Number of poultry birds in Moldova
Moldova: Number of poultry birds was 48.63 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of poultry birds in Moldova, 1992–2024
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 Moldova is 48.63 million animals, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of poultry birds in Moldova peaked at 48.63 million animals in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.42 million animals, in 1997.
Moldova ranks 67th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.95 million animals | 11.42 million animals | 23.69 million animals | 8 |
| 2000s | 16.82 million animals | 12.57 million animals | 22.53 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.21 million animals | 22.46 million animals | 42.00 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.52 million animals | 43.00 million animals | 48.63 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Moldova
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.4% (2025)
- Rural population 1.33 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.1% (2025)
- Rural population 56.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.4% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.4% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 925,199 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of poultry birds in Moldova?
- Number of poultry birds in Moldova was 48.63 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 48.63 million animals in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of poultry birds recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.42 million animals in 1997.
- How does Moldova rank for number of poultry birds?
- Moldova ranks 67th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of poultry birds rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova 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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