Poultry Birds — Stocks in India
India: Poultry Birds — Stocks was 886,518 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Poultry Birds — Stocks in India, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
In 2024, poultry birds — stocks in India stood at 886,518 1000 An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — stocks in India peaked at 886,518 1000 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 114,297 1000 An, in 1961.
India ranks 7th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poultry Birds — Stocks in India, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 114,297 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 114,500 1000 An | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 114,700 1000 An | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 115,000 1000 An | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 115,200 1000 An | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 115,400 1000 An | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 126,600 1000 An | +9.7% |
| 1968 | 129,500 1000 An | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 132,400 1000 An | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 136,300 1000 An | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 141,200 1000 An | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 138,507 1000 An | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 148,200 1000 An | +7.0% |
| 1974 | 149,400 1000 An | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 150,600 1000 An | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 151,800 1000 An | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 159,400 1000 An | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 179,500 1000 An | +12.6% |
| 1979 | 190,200 1000 An | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 201,400 1000 An | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 213,100 1000 An | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 198,200 1000 An | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 238,700 1000 An | +20.4% |
| 1984 | 252,600 1000 An | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 267,300 1000 An | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 282,700 1000 An | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 274,490 1000 An | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 279,700 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 284,900 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 290,600 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 296,300 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 306,109 1000 An | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 314,900 1000 An | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 323,700 1000 An | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 333,500 1000 An | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 343,300 1000 An | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 346,343 1000 An | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 364,750 1000 An | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 383,590 1000 An | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 404,400 1000 An | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 426,300 1000 An | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 449,100 1000 An | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 487,358 1000 An | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 522,476 1000 An | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 560,336 1000 An | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 601,196 1000 An | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 645,377 1000 An | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 659,360 1000 An | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 673,740 1000 An | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 688,600 1000 An | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 703,500 1000 An | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 716,185 1000 An | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 731,700 1000 An | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 746,900 1000 An | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 765,818 1000 An | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 784,934 1000 An | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 803,692 1000 An | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 822,440 1000 An | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 841,405 1000 An | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 854,719 1000 An | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 861,866 1000 An | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 870,511 1000 An | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 878,500 1000 An | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 886,518 1000 An | +0.9% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 886,518 1000 An is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31,740 1000 An, 27.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- India's 886,518 1000 An is above the median for South Asia, which is 57,713 1000 An, 15.4× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 119,733 1000 An | 114,297 1000 An | 132,400 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 154,511 1000 An | 136,300 1000 An | 190,200 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 249,309 1000 An | 198,200 1000 An | 284,900 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 330,309 1000 An | 290,600 1000 An | 383,590 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 542,964 1000 An | 404,400 1000 An | 673,740 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 760,517 1000 An | 688,600 1000 An | 841,405 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 870,423 1000 An | 854,719 1000 An | 886,518 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 4 Pakistan 2.07 million 1000 An compare
- 4 Viet Nam 569,218 1000 An compare
- 5 Brazil 1.59 million 1000 An compare
- 5 Türkiye 384,147 1000 An compare
- 6 USSR 1.16 million 1000 An compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 234,337 1000 An compare
- 8 Mexico 631,121 1000 An compare
- 9 Russian Federation 541,301 1000 An compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 127,124 1000 An compare
- 10 Bangladesh 396,038 1000 An compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 58,632 1000 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4067 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6431 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry birds — stocks in India?
- Poultry birds — stocks in India was 886,518 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poultry birds — stocks recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 886,518 1000 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — stocks recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 114,297 1000 An in 1961.
- How does India rank for poultry birds — stocks?
- India ranks 7th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poultry birds — stocks rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Poultry Birds — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.