Chickens number of animals over time (1961–2024)

Follow chickens number of animals for the world’s countries, year by year, from 1961 to 2024.

The country ranked first changed over time: United States in 1961–1983, China in 1984–2024. This is the first place among today’s countries: regions that later split, such as the former Soviet Union, have no values from before the split.
Japan’s chickens number of animals went from 72.2M birds in 1961 to 316M birds in 2024 (up 243M birds).
Japan ranked #9 of 155 countries in 1961 and #14 of 171 in 2024. The number of countries differs between the years, so the ranks are not directly comparable.

Japan and the leading countries

Key years for Japan and the leading countries in 2024
Country	1961	1970	1980	1990	2000	2010	2020	2024
China	530M birds	620M birds	875M birds	2B birds	3.5B birds	5.2B birds	5.2B birds	5.24B birds
Indonesia	60M birds	63.4M birds	149M birds	571M birds	859M birds	1.35B birds	3.57B birds	3.71B birds
Pakistan	11.5M birds	16.8M birds	45.2M birds	79M birds	288M birds	622M birds	1.44B birds	2.06B birds
Brazil	132M birds	200M birds	441M birds	546M birds	843M birds	1.24B birds	1.48B birds	1.58B birds
United States	751M birds	921M birds	1.05B birds	1.33B birds	1.38B birds	1.44B birds	1.54B birds	1.56B birds
Japan	72.2M birds	225M birds	285M birds	338M birds	296M birds	286M birds	319M birds	316M birds
Countries with data	155	155	155	155	181	183	184	171

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2024


Rank	Country	Chickens number of animals

Biggest changes, 1961–2024

Compared among the countries that have data in both 1961 and 2024, ranked by how much the amount grew or shrank (the difference in quantity, not a percentage).

Biggest increases
Country	1961	2024	Change	Rank
China	530M birds	5.24B birds	up 4.71B birds	#2 → #1
Indonesia	60M birds	3.71B birds	up 3.65B birds	#13 → #2
Pakistan	11.5M birds	2.06B birds	up 2.05B birds	#38 → #3
Brazil	132M birds	1.58B birds	up 1.45B birds	#4 → #4
Iran	24.4M birds	1.03B birds	up 1.01B birds	#25 → #6

Biggest decreases
Country	1961	2024	Change	Rank
Denmark	30.6M birds	20.7M birds	down 9.86M birds	#22 → #89
Cuba	7M birds	5.59M birds	down 1.41M birds	#53 → #120

The number of countries differs between the years, so the ranks are not directly comparable.

