Poultry livestock count by country
Countries reporting
199
Highest
6.41 billion
China
Lowest
5,000
Nauru
Median
21.61 million
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
11,520
What the numbers show
Poultry livestock count is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 6.41 billion in China; the lowest is 5,000 in Nauru.
The median across all reporting countries is 21.61 million, and the mean is 154.70 million.
Over the past decade 158 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 321.1%), and the largest decrease in Cuba (down 82.7%).
Poultry livestock count: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 6.41 billion | 2024 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Indonesia | 3.75 billion | 2024 | up 96.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Pakistan | 2.07 billion | 2024 | up 140.8% | volatile |
| 4 | United States | 1.63 billion | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 1.59 billion | 2024 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 6 | USSR | 1.16 billion | 1991 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 7 | Iran | 1.04 billion | 2024 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 8 | India | 886.52 million | 2024 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Mexico | 631.12 million | 2024 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Vietnam | 569.22 million | 2024 | up 81.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Russia | 541.30 million | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 396.04 million | 2024 | up 30.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Turkey | 384.15 million | 2024 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Malaysia | 335.61 million | 2024 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Japan | 315.64 million | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 16 | Thailand | 311.75 million | 2024 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Egypt | 297.98 million | 2024 | up 69.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Poland | 273.28 million | 2024 | up 86.5% | volatile |
| 19 | France | 266.46 million | 2024 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 20 | Morocco | 247.87 million | 2024 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Nigeria | 241.70 million | 2024 | up 76.1% | rising |
| 22 | Bolivia | 234.34 million | 2024 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 216.34 million | 2024 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Colombia | 216.11 million | 2024 | up 54.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Philippines | 214.85 million | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 26 | Dominican Republic | 211.72 million | 2024 | up 26.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Algeria | 211.03 million | 2024 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Spain | 202.98 million | 2020 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 29 | Peru | 194.76 million | 2024 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Ukraine | 186.72 million | 2024 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 31 | South Korea | 185.64 million | 2024 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Ecuador | 180.91 million | 2024 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Canada | 180.64 million | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 34 | South Africa | 176.33 million | 2024 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 35 | United Kingdom | 172.15 million | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 36 | Germany | 167.31 million | 2023 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 37 | Italy | 154.67 million | 2020 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 38 | Myanmar | 153.09 million | 2024 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Cote d'Ivoire | 143.48 million | 2024 | up 131.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Iraq | 140.00 million | 2024 | up 268.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Venezuela | 127.12 million | 2024 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Belarus | 123.79 million | 2024 | up 38.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Argentina | 120.02 million | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 44 | Tunisia | 114.49 million | 2024 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Taiwan | 112.95 million | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Australia | 110.83 million | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 47 | Senegal | 105.49 million | 2024 | up 93.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Ghana | 94.28 million | 2024 | up 37.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Uzbekistan | 90.58 million | 2024 | up 73.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Netherlands | 90.22 million | 2024 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 51 | Romania | 77.27 million | 2023 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 52 | Lebanon | 73.65 million | 2024 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Kenya | 71.22 million | 2024 | up 67.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Chile | 70.59 million | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Uganda | 69.54 million | 2024 | up 114.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Yemen | 68.72 million | 2024 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Mali | 63.33 million | 2024 | up 64.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Kuwait | 59.42 million | 2024 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Laos | 58.63 million | 2024 | up 62.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Nepal | 57.71 million | 2024 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Madagascar | 53.70 million | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 62 | Israel | 53.42 million | 2024 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 63 | Ethiopia | 52.28 million | 2024 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 64 | Sudan | 50.21 million | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 65 | Angola | 49.76 million | 2024 | up 56.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Belgium | 49.20 million | 2023 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 67 | Honduras | 49.04 million | 2024 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Moldova | 48.63 million | 2024 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 69 | Kazakhstan | 47.85 million | 2024 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 70 | Portugal | 47.54 million | 2023 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 71 | Guatemala | 47.16 million | 2024 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Uruguay | 46.95 million | 2024 | up 147.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Cameroon | 45.58 million | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 74 | South Sudan | 43.17 million | 2024 | up 187.8% | rising |
| 75 | Zambia | 41.55 million | 2024 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Trinidad and Tobago | 41.54 million | 2024 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Guyana | 41.50 million | 2024 | up 69.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Jordan | 41.08 million | 2024 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Mozambique | 39.27 million | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 80 | Guinea | 39.25 million | 2024 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Greece | 38.90 million | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 82 | Libya | 38.03 million | 2024 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Burkina Faso | 36.04 million | 2024 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Hungary | 35.57 million | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 85 | Togo | 35.47 million | 2024 | up 98.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Tanzania | 34.81 million | 2024 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 87 | Qatar | 34.19 million | 2024 | up 321.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Panama | 33.73 million | 2024 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Paraguay | 31.12 million | 2024 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 90 | Azerbaijan | 30.85 million | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 91 | Sierra Leone | 28.69 million | 2024 | up 96.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Nicaragua | 28.01 million | 2023 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 93 | United Arab Emirates | 26.39 million | 2024 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Sweden | 25.89 million | 2023 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 95 | Czechia | 25.87 million | 2024 | up 20.5% | falling |
