Chickens — Stocks in Zambia
Zambia: Chickens — Stocks was 41,553 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — Stocks in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens — stocks in Zambia is 41,553 1000 An, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in Zambia peaked at 41,570 1000 An in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4,100 1000 An, in 1961.
Zambia ranks 73rd 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,100 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 4,200 1000 An | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 4,350 1000 An | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 4,420 1000 An | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 4,930 1000 An | +11.5% |
| 1966 | 5,700 1000 An | +15.6% |
| 1967 | 6,160 1000 An | +8.1% |
| 1968 | 7,410 1000 An | +20.3% |
| 1969 | 8,160 1000 An | +10.1% |
| 1970 | 8,970 1000 An | +9.9% |
| 1971 | 9,600 1000 An | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 10,800 1000 An | +12.5% |
| 1973 | 11,834 1000 An | +9.6% |
| 1974 | 14,328 1000 An | +21.1% |
| 1975 | 18,017 1000 An | +25.7% |
| 1976 | 20,829 1000 An | +15.6% |
| 1977 | 19,366 1000 An | -7.0% |
| 1978 | 18,532 1000 An | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 18,593 1000 An | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 20,638 1000 An | +11.0% |
| 1981 | 15,784 1000 An | -23.5% |
| 1982 | 15,613 1000 An | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 14,190 1000 An | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 12,053 1000 An | -15.1% |
| 1985 | 13,000 1000 An | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 13,500 1000 An | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 13,500 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 14,500 1000 An | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 15,000 1000 An | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 15,700 1000 An | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 17,400 1000 An | +10.8% |
| 1992 | 19,000 1000 An | +9.2% |
| 1993 | 20,900 1000 An | +10.0% |
| 1994 | 20,000 1000 An | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 21,000 1000 An | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 23,000 1000 An | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 25,000 1000 An | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 27,000 1000 An | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 28,000 1000 An | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 29,000 1000 An | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 30,000 1000 An | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 31,000 1000 An | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 31,500 1000 An | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 31,500 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 32,000 1000 An | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 30,000 1000 An | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 30,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 31,500 1000 An | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 33,000 1000 An | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 35,000 1000 An | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 36,000 1000 An | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 36,500 1000 An | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 38,000 1000 An | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 38,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 38,299 1000 An | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 38,716 1000 An | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 39,147 1000 An | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 39,614 1000 An | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 40,095 1000 An | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 40,579 1000 An | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 41,208 1000 An | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 41,570 1000 An | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 41,089 1000 An | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 41,553 1000 An | +1.1% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 41,553 1000 An is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31,740 1000 An, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 41,553 1000 An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18,572 1000 An, 2.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,492 1000 An | 4,100 1000 An | 8,160 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 15,087 1000 An | 8,970 1000 An | 20,829 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,778 1000 An | 12,053 1000 An | 20,638 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 21,700 1000 An | 15,700 1000 An | 28,000 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,950 1000 An | 29,000 1000 An | 33,000 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 37,937 1000 An | 35,000 1000 An | 40,095 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 41,200 1000 An | 40,579 1000 An | 41,570 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 70 Madagascar 43,553 1000 An compare
- 71 Czechoslovakia 43,462 1000 An compare
- 72 South Sudan 43,167 1000 An compare
- 74 Trinidad and Tobago 41,544 1000 An compare
- 75 Guyana 41,500 1000 An compare
- 76 Jordan 41,062 1000 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Zambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 65.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 54.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5408 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — stocks in Zambia?
- Chickens — stocks in Zambia was 41,553 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 41,570 1000 An in 2022.
- What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,100 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Zambia rank for chickens — stocks?
- Zambia ranks 73rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.