All countries in key years

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Key years for Japan and the leading countries in 2024
Country	1961	1970	1980	1990	2000	2010	2020	2024
China	530M birds	620M birds	875M birds	2B birds	3.5B birds	5.2B birds	5.2B birds	5.24B birds
Indonesia	60M birds	63.4M birds	149M birds	571M birds	859M birds	1.35B birds	3.57B birds	3.71B birds
Pakistan	11.5M birds	16.8M birds	45.2M birds	79M birds	288M birds	622M birds	1.44B birds	2.06B birds
Brazil	132M birds	200M birds	441M birds	546M birds	843M birds	1.24B birds	1.48B birds	1.58B birds
United States	751M birds	921M birds	1.05B birds	1.33B birds	1.38B birds	1.44B birds	1.54B birds	1.56B birds
Iran	24.4M birds	54M birds	90M birds	160M birds	250M birds	880M birds	994M birds	1.03B birds
India	108M birds	127M birds	187M birds	268M birds	374M birds	663M birds	821M birds	853M birds
Mexico	62.6M birds	140M birds	178M birds	234M birds	367M birds	506M birds	592M birds	627M birds
Russia	–	–	–	–	340M birds	391M birds	497M birds	508M birds
Vietnam	34.7M birds	44.9M birds	45.2M birds	75.2M birds	152M birds	218M birds	410M birds	481M birds
Türkiye	27.2M birds	32.3M birds	53.7M birds	64.1M birds	258M birds	235M birds	379M birds	380M birds
Bangladesh	16M birds	66.2M birds	52.1M birds	91.1M birds	133M birds	228M birds	297M birds	328M birds
Malaysia	21.4M birds	37M birds	50.8M birds	57M birds	124M birds	217M birds	293M birds	326M birds
Japan	72.2M birds	225M birds	285M birds	338M birds	296M birds	286M birds	319M birds	316M birds
Thailand	39.4M birds	58.8M birds	56M birds	108M birds	225M birds	232M birds	281M birds	295M birds
Egypt	21.8M birds	24.5M birds	27.6M birds	37.2M birds	89M birds	104M birds	250M birds	272M birds
Poland	63.5M birds	75M birds	79.3M birds	62.8M birds	48.3M birds	153M birds	196M birds	245M birds
Nigeria	37.4M birds	52.4M birds	79.8M birds	126M birds	113M birds	192M birds	224M birds	242M birds
Bolivia	5.2M birds	10.2M birds	17.9M birds	23.9M birds	77.7M birds	195M birds	222M birds	234M birds
Morocco	13.4M birds	16M birds	24M birds	73M birds	135M birds	170M birds	213M birds	233M birds
France	167M birds	165M birds	176M birds	194M birds	214M birds	232M birds	242M birds	229M birds
Colombia	18M birds	16.7M birds	31M birds	53M birds	105M birds	158M birds	211M birds	216M birds
Saudi Arabia	1.5M birds	3.25M birds	17M birds	76M birds	115M birds	148M birds	204M birds	212M birds
Dominican Republic	6.2M birds	8.8M birds	20.7M birds	32.8M birds	46M birds	178M birds	179M birds	212M birds
Algeria	8M birds	13.8M birds	25M birds	74M birds	110M birds	126M birds	183M birds	204M birds
Philippines	50M birds	57M birds	52.8M birds	82.3M birds	115M birds	159M birds	178M birds	200M birds
Peru	21.7M birds	22M birds	40M birds	62.2M birds	92.6M birds	131M birds	171M birds	195M birds
Ecuador	4.25M birds	6.14M birds	32.6M birds	51.2M birds	130M birds	183M birds	167M birds	180M birds
South Korea	11.2M birds	25.9M birds	40.1M birds	74.5M birds	103M birds	149M birds	179M birds	178M birds
South Africa	18.5M birds	22.5M birds	30M birds	87M birds	126M birds	197M birds	178M birds	175M birds
