Number of poultry birds in Sudan
Sudan: Number of poultry birds was 50.21 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of poultry birds in Sudan, 2012–2024
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 Sudan stood at 50.21 million animals.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of poultry birds in Sudan peaked at 52.85 million animals in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45.55 million animals, in 2012.
That places Sudan 64th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Number of poultry birds in Sudan, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 45.55 million animals | — |
| 2013 | 46.12 million animals | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 46.65 million animals | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 47.19 million animals | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 47.88 million animals | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 48.58 million animals | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 49.29 million animals | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 50.02 million animals | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 50.75 million animals | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 51.48 million animals | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 50.26 million animals | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 52.85 million animals | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 50.21 million animals | -5.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 50.21 million animals is above the median for low income countries, which is 20.04 million animals, 2.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 50.21 million animals is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.07 million animals, 2.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 47.66 million animals | 45.55 million animals | 50.02 million animals | 8 |
| 2020s | 51.11 million animals | 50.21 million animals | 52.85 million animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More agriculture & rural data for Sudan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 60.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2936 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 341.88 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6507 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 29.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 29.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 7.8% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of poultry birds in Sudan?
- Number of poultry birds in Sudan was 50.21 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 52.85 million animals in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of poultry birds recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.55 million animals in 2012.
- How does Sudan rank for number of poultry birds?
- Sudan ranks 64th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of poultry birds rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan 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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