Poultry Birds — Stocks in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Poultry Birds — Stocks was 135,747 1000 An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
135,747 1000 An
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
36th
of 191 countries
All-time high
139,557 1000 An
in 2021
All-time low
24,763 1000 An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Poultry Birds — Stocks in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024

25.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k150.0k196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.

Analysis

In 2024, poultry birds — stocks in Australia and New Zealand stood at 135,747 1000 An.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poultry birds — stocks in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 139,557 1000 An in 2021 and was at its lowest, 24,763 1000 An, in 1961.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 36th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Poultry Birds — Stocks in Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Poultry Birds — Stocks in Australia and New Zealand, 1961 to 2024.
Year 1000 An Change
1961 24,763 1000 An
1962 25,492 1000 An +2.9%
1963 25,700 1000 An +0.8%
1964 26,313 1000 An +2.4%
1965 27,219 1000 An +3.4%
1966 27,576 1000 An +1.3%
1967 27,776 1000 An +0.7%
1968 28,573 1000 An +2.9%
1969 29,842 1000 An +4.4%
1970 32,979 1000 An +10.5%
1971 35,788 1000 An +8.5%
1972 45,980 1000 An +28.5%
1973 48,857 1000 An +6.3%
1974 51,815 1000 An +6.1%
1975 48,706 1000 An -6.0%
1976 50,847 1000 An +4.4%
1977 51,750 1000 An +1.8%
1978 50,652 1000 An -2.1%
1979 50,637 1000 An -0.0%
1980 54,741 1000 An +8.1%
1981 55,349 1000 An +1.1%
1982 53,591 1000 An -3.2%
1983 56,600 1000 An +5.6%
1984 56,262 1000 An -0.6%
1985 59,523 1000 An +5.8%
1986 61,277 1000 An +2.9%
1987 66,368 1000 An +8.3%
1988 75,588 1000 An +13.9%
1989 63,149 1000 An -16.5%
1990 70,652 1000 An +11.9%
1991 66,631 1000 An -5.7%
1992 71,608 1000 An +7.5%
1993 79,643 1000 An +11.2%
1994 82,699 1000 An +3.8%
1995 80,359 1000 An -2.8%
1996 89,642 1000 An +11.6%
1997 95,328 1000 An +6.3%
1998 103,549 1000 An +8.6%
1999 106,501 1000 An +2.9%
2000 100,110 1000 An -6.0%
2001 105,765 1000 An +5.6%
2002 107,379 1000 An +1.5%
2003 105,781 1000 An -1.5%
2004 104,040 1000 An -1.6%
2005 96,812 1000 An -6.9%
2006 113,879 1000 An +17.6%
2007 120,253 1000 An +5.6%
2008 111,393 1000 An -7.4%
2009 116,486 1000 An +4.6%
2010 104,285 1000 An -10.5%
2011 111,905 1000 An +7.3%
2012 122,734 1000 An +9.7%
2013 120,394 1000 An -1.9%
2014 120,427 1000 An +0.0%
2015 112,488 1000 An -6.6%
2016 115,471 1000 An +2.7%
2017 121,455 1000 An +5.2%
2018 126,627 1000 An +4.3%
2019 139,340 1000 An +10.0%
2020 128,448 1000 An -7.8%
2021 139,557 1000 An +8.6%
2022 136,835 1000 An -2.0%
2023 136,169 1000 An -0.5%
2024 135,747 1000 An -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 27,028 1000 An 24,763 1000 An 29,842 1000 An 9
1970s 46,801 1000 An 32,979 1000 An 51,815 1000 An 10
1980s 60,245 1000 An 53,591 1000 An 75,588 1000 An 10
1990s 84,661 1000 An 66,631 1000 An 106,501 1000 An 10
2000s 108,190 1000 An 96,812 1000 An 120,253 1000 An 10
2010s 119,513 1000 An 104,285 1000 An 139,340 1000 An 10
2020s 135,351 1000 An 128,448 1000 An 139,557 1000 An 5

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 33 Italy 154,670 1000 An compare
  2. 34 Myanmar 153,095 1000 An compare
  3. 35 Iraq 140,000 1000 An compare
  4. 37 Belarus 123,788 1000 An compare
  5. 38 Argentina 120,018 1000 An compare
  6. 39 Tunisia 114,489 1000 An compare

See the full ranking of 240 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poultry birds — stocks in Australia and New Zealand?
Poultry birds — stocks in Australia and New Zealand was 135,747 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest poultry birds — stocks recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 139,557 1000 An in 2021.
What is the lowest poultry birds — stocks recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 24,763 1000 An in 1961.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for poultry birds — stocks?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 36th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is poultry birds — stocks rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Poultry Birds — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Poultry Birds — Stocks
Unit
1000 An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
240 places, 13,928 data points, 1961–2024
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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.