Ukraine	–	–	–	–	106M birds	173M birds	203M birds	174M birds
Canada	70M birds	95M birds	93.5M birds	111M birds	158M birds	165M birds	170M birds	173M birds
United Kingdom	109M birds	137M birds	116M birds	125M birds	155M birds	152M birds	172M birds	167M birds
Côte d’Ivoire	4.19M birds	5.6M birds	17M birds	24.1M birds	29.2M birds	45.1M birds	89.5M birds	143M birds
Iraq	6.5M birds	11.9M birds	27M birds	80M birds	23M birds	34M birds	78.5M birds	140M birds
Myanmar	7.5M birds	14.4M birds	22.4M birds	23.3M birds	44.8M birds	156M birds	98.1M birds	135M birds
Venezuela	12.3M birds	18.7M birds	44M birds	56.6M birds	120M birds	117M birds	129M birds	126M birds
Belarus	–	–	–	–	26.4M birds	54M birds	104M birds	121M birds
Argentina	41.5M birds	32.5M birds	62M birds	67M birds	109M birds	98M birds	118M birds	114M birds
Australia	19.9M birds	27M birds	46.7M birds	60M birds	84.9M birds	83M birds	101M birds	109M birds
Senegal	1.4M birds	4.84M birds	8.42M birds	13M birds	24.5M birds	40.4M birds	85.2M birds	105M birds
Tunisia	5.1M birds	8.5M birds	24.2M birds	41.1M birds	59.4M birds	80M birds	99.2M birds	102M birds
Ghana	6M birds	10.8M birds	11.5M birds	9.69M birds	20.5M birds	47.8M birds	81.8M birds	94.3M birds
Uzbekistan	–	–	–	–	14.1M birds	32.6M birds	71.2M birds	89.9M birds
Netherlands	49.9M birds	56.2M birds	81.2M birds	92.8M birds	104M birds	101M birds	102M birds	89.2M birds
Lebanon	2.97M birds	5.95M birds	23.2M birds	23M birds	31M birds	49M birds	73.4M birds	73.7M birds
Kenya	8M birds	11.9M birds	16.4M birds	25.2M birds	26.3M birds	30.4M birds	57.2M birds	71.2M birds
Uganda	6.5M birds	8.3M birds	13.2M birds	19M birds	27M birds	34.7M birds	44.2M birds	69.5M birds
Yemen	2.33M birds	2.42M birds	4.24M birds	17.4M birds	29.6M birds	60M birds	67.4M birds	68.7M birds
Mali	10.1M birds	14M birds	12M birds	22M birds	25M birds	36.8M birds	52.1M birds	63.3M birds
Kuwait	2M birds	4.5M birds	9M birds	22.5M birds	26.3M birds	30.6M birds	55.5M birds	59.4M birds
Nepal	4.2M birds	4.8M birds	5.7M birds	13.1M birds	18.6M birds	25.8M birds	82.6M birds	56.9M birds
Laos	5.3M birds	11M birds	4.62M birds	7.88M birds	13.1M birds	25.1M birds	46.6M birds	54.8M birds
Chile	8.95M birds	14.5M birds	26M birds	19.4M birds	38.4M birds	47.5M birds	55.4M birds	52.4M birds
Ethiopia	–	–	–	–	28.5M birds	49.3M birds	57M birds	52.3M birds
Sudan	–	–	–	–	–	–	50.7M birds	50.2M birds
Angola	3.4M birds	4.3M birds	5.4M birds	6.1M birds	6.8M birds	17.1M birds	36.3M birds	49.8M birds
Honduras	2.28M birds	2.9M birds	4.81M birds	10M birds	17.3M birds	43.3M birds	45.9M birds	49M birds
Israel	11M birds	10M birds	26.7M birds	21.4M birds	27.5M birds	42.6M birds	51.1M birds	48.8M birds
Moldova	–	–	–	–	12.5M birds	22.3M birds	42.8M birds	48.5M birds
Guatemala	7.09M birds	9.56M birds	14M birds	14.6M birds	30.9M birds	33M birds	47M birds	47.2M birds
Uruguay	4.84M birds	5.27M birds	5.88M birds	8M birds	13M birds	16.5M birds	44.7M birds	47M birds
Kazakhstan	–	–	–	–	17.9M birds	31M birds	41.7M birds	45.7M birds
Cameroon	2.9M birds	8.5M birds	8M birds	17.6M birds	22M birds	45M birds	20M birds	45.6M birds
