Chickens — Stocks by country
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...
Countries reporting
210
Highest
5.35 million 1000 An
China
Lowest
5 1000 An
Nauru
Median
21,202 1000 An
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
13,928
What the numbers show
Chickens — Stocks is currently reported for 210 countries. The highest value is 5.35 million 1000 An in China; the lowest is 5 1000 An in Nauru.
The median across all reporting countries is 21,202 1000 An, and the mean is 158,777 1000 An.
Over the past decade 168 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 321.1%), and the largest decrease in Cuba (down 82.7%).
Chickens — Stocks: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 5.35 million 1000 An | 2024 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 5.24 million 1000 An | 2024 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Indonesia | 3.71 million 1000 An | 2024 | up 98.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1.03 million 1000 An | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Pakistan | 2.06 million 1000 An | 2024 | up 141.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Viet Nam | 481,033 1000 An | 2024 | up 95.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Brazil | 1.58 million 1000 An | 2024 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 6 | USSR | 1.12 million 1000 An | 1991 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 6 | Türkiye | 379,627 1000 An | 2024 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 7 | India | 852,885 1000 An | 2024 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 233,689 1000 An | 2024 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Mexico | 627,299 1000 An | 2024 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 507,994 1000 An | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 9 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 125,706 1000 An | 2024 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 327,777 1000 An | 2024 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 54,773 1000 An | 2024 | up 69.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Malaysia | 326,057 1000 An | 2024 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Republic of Moldova | 48,451 1000 An | 2024 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 12 | Japan | 315,635 1000 An | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 12 | United Republic of Tanzania | 33,458 1000 An | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 13 | Thailand | 295,445 1000 An | 2024 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Syrian Arab Republic | 19,501 1000 An | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 14 | Egypt | 272,284 1000 An | 2024 | up 93.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 19,092 1000 An | 2024 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 15 | Poland | 244,680 1000 An | 2024 | up 88.4% | rising |
| 15 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 12,015 1000 An | 2024 | down 21.5% | flat |
| 16 | Nigeria | 241,700 1000 An | 2024 | up 76.1% | rising |
| 16 | Melanesia | 11,982 1000 An | 2024 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Morocco | 233,000 1000 An | 2024 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Polynesia | 1,242 1000 An | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 18 | France | 229,317 1000 An | 2024 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 18 | Micronesia | 869 1000 An | 2024 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Colombia | 216,109 1000 An | 2024 | up 54.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Timor-Leste | 571 1000 An | 2024 | down 33.9% | rising |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | 212,409 1000 An | 2024 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 193 1000 An | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 211,723 1000 An | 2024 | up 26.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Algeria | 203,572 1000 An | 2024 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Caribbean | 295,268 1000 An | 2024 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Philippines | 199,831 1000 An | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 24 | Peru | 194,759 1000 An | 2024 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Spain | 193,476 1000 An | 2020 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 26 | Ecuador | 180,296 1000 An | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Republic of Korea | 178,474 1000 An | 2024 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 28 | South Africa | 175,199 1000 An | 2024 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Côte d'Ivoire | 143,483 1000 An | 2024 | up 131.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Ukraine | 173,725 1000 An | 2024 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 29 | Cabo Verde | 681 1000 An | 2024 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Canada | 173,164 1000 An | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 31 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 166,986 1000 An | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 32 | Germany | 156,301 1000 An | 2023 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 33 | Italy | 142,503 1000 An | 2020 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 34 | Iraq | 140,000 1000 An | 2024 | up 268.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Myanmar | 135,000 1000 An | 2024 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Australia and New Zealand | 133,082 1000 An | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 37 | Belarus | 120,516 1000 An | 2024 | up 40.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Argentina | 114,329 1000 An | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 39 | Australia | 108,508 1000 An | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 40 | Senegal | 105,490 1000 An | 2024 | up 93.5% | volatile |
