Poultry Birds — Stocks in Australia
Australia: Poultry Birds — Stocks was 110,825 1000 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Stocks in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
In 2024, poultry birds — stocks in Australia stood at 110,825 1000 An.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — stocks in Australia peaked at 114,275 1000 An in 2019 and was at its lowest, 20,238 1000 An, in 1961.
That places Australia 41st out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Poultry Birds — Stocks in Australia, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20,238 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 20,650 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 21,060 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 21,475 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 21,880 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 21,930 1000 An | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 22,480 1000 An | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 22,970 1000 An | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 24,620 1000 An | +7.2% |
| 1970 | 27,760 1000 An | +12.8% |
| 1971 | 30,770 1000 An | +10.8% |
| 1972 | 41,408 1000 An | +34.6% |
| 1973 | 42,693 1000 An | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 44,956 1000 An | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 41,336 1000 An | -8.1% |
| 1976 | 43,504 1000 An | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 43,875 1000 An | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 43,122 1000 An | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 43,909 1000 An | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 48,037 1000 An | +9.4% |
| 1981 | 47,538 1000 An | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 46,003 1000 An | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 49,393 1000 An | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 48,673 1000 An | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 51,273 1000 An | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 52,797 1000 An | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 57,608 1000 An | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 66,814 1000 An | +16.0% |
| 1989 | 54,289 1000 An | -18.7% |
| 1990 | 61,472 1000 An | +13.2% |
| 1991 | 56,906 1000 An | -7.4% |
| 1992 | 61,801 1000 An | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 69,584 1000 An | +12.6% |
| 1994 | 70,494 1000 An | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 67,424 1000 An | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 77,377 1000 An | +14.8% |
| 1997 | 83,033 1000 An | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 91,264 1000 An | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 93,476 1000 An | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 86,805 1000 An | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 92,460 1000 An | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 86,153 1000 An | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 85,292 1000 An | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 85,038 1000 An | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 77,431 1000 An | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 96,316 1000 An | +24.4% |
| 2007 | 100,267 1000 An | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 91,329 1000 An | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 98,085 1000 An | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 85,424 1000 An | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 92,947 1000 An | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 103,301 1000 An | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 100,961 1000 An | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 99,810 1000 An | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 91,014 1000 An | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 92,386 1000 An | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 97,350 1000 An | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 102,121 1000 An | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 114,275 1000 An | +11.9% |
| 2020 | 103,253 1000 An | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 113,535 1000 An | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 111,733 1000 An | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 110,548 1000 An | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 110,825 1000 An | +0.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 110,825 1000 An is above the median for high income countries, which is 19,920 1000 An, 5.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Australia's 110,825 1000 An is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,840 1000 An, 22.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21,923 1000 An | 20,238 1000 An | 24,620 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 40,333 1000 An | 27,760 1000 An | 44,956 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 52,242 1000 An | 46,003 1000 An | 66,814 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 73,283 1000 An | 56,906 1000 An | 93,476 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 89,918 1000 An | 77,431 1000 An | 100,267 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 97,959 1000 An | 85,424 1000 An | 114,275 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 109,979 1000 An | 103,253 1000 An | 113,535 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry birds — stocks in Australia?
- Poultry birds — stocks in Australia was 110,825 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poultry birds — stocks recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 114,275 1000 An in 2019.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — stocks recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,238 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for poultry birds — stocks?
- Australia ranks 41st out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poultry birds — stocks rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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
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.