| 96 | New Zealand | 24.92 million | 2024 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Costa Rica | 23.86 million | 2024 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Turkmenistan | 21.98 million | 2024 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 99 | Cambodia | 21.81 million | 2024 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Brunei | 21.61 million | 2024 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Niger | 21.02 million | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 102 | Denmark | 20.92 million | 2024 | up 14.5% | falling |
| 103 | Syria | 20.55 million | 2024 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Malawi | 20.04 million | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 105 | North Korea | 19.64 million | 2024 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 106 | El Salvador | 19.09 million | 2024 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 19.09 million | 2024 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 108 | Benin | 19.05 million | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 109 | Bulgaria | 18.92 million | 2020 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 110 | Austria | 18.74 million | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 111 | Sri Lanka | 18.73 million | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 112 | Zimbabwe | 18.22 million | 2024 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 113 | Norway | 17.07 million | 2024 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Mauritius | 16.62 million | 2024 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Ireland | 16.38 million | 2020 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 116 | Reunion | 14.77 million | 2006 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Finland | 14.72 million | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 118 | Serbia | 14.63 million | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 119 | Jamaica | 14.23 million | 2024 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Afghanistan | 13.48 million | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 121 | Switzerland | 13.27 million | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 122 | Tajikistan | 11.88 million | 2024 | up 126.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.69 million | 2024 | down 43.9% | rising |
| 124 | Croatia | 11.30 million | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 125 | Hong Kong | 11.10 million | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 126 | Lithuania | 10.63 million | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 127 | Slovakia | 9.80 million | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 128 | Liberia | 8.70 million | 2024 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Georgia | 7.87 million | 2024 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 130 | Central African Republic | 6.92 million | 2024 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Haiti | 6.55 million | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 132 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.50 million | 2024 | up 56.3% | falling |
| 133 | Chad | 6.18 million | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 134 | Puerto Rico | 6.17 million | 2024 | down 39.0% | rising |
| 135 | Fiji | 6.08 million | 2024 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Latvia | 6.01 million | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 137 | Palestine | 5.68 million | 2022 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 138 | Cuba | 5.59 million | 2024 | down 82.7% | rising |
| 139 | Barbados | 5.32 million | 2024 | up 44.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Slovenia | 5.12 million | 2024 | up 74.5% | falling |
| 141 | Oman | 5.08 million | 2024 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Suriname | 5.03 million | 2024 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 143 | Albania | 4.93 million | 2024 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Papua New Guinea | 4.84 million | 2024 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Mauritania | 4.81 million | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 146 | Cyprus | 4.67 million | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 147 | Armenia | 4.58 million | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 148 | Namibia | 4.32 million | 2024 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Somalia | 3.93 million | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 150 | Rwanda | 3.73 million | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Gabon | 3.42 million | 2024 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Burundi | 3.37 million | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 153 | Bahamas | 3.29 million | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 154 | Singapore | 3.06 million | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 155 | Congo | 3.03 million | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 156 | North Macedonia | 2.57 million | 2024 | up 32.6% | falling |
| 157 | Estonia | 2.28 million | 2024 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 158 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.12 million | 2024 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 159 | Eswatini | 1.97 million | 2024 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Bahrain | 1.92 million | 2024 | up 71.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Mongolia | 1.83 million | 2024 | up 130.2% | volatile |
| 162 | Belize | 1.79 million | 2024 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 163 | Gambia | 1.31 million | 2024 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Eritrea | 1.16 million | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 165 | Montenegro | 1.07 million | 2024 | up 81.0% | rising |
| 166 | Bhutan | 924,000 | 2024 | up 67.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Macao | 809,000 | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 168 | Botswana | 805,000 | 2024 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Malta | 790,000 | 2023 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 170 | Cape Verde | 681,000 | 2024 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 171 | Kiribati | 671,000 | 2024 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 172 | New Caledonia | 618,000 | 2024 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 173 | East Timor | 571,000 | 2024 | down 33.9% | rising |
| 174 | Comoros | 551,000 | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 175 | Lesotho | 534,000 | 2024 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 176 | Saint Lucia | 479,000 | 2024 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 177 | Samoa | 438,000 | 2024 | down 11.3% | flat |
| 178 | Vanuatu | 436,000 | 2024 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 179 | Equatorial Guinea | 423,000 | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 180 | Grenada | 384,000 | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 181 | French Polynesia | 370,000 | 2024 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 182 | Tonga | 347,000 | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 183 | Seychelles | 267,000 | 2024 | up 105.4% | volatile |
| 184 | Iceland | 261,000 | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 185 | Guadeloupe | 259,000 | 2006 | up 66.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Martinique | 250,000 | 2006 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 187 | Solomon Islands | 248,000 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 188 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 243,000 | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 189 | Sao Tome and Principe | 206,000 | 2024 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 190 | Dominica | 204,000 | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 191 | Micronesia (country) | 193,000 | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 192 | Luxembourg | 186,000 | 2024 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 193 | Antigua and Barbuda | 160,000 | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 194 | French Guiana | 159,000 | 2006 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 195 | Tuvalu | 58,000 | 2024 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 196 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 39,000 | 2024 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 197 | Cook Islands | 36,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 198 | Niue | 19,000 | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 199 | Nauru | 5,000 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |