Ecuador vs Peru: Number of poultry birds
Ecuador
180.91 million animals
in 2024
Peru
194.76 million animals
in 2024
Ecuador rank
31st
Peru rank
28th
Number of poultry birds over time
- Ecuador
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 194.76 million animals against 180.91 million animals in Ecuador, a difference of 13.85 million animals.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Peru ahead.
Ecuador ranks 31st and Peru ranks 28th of 198 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Peru in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.35 million animals | 19.18 million animals | 13.83 million animals | Peru |
| 1970s | 14.95 million animals | 31.01 million animals | 16.06 million animals | Peru |
| 1980s | 41.17 million animals | 49.92 million animals | 8.75 million animals | Peru |
| 1990s | 73.08 million animals | 70.10 million animals | 2.99 million animals | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 133.95 million animals | 106.54 million animals | 27.40 million animals | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 160.24 million animals | 147.36 million animals | 12.89 million animals | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 176.44 million animals | 187.55 million animals | 11.12 million animals | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of poultry birds, Ecuador or Peru?
- Peru, at 194.76 million animals against 180.91 million animals in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of poultry birds between Ecuador and Peru?
- 13.85 million animals, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Peru?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Peru rank globally for number of poultry birds?
- Ecuador ranks 31st and Peru ranks 28th 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.