Poultry Birds — Stocks in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Poultry Birds — Stocks was 134,613 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
134,613 1000 An
Change on year
up 2.8%
Rank
8th
of 20 regions
All-time high
134,613 1000 An
in 2024
All-time low
14,860 1000 An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Poultry Birds — Stocks in Middle Africa, 1961–2024

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

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

Analysis

Middle Africa recorded 134,613 1000 An for poultry birds — stocks in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poultry birds — stocks in Middle Africa peaked at 134,613 1000 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14,860 1000 An, in 1961.

That places Middle Africa 8th out of 20 regions 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.

Poultry Birds — Stocks in Middle Africa, year by year

Annual values for Poultry Birds — Stocks in Middle Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year 1000 An Change
1961 14,860 1000 An
1962 15,209 1000 An +2.3%
1963 15,932 1000 An +4.8%
1964 17,477 1000 An +9.7%
1965 18,046 1000 An +3.3%
1966 18,339 1000 An +1.6%
1967 19,552 1000 An +6.6%
1968 21,073 1000 An +7.8%
1969 23,597 1000 An +12.0%
1970 26,867 1000 An +13.9%
1971 27,745 1000 An +3.3%
1972 27,825 1000 An +0.3%
1973 28,434 1000 An +2.2%
1974 29,213 1000 An +2.7%
1975 30,203 1000 An +3.4%
1976 31,712 1000 An +5.0%
1977 33,132 1000 An +4.5%
1978 34,733 1000 An +4.8%
1979 35,809 1000 An +3.1%
1980 34,623 1000 An -3.3%
1981 34,066 1000 An -1.6%
1982 34,880 1000 An +2.4%
1983 38,212 1000 An +9.6%
1984 43,122 1000 An +12.8%
1985 43,914 1000 An +1.8%
1986 47,070 1000 An +7.2%
1987 50,215 1000 An +6.7%
1988 54,435 1000 An +8.4%
1989 57,600 1000 An +5.8%
1990 62,159 1000 An +7.9%
1991 59,641 1000 An -4.1%
1992 62,710 1000 An +5.1%
1993 64,205 1000 An +2.4%
1994 66,782 1000 An +4.0%
1995 64,487 1000 An -3.4%
1996 69,992 1000 An +8.5%
1997 70,621 1000 An +0.9%
1998 74,984 1000 An +6.2%
1999 73,553 1000 An -1.9%
2000 65,302 1000 An -11.2%
2001 73,623 1000 An +12.7%
2002 73,081 1000 An -0.7%
2003 73,484 1000 An +0.6%
2004 74,015 1000 An +0.7%
2005 78,351 1000 An +5.9%
2006 84,926 1000 An +8.4%
2007 89,604 1000 An +5.5%
2008 94,420 1000 An +5.4%
2009 96,954 1000 An +2.7%
2010 100,460 1000 An +3.6%
2011 104,734 1000 An +4.3%
2012 109,400 1000 An +4.5%
2013 115,417 1000 An +5.5%
2014 121,620 1000 An +5.4%
2015 126,470 1000 An +4.0%
2016 125,168 1000 An -1.0%
2017 125,521 1000 An +0.3%
2018 121,790 1000 An -3.0%
2019 119,959 1000 An -1.5%
2020 94,886 1000 An -20.9%
2021 132,523 1000 An +39.7%
2022 133,842 1000 An +1.0%
2023 130,974 1000 An -2.1%
2024 134,613 1000 An +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 18,232 1000 An 14,860 1000 An 23,597 1000 An 9
1970s 30,567 1000 An 26,867 1000 An 35,809 1000 An 10
1980s 43,814 1000 An 34,066 1000 An 57,600 1000 An 10
1990s 66,913 1000 An 59,641 1000 An 74,984 1000 An 10
2000s 80,376 1000 An 65,302 1000 An 96,954 1000 An 10
2010s 117,054 1000 An 100,460 1000 An 126,470 1000 An 10
2020s 125,368 1000 An 94,886 1000 An 134,613 1000 An 5

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  1. 5 Brazil 1.59 million 1000 An compare
  2. 6 USSR 1.16 million 1000 An compare
  3. 7 India 886,518 1000 An compare
  4. 8 Mexico 631,121 1000 An compare
  5. 9 Russian Federation 541,301 1000 An compare
  6. 10 Bangladesh 396,038 1000 An compare
  7. 11 Malaysia 335,608 1000 An compare

See the full ranking of 240 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poultry birds — stocks in Middle Africa?
Poultry birds — stocks in Middle Africa was 134,613 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest poultry birds — stocks recorded in Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 134,613 1000 An in 2024.
What is the lowest poultry birds — stocks recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 14,860 1000 An in 1961.
How does Middle Africa rank for poultry birds — stocks?
Middle Africa ranks 8th out of 20 regions with data for 2024.
Is poultry birds — stocks rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Middle Africa 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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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.