Number of poultry birds in Israel
Israel: Number of poultry birds was 53.42 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of poultry birds in Israel, 1961–2024
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 Israel is 53.42 million animals, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of poultry birds in Israel peaked at 55.30 million animals in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.42 million animals, in 1969.
Israel ranks 61st of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.87 million animals | 11.42 million animals | 12.40 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.83 million animals | 11.60 million animals | 30.35 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.18 million animals | 26.34 million animals | 36.05 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.92 million animals | 24.48 million animals | 33.84 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.53 million animals | 33.61 million animals | 45.69 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.62 million animals | 42.21 million animals | 52.97 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.80 million animals | 51.23 million animals | 55.30 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Israel
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.97 billion current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.3% (2024)
- Rural population 852,511 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 8.4% (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 1.3% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.3% (2024)
- Land under cereal production 91,082 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of poultry birds in Israel?
- Number of poultry birds in Israel was 53.42 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 55.30 million animals in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of poultry birds recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.42 million animals in 1969.
- How does Israel rank for number of poultry birds?
- Israel ranks 61st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of poultry birds rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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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