Number of poultry birds in Argentina
Argentina: Number of poultry birds was 120.02 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of poultry birds in Argentina, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 120.02 million animals for number of poultry birds in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of poultry birds in Argentina peaked at 124.12 million animals in 2020 and was at its lowest, 32.20 million animals, in 1967.
That places Argentina 42nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.51 million animals | 32.20 million animals | 43.51 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 35.56 million animals | 33.48 million animals | 38.69 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.72 million animals | 64.88 million animals | 85.39 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.64 million animals | 71.71 million animals | 112.23 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 102.51 million animals | 91.33 million animals | 115.23 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 115.29 million animals | 103.66 million animals | 124.10 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 121.24 million animals | 119.10 million animals | 124.12 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Argentina
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 37.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.5% (2025)
- Rural population 3.51 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 7.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 17.66 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of poultry birds in Argentina?
- Number of poultry birds in Argentina was 120.02 million animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of poultry birds recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 124.12 million animals in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of poultry birds recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.20 million animals in 1967.
- How does Argentina rank for number of poultry birds?
- Argentina ranks 42nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of poultry birds rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of poultry birds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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