darussalam 21,381 1000 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for New Zealand
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -10.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,976 current US$ per person (2023)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.275 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.16 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 4.01 (2023)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 4.01 (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — stocks in New Zealand?
- Chickens — stocks in New Zealand was 24,574 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 25,675 1000 An in 2021.
- What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,184 1000 An in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for chickens — stocks?
- New Zealand ranks 92nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.