Number of poultry birds in Mozambique
Mozambique: Number of poultry birds was 39.27 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of poultry birds in Mozambique, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
In 2024, number of poultry birds in Mozambique stood at 39.27 million animals.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of poultry birds in Mozambique peaked at 45.56 million animals in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.50 million animals, in 1961.
That places Mozambique 78th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 7.38 million animals | 4.50 million animals | 12.79 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.86 million animals | 14.28 million animals | 16.55 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.86 million animals | 17.56 million animals | 22.14 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.56 million animals | 22.14 million animals | 32.25 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.14 million animals | 18.20 million animals | 38.30 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.10 million animals | 31.27 million animals | 41.71 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.30 million animals | 38.95 million animals | 45.56 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Mozambique
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 25.6% (2025)
- Rural population 22.37 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 62.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.42 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of poultry birds in Mozambique?
- Number of poultry birds in Mozambique was 39.27 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 45.56 million animals in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of poultry birds recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.50 million animals in 1961.
- How does Mozambique rank for number of poultry birds?
- Mozambique ranks 78th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of poultry birds rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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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