Number of poultry birds in Japan
Japan: Number of poultry birds was 315.64 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of poultry birds in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Japan recorded 315.64 million animals for number of poultry birds in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of poultry birds in Japan peaked at 345.38 million animals in 1988 and was at its lowest, 72.23 million animals, in 1961.
That places Japan 14th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 132.21 million animals | 72.23 million animals | 199.73 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 248.20 million animals | 225.06 million animals | 282.51 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 319.33 million animals | 284.68 million animals | 345.38 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 319.05 million animals | 296.25 million animals | 337.87 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 284.35 million animals | 265.20 million animals | 295.80 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 283.22 million animals | 177.61 million animals | 323.15 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 318.69 million animals | 313.73 million animals | 323.03 million animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More agriculture & rural data for Japan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 40.15 billion current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.0% (2024)
- Rural population 9.50 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.9% (2025)
- Rural population 7.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.0% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.0% (2024)
- Land under cereal production 1.84 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of poultry birds in Japan?
- Number of poultry birds in Japan was 315.64 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 345.38 million animals in 1988.
- What is the lowest number of poultry birds recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.23 million animals in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for number of poultry birds?
- Japan ranks 14th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of poultry birds rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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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