Poultry Birds — Stocks in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: Poultry Birds — Stocks was 183,952 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
183,952 1000 An
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
25th
of 29 groups
All-time high
210,351 1000 An
in 2011
All-time low
20,258 1000 An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Poultry Birds — Stocks in Southern Africa, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for poultry birds — stocks in Southern Africa is 183,952 1000 An, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poultry birds — stocks in Southern Africa peaked at 210,351 1000 An in 2011 and was at its lowest, 20,258 1000 An, in 1961.

Southern Africa ranks 25th of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Poultry Birds — Stocks in Southern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Poultry Birds — Stocks in Southern Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year 1000 An Change
1961 20,258 1000 An
1962 20,932 1000 An +3.3%
1963 21,523 1000 An +2.8%
1964 22,155 1000 An +2.9%
1965 22,791 1000 An +2.9%
1966 23,502 1000 An +3.1%
1967 24,057 1000 An +2.4%
1968 24,668 1000 An +2.5%
1969 24,664 1000 An -0.0%
1970 25,351 1000 An +2.8%
1971 28,746 1000 An +13.4%
1972 32,046 1000 An +11.5%
1973 36,662 1000 An +14.4%
1974 27,909 1000 An -23.9%
1975 28,420 1000 An +1.8%
1976 29,561 1000 An +4.0%
1977 30,638 1000 An +3.6%
1978 31,860 1000 An +4.0%
1979 32,881 1000 An +3.2%
1980 33,913 1000 An +3.1%
1981 35,426 1000 An +4.5%
1982 36,508 1000 An +3.1%
1983 36,533 1000 An +0.1%
1984 38,159 1000 An +4.5%
1985 40,596 1000 An +6.4%
1986 43,050 1000 An +6.0%
1987 45,319 1000 An +5.3%
1988 47,926 1000 An +5.8%
1989 50,516 1000 An +5.4%
1990 93,591 1000 An +85.3%
1991 94,550 1000 An +1.0%
1992 93,863 1000 An -0.7%
1993 97,693 1000 An +4.1%
1994 101,908 1000 An +4.3%
1995 108,566 1000 An +6.5%
1996 116,824 1000 An +7.6%
1997 122,263 1000 An +4.7%
1998 120,394 1000 An -1.5%
1999 127,022 1000 An +5.5%
2000 134,242 1000 An +5.7%
2001 146,445 1000 An +9.1%
2002 156,771 1000 An +7.1%
2003 153,276 1000 An -2.2%
2004 154,337 1000 An +0.7%
2005 130,686 1000 An -15.3%
2006 135,649 1000 An +3.8%
2007 151,260 1000 An +11.5%
2008 179,988 1000 An +19.0%
2009 195,155 1000 An +8.4%
2010 207,488 1000 An +6.3%
2011 210,351 1000 An +1.4%
2012 210,034 1000 An -0.2%
2013 171,480 1000 An -18.4%
2014 169,103 1000 An -1.4%
2015 170,964 1000 An +1.1%
2016 172,034 1000 An +0.6%
2017 175,595 1000 An +2.1%
2018 179,600 1000 An +2.3%
2019 183,013 1000 An +1.9%
2020 186,123 1000 An +1.7%
2021 186,506 1000 An +0.2%
2022 184,014 1000 An -1.3%
2023 184,078 1000 An +0.0%
2024 183,952 1000 An -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 22,728 1000 An 20,258 1000 An 24,668 1000 An 9
1970s 30,407 1000 An 25,351 1000 An 36,662 1000 An 10
1980s 40,795 1000 An 33,913 1000 An 50,516 1000 An 10
1990s 107,667 1000 An 93,591 1000 An 127,022 1000 An 10
2000s 153,781 1000 An 130,686 1000 An 195,155 1000 An 10
2010s 184,966 1000 An 169,103 1000 An 210,351 1000 An 10
2020s 184,935 1000 An 183,952 1000 An 186,506 1000 An 5

Countries ranked near Southern Africa

  1. 22 Dominican Republic 211,723 1000 An compare
  2. 23 Algeria 211,028 1000 An compare
  3. 24 Spain 202,979 1000 An compare
  4. 25 Peru 194,759 1000 An compare
  5. 26 Ukraine 186,717 1000 An compare
  6. 27 Republic of Korea 185,643 1000 An compare
  7. 28 Ecuador 180,914 1000 An compare

See the full ranking of 240 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poultry birds — stocks in Southern Africa?
Poultry birds — stocks in Southern Africa was 183,952 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest poultry birds — stocks recorded in Southern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 210,351 1000 An in 2011.
What is the lowest poultry birds — stocks recorded in Southern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 20,258 1000 An in 1961.
How does Southern Africa rank for poultry birds — stocks?
Southern Africa ranks 25th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is poultry birds — stocks rising or falling in Southern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Southern 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.