Number of poultry birds in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Number of poultry birds was 52.28 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
52.28 million animals
Change on year
up 6.5%
World rank
63rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
60.51 million animals
in 2015
All-time low
27.25 million animals
in 1995
Years of data
32
1993–2024
Number of poultry birds in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of poultry birds in Ethiopia is 52.28 million animals, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of poultry birds in Ethiopia peaked at 60.51 million animals in 2015 and was at its lowest, 27.25 million animals, in 1995.
That places Ethiopia 63rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Number of poultry birds in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 27.30 million animals | — |
| 1994 | 27.30 million animals | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 27.25 million animals | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 27.40 million animals | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 30.00 million animals | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 32.98 million animals | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 30.16 million animals | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 28.54 million animals | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 37.76 million animals | +32.3% |
| 2002 | 40.93 million animals | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 38.00 million animals | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 35.66 million animals | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 32.22 million animals | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 34.20 million animals | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 39.51 million animals | +15.5% |
| 2008 | 38.05 million animals | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 42.05 million animals | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 49.29 million animals | +17.2% |
| 2011 | 44.89 million animals | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 50.38 million animals | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 51.35 million animals | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 56.87 million animals | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 60.51 million animals | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 59.49 million animals | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 56.06 million animals | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 59.42 million animals | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 48.96 million animals | -17.6% |
| 2020 | 56.99 million animals | +16.4% |
| 2021 | 53.11 million animals | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 41.35 million animals | -22.1% |
| 2023 | 49.11 million animals | +18.8% |
| 2024 | 52.28 million animals | +6.5% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 52.28 million animals is above the median for low income countries, which is 20.04 million animals, 2.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 52.28 million animals is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.07 million animals, 2.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.91 million animals | 27.25 million animals | 32.98 million animals | 7 |
| 2000s | 36.69 million animals | 28.54 million animals | 42.05 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.72 million animals | 44.89 million animals | 60.51 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.57 million animals | 41.35 million animals | 56.99 million animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More agriculture & rural data for Ethiopia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -20.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3282 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 306.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7589 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of poultry birds in Ethiopia?
- Number of poultry birds in Ethiopia was 52.28 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 60.51 million animals in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of poultry birds recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.25 million animals in 1995.
- How does Ethiopia rank for number of poultry birds?
- Ethiopia ranks 63rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of poultry birds rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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