Madagascar	10M birds	12.4M birds	11.3M birds	13.4M birds	21.5M birds	26.5M birds	41.2M birds	43.6M birds
South Sudan	–	–	–	–	–	–	35M birds	43.2M birds
Zambia	4.1M birds	8.97M birds	20.6M birds	15.7M birds	29M birds	35M birds	40.6M birds	41.6M birds
Trinidad & Tobago	2.6M birds	5.13M birds	7.4M birds	12.5M birds	19.2M birds	33M birds	39.4M birds	41.5M birds
Guyana	2M birds	6.45M birds	9.4M birds	2.05M birds	10.5M birds	21.4M birds	29.3M birds	41.5M birds
Jordan	1.4M birds	10.6M birds	14M birds	13M birds	23.5M birds	31M birds	36M birds	41.1M birds
Guinea	3.1M birds	3.8M birds	6.1M birds	7.65M birds	11.9M birds	21.2M birds	33.4M birds	39.3M birds
Libya	366K birds	1.26M birds	5.5M birds	16.5M birds	24.8M birds	33M birds	36.6M birds	38M birds
Burkina Faso	8.7M birds	10.4M birds	11M birds	17.2M birds	22.5M birds	39M birds	45.1M birds	36M birds
Togo	1.09M birds	1.99M birds	1.98M birds	6.38M birds	9.13M birds	21.7M birds	28.4M birds	35.5M birds
Qatar	22K birds	60K birds	575K birds	2.63M birds	4.21M birds	7.3M birds	30M birds	34.2M birds
Panama	2.49M birds	2.93M birds	4.8M birds	6.92M birds	14.5M birds	17.3M birds	25.6M birds	33.6M birds
Tanzania	7M birds	10.8M birds	17M birds	20.5M birds	27.8M birds	33.5M birds	28.8M birds	33.5M birds
Paraguay	5.3M birds	6.21M birds	12M birds	17M birds	15.2M birds	16.4M birds	24.8M birds	29.4M birds
Azerbaijan	–	–	–	–	14.2M birds	21.2M birds	30.2M birds	29.4M birds
Hungary	25.5M birds	58.1M birds	61.3M birds	52.8M birds	25.9M birds	32.1M birds	30.9M birds	28.7M birds
Sierra Leone	1.9M birds	2.9M birds	4.05M birds	6M birds	4M birds	9.46M birds	21.1M birds	26.9M birds
United Arab Emirates	40K birds	85K birds	1.95M birds	6.7M birds	12.2M birds	20M birds	24.6M birds	26.4M birds
Czechia	–	–	–	–	29.5M birds	24M birds	21M birds	24.9M birds
New Zealand	4.18M birds	5M birds	6.42M birds	9M birds	13M birds	18.5M birds	24.8M birds	24.6M birds
Costa Rica	2.21M birds	3.92M birds	5.5M birds	9.5M birds	17.1M birds	23.9M birds	24.9M birds	23.9M birds
Turkmenistan	–	–	–	–	5.5M birds	15.9M birds	20.6M birds	21.5M birds
Brunei	151K birds	490K birds	1M birds	2.57M birds	9.62M birds	14.9M birds	19.4M birds	21.4M birds
Niger	4.7M birds	7.76M birds	8.83M birds	10M birds	11.4M birds	17.1M birds	20.7M birds	21M birds
Denmark	30.6M birds	17.8M birds	15.1M birds	15.5M birds	21M birds	18.1M birds	21.3M birds	20.7M birds
Malawi	2.8M birds	7.3M birds	8.6M birds	11.5M birds	14.7M birds	16M birds	19.5M birds	20M birds
Mozambique	4.1M birds	13.9M birds	17M birds	22M birds	23.6M birds	23.9M birds	20.8M birds	19.9M birds
Syria	2.86M birds	3.67M birds	13.8M birds	14.8M birds	21.6M birds	25.4M birds	18.7M birds	19.5M birds
El Salvador	1.85M birds	2.16M birds	5.06M birds	4.95M birds	9.9M birds	15M birds	18.3M birds	19.1M birds
Democratic Republic of the Congo	4.3M birds	9M birds	13.5M birds	27.5M birds	21.6M birds	20.1M birds	18.7M birds	19.1M birds
Benin	5M birds	6.4M birds	11.1M birds	9.58M birds	11.8M birds	16.6M birds	14M birds	19M birds
