The Human Impacts Database
A collection of useful numbers for quantifying the impacts of the human presence on Earth.Standing population of chicken
Flora & FaunaAgricultureThis quantity comes from a time series measurement and the most recent value (2020) is reported.
Value: |
≈ 3.7 × 1010 chickens
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This is equivalent to... ≈ 37 billion chickens |
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HuID: | 94934 | |
Relevant Year(s): | 2020 | |
Summary: | Standing population of chicken livestock used for egg and poultry production in 2020. Data does not take into account population of wild chickens that may also be used as a food source. | |
Method: | Value is self reported by countries. In cases where data is missing or inaccurately reported, estimates are made using statistical yearbooks and other sources. This value represents an estimate of the standing population. | |
Source: | FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization) of the United Nations Live Animals. (2020) | |
Dataset: |
Livestock standing populations 1961—2020 (FAOSTAT_livestock_population)
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Original Data License: | CC-BY-NC-SA IGO 3.0 (FAO Modified) | |
Added By: | gchure |