Number of poultry birds in Romania
Romania: Number of poultry birds was 77.27 million animals in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of poultry birds in Romania, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Romania recorded 77.27 million animals for number of poultry birds in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of poultry birds in Romania peaked at 138.66 million animals in 1989 and was at its lowest, 34.15 million animals, in 1963.
Romania ranks 50th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.17 million animals | 34.15 million animals | 47.62 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 73.48 million animals | 53.89 million animals | 99.72 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 121.68 million animals | 95.42 million animals | 138.66 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.81 million animals | 71.72 million animals | 126.83 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.11 million animals | 73.99 million animals | 92.21 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.52 million animals | 77.92 million animals | 89.44 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.68 million animals | 77.06 million animals | 82.41 million animals | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Romania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 12.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.0% (2025)
- Rural population 9.10 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 47.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 5.17 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of poultry birds in Romania?
- Number of poultry birds in Romania was 77.27 million animals in 2023, 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 138.66 million animals in 1989.
- What is the lowest number of poultry birds recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.15 million animals in 1963.
- How does Romania rank for number of poultry birds?
- Romania ranks 50th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of poultry birds rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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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