Sri Lanka	3.84M birds	6.86M birds	6.34M birds	8.8M birds	10.6M birds	14M birds	24.3M birds	18.7M birds
Zimbabwe	6.5M birds	7.5M birds	8.2M birds	12M birds	17.5M birds	23.4M birds	16.2M birds	18.1M birds
Norway	4.89M birds	3.71M birds	3.58M birds	3.76M birds	8.7M birds	11.9M birds	14.2M birds	16.6M birds
Mauritius	390K birds	490K birds	2M birds	4.4M birds	7.7M birds	14.2M birds	16.1M birds	16.6M birds
Finland	6.46M birds	8.55M birds	9.38M birds	5.86M birds	11.4M birds	8.44M birds	12.7M birds	14.4M birds
Serbia	–	–	–	–	–	32.7M birds	14.9M birds	14.4M birds
Jamaica	1.87M birds	3.12M birds	5M birds	7.8M birds	11.7M birds	13.5M birds	13.9M birds	14.2M birds
Afghanistan	4.7M birds	6M birds	6.4M birds	6.6M birds	6.86M birds	12.9M birds	12.9M birds	13.5M birds
Switzerland	5.98M birds	5.92M birds	6.15M birds	5.96M birds	6.79M birds	8.94M birds	12.4M birds	13.2M birds
Cambodia	2.16M birds	3.9M birds	2.44M birds	8.16M birds	15.2M birds	17.4M birds	13.4M birds	13M birds
North Korea	11.5M birds	14.5M birds	18M birds	21M birds	15.7M birds	16.6M birds	16.7M birds	12M birds
Tajikistan	–	–	–	–	770K birds	3.94M birds	9.78M birds	11.9M birds
Bosnia & Herzegovina	–	–	–	–	9.4M birds	21M birds	16.7M birds	11.5M birds
Croatia	–	–	–	–	7.05M birds	5.04M birds	12.5M birds	10.9M birds
Lithuania	–	–	–	–	6.21M birds	9.03M birds	9.85M birds	10.5M birds
Slovakia	–	–	–	–	11.8M birds	13.2M birds	13.2M birds	9.59M birds
Liberia	1.2M birds	1.65M birds	2.4M birds	3.8M birds	4M birds	6.8M birds	8.17M birds	8.37M birds
Georgia	–	–	–	–	8M birds	6.19M birds	9.3M birds	7.48M birds
Central African Republic	750K birds	1.07M birds	1.55M birds	2.77M birds	4.21M birds	6.38M birds	6.89M birds	6.91M birds
Chad	2.5M birds	2.9M birds	3.2M birds	4M birds	4.9M birds	5.55M birds	6.02M birds	6.18M birds
Kyrgyzstan	–	–	–	–	2.66M birds	4.42M birds	4.67M birds	6.17M birds
Latvia	–	–	–	–	3.24M birds	4.83M birds	5.64M birds	5.99M birds
Haiti	2.55M birds	3.6M birds	5M birds	5M birds	5.5M birds	5.6M birds	5.89M birds	5.98M birds
Fiji	180K birds	400K birds	1.2M birds	2.6M birds	4M birds	4.7M birds	5.53M birds	5.88M birds
Cuba	7M birds	13.5M birds	24.9M birds	27.9M birds	28.3M birds	31M birds	30.2M birds	5.59M birds
Barbados	313K birds	340K birds	1.7M birds	2.9M birds	3.46M birds	3.6M birds	5.32M birds	5.24M birds
Oman	300K birds	470K birds	462K birds	2.5M birds	3.4M birds	4.39M birds	4.83M birds	5.08M birds
Slovenia	–	–	–	–	4.26M birds	2.95M birds	5.77M birds	5.05M birds
Mauritania	1.8M birds	2.5M birds	3.1M birds	3.8M birds	4.1M birds	4.3M birds	4.72M birds	4.81M birds
Papua New Guinea	730K birds	895K birds	1.6M birds	2.9M birds	3.7M birds	4M birds	4.69M birds	4.8M birds
Albania	1.58M birds	2.17M birds	3.49M birds	5.26M birds	4.09M birds	5.25M birds	6.77M birds	4.56M birds
Suriname	3M birds	3.61M birds	4.5M birds	8.96M birds	3.4M birds	6.15M birds	5.77M birds	4.52M birds
Armenia	–	–	–	–	4.1M birds	3.91M birds	4.4M birds	4.43M birds
Namibia	149K birds	700K birds	1.2M birds	1.7M birds	3.6M birds	5.1M birds	4.29M birds	4.18M birds
Somalia	1.4M birds	2M birds	2.9M birds	3.1M birds	3.2M birds	3.4M birds	3.85M birds	3.93M birds