| 41 | China, Taiwan Province of | 104,881 1000 An | 2024 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Tunisia | 102,062 1000 An | 2024 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Ghana | 94,284 1000 An | 2024 | up 37.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 89,856 1000 An | 2024 | up 73.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 89,231 1000 An | 2024 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 46 | Romania | 74,068 1000 An | 2023 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 47 | Lebanon | 73,653 1000 An | 2024 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Kenya | 71,223 1000 An | 2024 | up 67.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Yugoslav SFR | 70,627 1000 An | 1991 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 50 | Uganda | 69,540 1000 An | 2024 | up 114.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Yemen | 68,724 1000 An | 2024 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Mali | 63,326 1000 An | 2024 | up 64.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Kuwait | 59,418 1000 An | 2024 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Ethiopia PDR | 58,500 1000 An | 1992 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 55 | Nepal | 56,916 1000 An | 2024 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Chile | 52,384 1000 An | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 57 | Ethiopia | 52,280 1000 An | 2024 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 58 | Sudan | 50,207 1000 An | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 59 | Angola | 49,758 1000 An | 2024 | up 56.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Honduras | 49,036 1000 An | 2024 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Israel | 48,824 1000 An | 2024 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 62 | Belgium | 48,754 1000 An | 2023 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 63 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 48,635 1000 An | 1999 | up 58.4% | rising |
| 64 | Guatemala | 47,162 1000 An | 2024 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Uruguay | 46,951 1000 An | 2024 | up 147.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Kazakhstan | 45,651 1000 An | 2024 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 67 | Cameroon | 45,575 1000 An | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Sudan (former) | 45,000 1000 An | 2011 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 69 | Portugal | 44,098 1000 An | 2023 | up 64.5% | rising |
| 70 | Madagascar | 43,553 1000 An | 2024 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Czechoslovakia | 43,462 1000 An | 1992 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 72 | South Sudan | 43,167 1000 An | 2024 | up 187.8% | rising |
| 73 | Zambia | 41,553 1000 An | 2024 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Trinidad and Tobago | 41,544 1000 An | 2024 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Guyana | 41,500 1000 An | 2024 | up 69.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Jordan | 41,062 1000 An | 2024 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Guinea | 39,252 1000 An | 2024 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Greece | 38,508 1000 An | 2023 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 79 | Libya | 38,034 1000 An | 2024 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Burkina Faso | 36,043 1000 An | 2024 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Togo | 35,471 1000 An | 2024 | up 98.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Qatar | 34,191 1000 An | 2024 | up 321.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Panama | 33,596 1000 An | 2024 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Paraguay | 29,392 1000 An | 2024 | up 71.9% | rising |
| 85 | Azerbaijan | 29,372 1000 An | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 86 | Hungary | 28,733 1000 An | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 87 | Nicaragua | 28,010 1000 An | 2023 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Sierra Leone | 26,940 1000 An | 2024 | up 99.6% | volatile |
| 89 | United Arab Emirates | 26,388 1000 An | 2024 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Sweden | 25,729 1000 An | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 91 | Czechia | 24,917 1000 An | 2024 | up 20.6% | falling |
| 92 | New Zealand | 24,574 1000 An | 2024 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Costa Rica | 23,865 1000 An | 2024 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Turkmenistan | 21,489 1000 An | 2024 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 95 | Brunei Darussalam | 21,381 1000 An | 2024 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Niger | 21,024 1000 An | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 97 | Denmark | 20,718 1000 An | 2024 | up 15.7% | flat |
| 98 | Malawi | 20,039 1000 An | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 99 | Mozambique | 19,881 1000 An | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 100 | El Salvador | 19,093 1000 An | 2024 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Benin | 19,049 1000 An | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 102 | Sri Lanka | 18,716 1000 An | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 103 | Zimbabwe | 18,096 1000 An | 2024 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 104 | Austria | 17,804 1000 An | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 105 | Bulgaria | 17,177 1000 An | 2020 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 106 | Norway | 16,579 1000 An | 2024 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Mauritius | 16,557 1000 An | 2024 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Ireland | 15,236 1000 An | 2020 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 109 | Serbia and Montenegro | 14,816 1000 An | 2005 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 110 | Finland | 14,425 1000 An | 2024 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 111 | Serbia | 14,417 1000 An | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 112 | Jamaica | 14,235 1000 An | 2024 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Réunion | 14,000 1000 An | 2006 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Afghanistan | 13,480 1000 An | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 115 | Switzerland | 13,168 1000 An | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 116 | Cambodia | 12,995 1000 An | 2024 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Tajikistan | 11,877 1000 An | 2024 | up 126.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11,523 1000 An | 2024 | down 44.2% | rising |
| 119 | Croatia | 10,936 1000 An | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 120 | Lithuania | 10,476 1000 An | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 121 | Slovakia | 9,593 1000 An | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 122 | Liberia | 8,370 1000 An | 2024 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Georgia | 7,475 1000 An | 2024 | up 10.6% | falling |
| 124 | Central African Republic | 6,910 1000 An | 2024 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Chad | 6,182 1000 An | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 126 | Kyrgyzstan | 6,166 1000 An | 2024 | up 61.1% | flat |
| 127 | Puerto Rico | 6,165 1000 An | 2024 | down 39.0% | rising |
