Number of poultry birds in Tanzania
Tanzania: Number of poultry birds was 34.81 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of poultry birds in Tanzania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 34.81 million animals for number of poultry birds in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of poultry birds in Tanzania peaked at 39.47 million animals in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8.40 million animals, in 1961.
Tanzania ranks 85th of 198 countries on this measure, 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 | 10.04 million animals | 8.40 million animals | 11.89 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.16 million animals | 12.82 million animals | 17.20 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.84 million animals | 14.45 million animals | 21.54 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.44 million animals | 21.70 million animals | 29.18 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.45 million animals | 29.05 million animals | 34.32 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.98 million animals | 24.35 million animals | 39.47 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.79 million animals | 30.11 million animals | 35.00 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Tanzania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 22.9% (2025)
- Rural population 44.53 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 63.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 22.9% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 22.9% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 6.52 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of poultry birds in Tanzania?
- Number of poultry birds in Tanzania was 34.81 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 39.47 million animals in 2018.
- What is the lowest number of poultry birds recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.40 million animals in 1961.
- How does Tanzania rank for number of poultry birds?
- Tanzania ranks 85th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of poultry birds rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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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