Rwanda	370K birds	511K birds	1.05M birds	1.23M birds	1.28M birds	3.54M birds	4.29M birds	3.7M birds
Gabon	270K birds	332K birds	1.6M birds	2.2M birds	3.2M birds	3.1M birds	3.32M birds	3.42M birds
Burundi	1.1M birds	2.1M birds	3.1M birds	4.4M birds	2.14M birds	1.72M birds	4.77M birds	3.37M birds
Bahamas	550K birds	620K birds	1.15M birds	1.9M birds	2.35M birds	3M birds	3.31M birds	3.29M birds
Singapore	2M birds	3.1M birds	4.8M birds	2.1M birds	2M birds	3.3M birds	3.27M birds	3.06M birds
Republic of the Congo	600K birds	575K birds	1.1M birds	1.6M birds	1.9M birds	2.6M birds	2.96M birds	3.03M birds
North Macedonia	–	–	–	–	3.35M birds	2M birds	1.64M birds	2.57M birds
Estonia	–	–	–	–	2.41M birds	1.77M birds	2.06M birds	2.27M birds
Guinea-Bissau	200K birds	280K birds	420K birds	800K birds	1.3M birds	1.6M birds	2.09M birds	2.12M birds
Eswatini	304K birds	359K birds	567K birds	1.11M birds	1.26M birds	1.95M birds	1.72M birds	1.97M birds
Bahrain	80K birds	110K birds	350K birds	570K birds	679K birds	780K birds	1.5M birds	1.92M birds
Mongolia	104K birds	100K birds	300K birds	370K birds	89K birds	426K birds	985K birds	1.83M birds
Belize	158K birds	250K birds	390K birds	1.1M birds	950K birds	1.53M birds	1.67M birds	1.72M birds
Gambia	190K birds	245K birds	275K birds	557K birds	630K birds	850K birds	982K birds	1.31M birds
Eritrea	–	–	–	–	1.2M birds	1.25M birds	1.28M birds	1.16M birds
Montenegro	–	–	–	–	–	520K birds	587K birds	1.07M birds
Bhutan	73K birds	90K birds	148K birds	219K birds	231K birds	349K birds	1.38M birds	924K birds
Botswana	213K birds	430K birds	833K birds	2.13M birds	1.52M birds	1.76M birds	857K birds	805K birds
Cape Verde	41K birds	53K birds	250K birds	504K birds	480K birds	618K birds	650K birds	681K birds
Kiribati	100K birds	128K birds	166K birds	259K birds	365K birds	580K birds	655K birds	671K birds
Timor-Leste	500K birds	650K birds	680K birds	766K birds	1M birds	702K birds	971K birds	571K birds
Comoros	190K birds	225K birds	280K birds	392K birds	490K birds	550K birds	543K birds	551K birds
Lesotho	635K birds	841K birds	730K birds	1M birds	1M birds	502K birds	490K birds	534K birds
St. Lucia	44K birds	75K birds	189K birds	220K birds	220K birds	450K birds	467K birds	479K birds
Samoa	450K birds	480K birds	450K birds	350K birds	440K birds	460K birds	431K birds	438K birds
Vanuatu	90K birds	170K birds	270K birds	300K birds	340K birds	600K birds	503K birds	436K birds
Equatorial Guinea	60K birds	90K birds	130K birds	233K birds	310K birds	340K birds	375K birds	385K birds
Grenada	153K birds	220K birds	270K birds	260K birds	320K birds	450K birds	383K birds	384K birds
Tonga	49K birds	80K birds	146K birds	200K birds	300K birds	330K birds	339K birds	347K birds
Seychelles	45K birds	65K birds	177K birds	270K birds	550K birds	310K birds	160K birds	262K birds
Solomon Islands	98K birds	115K birds	143K birds	145K birds	190K birds	240K birds	245K birds	248K birds
St. Vincent & Grenadines	30K birds	100K birds	150K birds	200K birds	200K birds	260K birds	247K birds	243K birds
Iceland	96K birds	136K birds	394K birds	506K birds	210K birds	218K birds	222K birds	230K birds