| 128 | Latvia | 5,985 1000 An | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 129 | Haiti | 5,977 1000 An | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 130 | Fiji | 5,876 1000 An | 2024 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Palestine | 5,684 1000 An | 2022 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 132 | Cuba | 5,590 1000 An | 2024 | down 82.7% | rising |
| 133 | Barbados | 5,236 1000 An | 2024 | up 45.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Oman | 5,084 1000 An | 2024 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Slovenia | 5,054 1000 An | 2024 | up 78.8% | falling |
| 136 | Mauritania | 4,810 1000 An | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 137 | Papua New Guinea | 4,803 1000 An | 2024 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Cyprus | 4,655 1000 An | 2023 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 139 | Albania | 4,557 1000 An | 2024 | down 52.0% | rising |
| 140 | Suriname | 4,524 1000 An | 2024 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 141 | Armenia | 4,427 1000 An | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 142 | Namibia | 4,181 1000 An | 2024 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 143 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 4,096 1000 An | 2024 | up 203.4% | volatile |
| 144 | Somalia | 3,926 1000 An | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 145 | Rwanda | 3,697 1000 An | 2024 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 146 | Gabon | 3,424 1000 An | 2024 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Burundi | 3,374 1000 An | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 148 | Bahamas | 3,289 1000 An | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 149 | Singapore | 3,056 1000 An | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 150 | Congo | 3,030 1000 An | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 151 | North Macedonia | 2,573 1000 An | 2024 | up 32.6% | falling |
| 152 | Estonia | 2,274 1000 An | 2024 | up 11.0% | falling |
| 153 | Guinea-Bissau | 2,117 1000 An | 2024 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Eswatini | 1,967 1000 An | 2024 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 155 | Bahrain | 1,918 1000 An | 2024 | up 71.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Mongolia | 1,830 1000 An | 2024 | up 130.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Belize | 1,723 1000 An | 2024 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Gambia | 1,310 1000 An | 2024 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 159 | Eritrea | 1,155 1000 An | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 160 | Montenegro | 1,070 1000 An | 2024 | up 81.0% | rising |
| 161 | Bhutan | 924 1000 An | 2024 | up 67.7% | volatile |
| 162 | China, Macao SAR | 809 1000 An | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 163 | Botswana | 805 1000 An | 2024 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Malta | 790 1000 An | 2023 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 165 | Kiribati | 671 1000 An | 2024 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 166 | New Caledonia | 618 1000 An | 2024 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 167 | Comoros | 551 1000 An | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 168 | Lesotho | 534 1000 An | 2024 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 169 | Saint Lucia | 479 1000 An | 2024 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 170 | Samoa | 438 1000 An | 2024 | down 11.3% | flat |
| 171 | Vanuatu | 436 1000 An | 2024 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Equatorial Guinea | 385 1000 An | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 173 | Grenada | 384 1000 An | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 174 | Tonga | 347 1000 An | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 175 | French Polynesia | 339 1000 An | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 176 | Seychelles | 262 1000 An | 2024 | up 109.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Martinique | 250 1000 An | 2006 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 178 | Solomon Islands | 248 1000 An | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 179 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 243 1000 An | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 180 | Guadeloupe | 240 1000 An | 2006 | up 87.5% | volatile |
| 181 | Iceland | 230 1000 An | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 182 | Dominica | 204 1000 An | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 183 | Luxembourg | 186 1000 An | 2024 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 184 | Sao Tome and Principe | 168 1000 An | 2024 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 185 | Antigua and Barbuda | 160 1000 An | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 186 | French Guiana | 129 1000 An | 2006 | down 32.1% | rising |
| 187 | Tuvalu | 58 1000 An | 2024 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 188 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 39 1000 An | 2024 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 189 | Cook Islands | 36 1000 An | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 190 | Niue | 19 1000 An | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 191 | Nauru | 5 1000 An | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 27.68 million 1000 An
- Asia 16.80 million 1000 An
- Eastern Asia 5.86 million 1000 An
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1.51 million 1000 An
- Americas 5.67 million 1000 An
- South-Eastern Asia 5.24 million 1000 An
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 5.15 million 1000 An
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 381,067 1000 An
- Southern Asia 4.37 million 1000 An
- South America 2.82 million 1000 An
- Europe 2.55 million 1000 An
- Middle Africa 134,524 1000 An
- Africa 2.50 million 1000 An
- Northern America 1.73 million 1000 An
- United States of America 1.55 million 1000 An
- European Union (27) 1.48 million 1000 An
- Eastern Europe 1.24 million 1000 An
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 1.19 million 1000 An
- Western Asia 1.16 million 1000 An
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1.04 million 1000 An
- Northern Africa 899,159 1000 An
- Western Africa 843,349 1000 An
- Central America 830,342 1000 An
- Western Europe 556,325 1000 An
- Southern Europe 470,231 1000 An
- Eastern Africa 442,312 1000 An
- Northern Europe 282,133 1000 An
- Southern Africa 182,687 1000 An
- Central Asia 175,039 1000 An
- Oceania 147,175 1000 An
About this data
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.