Brazil vs USSR: Number of poultry birds
Brazil
1.59 billion animals
in 2024
USSR
1.16 billion animals
in 1991
Brazil rank
5th
USSR rank
6th
Number of poultry birds over time
- Brazil
- USSR
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1.59 billion animals against 1.16 billion animals in USSR, a difference of 429.39 million animals.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.4 times USSR's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 5th and USSR ranks 6th of 199 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 164.73 million animals | 510.65 million animals | 345.92 million animals | USSR |
| 1970s | 298.39 million animals | 752.69 million animals | 454.30 million animals | USSR |
| 1980s | 488.57 million animals | 1.12 billion animals | 628.72 million animals | USSR |
| 1990s | 582.86 million animals | 1.17 billion animals | 585.54 million animals | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of poultry birds, Brazil or USSR?
- Brazil, at 1.59 billion animals against 1.16 billion animals in USSR as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of poultry birds between Brazil and USSR?
- 429.39 million animals, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do Brazil and USSR rank globally for number of poultry birds?
- Brazil ranks 5th and USSR ranks 6th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of poultry birds. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.