Denmark vs Niger: Number of poultry birds
Denmark
20.92 million animals
in 2024
Niger
21.02 million animals
in 2024
Denmark rank
101st
Niger rank
100th
Number of poultry birds over time
- Denmark
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 21.02 million animals against 20.92 million animals in Denmark, a difference of 106,000 animals.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 101st and Niger ranks 100th of 198 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.15 million animals | 6.04 million animals | 18.11 million animals | Denmark |
| 1970s | 17.12 million animals | 8.23 million animals | 8.89 million animals | Denmark |
| 1980s | 16.00 million animals | 9.37 million animals | 6.63 million animals | Denmark |
| 1990s | 18.92 million animals | 10.66 million animals | 8.26 million animals | Denmark |
| 2000s | 18.39 million animals | 12.10 million animals | 6.29 million animals | Denmark |
| 2010s | 19.29 million animals | 18.37 million animals | 925,700 animals | Denmark |
| 2020s | 21.81 million animals | 20.82 million animals | 997,800 animals | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of poultry birds, Denmark or Niger?
- Niger, at 21.02 million animals against 20.92 million animals in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of poultry birds between Denmark and Niger?
- 106,000 animals, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Niger?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Niger rank globally for number of poultry birds?
- Denmark ranks 101st and Niger ranks 100th of 198 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.