Dominica	52K birds	79K birds	108K birds	133K birds	190K birds	190K birds	201K birds	204K birds
Micronesia	–	–	–	–	185K birds	185K birds	192K birds	193K birds
Luxembourg	–	–	–	–	72K birds	90K birds	136K birds	186K birds
São Tomé & Príncipe	34K birds	53K birds	90K birds	103K birds	350K birds	230K birds	293K birds	168K birds
Antigua & Barbuda	43K birds	50K birds	66K birds	90K birds	110K birds	150K birds	156K birds	160K birds
Tuvalu	10K birds	10K birds	13K birds	27K birds	40K birds	49K birds	56K birds	58K birds
St. Kitts & Nevis	47K birds	64K birds	78K birds	56K birds	60K birds	80K birds	10K birds	39K birds
Nauru	2K birds	2K birds	3K birds	5K birds	5K birds	5K birds	5K birds	5K birds
Austria	9.79M birds	11.5M birds	14.5M birds	14.1M birds	13.8M birds	15.7M birds	16.9M birds	–
Belgium	–	–	–	–	39.7M birds	34.4M birds	53.4M birds	–
Bulgaria	22.2M birds	27.3M birds	39.2M birds	35M birds	13.3M birds	16M birds	17.2M birds	–
Cyprus	1.4M birds	3.42M birds	2.2M birds	2.48M birds	3.6M birds	2.98M birds	4.66M birds	–
Germany	96.9M birds	139M birds	136M birds	121M birds	108M birds	114M birds	159M birds	–
Spain	34.2M birds	45.2M birds	107M birds	109M birds	171M birds	178M birds	193M birds	–
Greece	14.3M birds	22.5M birds	29.4M birds	27.6M birds	30.3M birds	27.8M birds	34M birds	–
Ireland	7.26M birds	7.89M birds	8.57M birds	8.19M birds	12.7M birds	13.8M birds	15.2M birds	–
Italy	90M birds	112M birds	140M birds	149M birds	100M birds	130M birds	143M birds	–
Malta	505K birds	989K birds	1.1M birds	850K birds	820K birds	970K birds	884K birds	–
Nicaragua	1.98M birds	3M birds	4.7M birds	3.88M birds	13.4M birds	19M birds	26.1M birds	–
Portugal	8.5M birds	13.6M birds	19M birds	20M birds	32.4M birds	32.2M birds	49.3M birds	–
Romania	38M birds	46.2M birds	87.5M birds	114M birds	69.1M birds	83.8M birds	73.9M birds	–
Sweden	11.7M birds	11.8M birds	13.2M birds	11.3M birds	14.8M birds	22.3M birds	–	–
Countries with data	155	155	155	155	181	183	184	171

Notes on reading this history

Yearly values come from the same statistics of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAOSTAT). The number of countries with data differs by year, so each year’s ranks are given only among the countries that have data that year. Countries that produce none (zero) are not ranked. Weather and harvests make the yearly values go up and down. The “latest value” on the ranking page uses each country’s latest year, so it does not always match the ranks for a single year.

Regions that later split into several countries, such as the former Soviet Union, have a value for each new country only from the year it split. So older years have fewer countries with data, and values from before a split cannot be compared country by country with today’s countries. See the “Countries with data” row in the table.

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 04 November 2026. https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL Licence: CC-BY-4.0. Processed by this site. fao.org/faostat

FAOSTAT data last updated: 2025-12-31