Number of poultry birds in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Number of poultry birds was 18.22 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of poultry birds in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024
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 Zimbabwe is 18.22 million animals, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of poultry birds in Zimbabwe peaked at 30.10 million animals in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.52 million animals, in 1961.
That places Zimbabwe 111th 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 | 6.92 million animals | 6.52 million animals | 7.32 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.20 million animals | 7.52 million animals | 8.61 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.56 million animals | 7.13 million animals | 11.05 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.02 million animals | 12.06 million animals | 15.57 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.39 million animals | 17.58 million animals | 30.10 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.99 million animals | 13.42 million animals | 23.48 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.06 million animals | 16.32 million animals | 19.98 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Zimbabwe
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.5% (2025)
- Rural population 10.09 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 59.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.57 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of poultry birds in Zimbabwe?
- Number of poultry birds in Zimbabwe was 18.22 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 30.10 million animals in 2007.
- What is the lowest number of poultry birds recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.52 million animals in 1961.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for number of poultry birds?
- Zimbabwe ranks 111th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of poultry birds rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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