Chickens, layers — Stocks by country
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved...
Countries reporting
212
Highest
3.37 billion An
China
Lowest
2,000 An
Tokelau
Median
4.70 million An
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
14,082
What the numbers show
Chickens, layers — Stocks is currently reported for 212 countries. The highest value is 3.37 billion An in China; the lowest is 2,000 An in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.70 million An, and the mean is 62.84 million An.
Over the past decade 143 countries rose and 63 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 670.1%), and the largest decrease in Myanmar (down 68.6%).
Chickens, layers — Stocks: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 3.37 billion An | 2023 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 3.33 billion An | 2023 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 3 | OECD | 1.32 billion An | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 3 | Türkiye | 114.48 million An | 2023 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 4 | India | 669.90 million An | 2023 | up 106.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Viet Nam | 85.42 million An | 2023 | up 62.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Indonesia | 434.75 million An | 2023 | up 81.1% | volatile |
| 6 | USSR | 385.00 million An | 1991 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 6 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 52.55 million An | 2023 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Brazil | 263.46 million An | 2023 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 8 | Mexico | 216.73 million An | 2023 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 8 | United Republic of Tanzania | 33.68 million An | 2023 | up 163.2% | rising |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 204.40 million An | 2023 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 22.61 million An | 2023 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 176.33 million An | 2023 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 10 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 12.17 million An | 2023 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 11 | Philippines | 133.06 million An | 2023 | up 58.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Syrian Arab Republic | 9.97 million An | 2023 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Japan | 128.58 million An | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 12 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 6.64 million An | 2023 | down 55.7% | rising |
| 13 | Nigeria | 126.79 million An | 2023 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Melanesia | 4.45 million An | 2023 | up 65.9% | rising |
| 14 | Pakistan | 120.00 million An | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Republic of Moldova | 3.00 million An | 2023 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 15 | Malaysia | 108.03 million An | 2023 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.87 million An | 2023 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Thailand | 95.94 million An | 2023 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.59 million An | 2023 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 17 | Republic of Korea | 77.20 million An | 2023 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Polynesia | 418,000 An | 2023 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 18 | Ukraine | 72.11 million An | 2023 | down 30.3% | rising |
| 18 | Micronesia | 197,000 An | 2023 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 19 | France | 62.90 million An | 2023 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 19 | Timor-Leste | 138,000 An | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 20 | Colombia | 61.65 million An | 2023 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 93,000 An | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 21 | Spain | 56.86 million An | 2020 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 22 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 56.10 million An | 2023 | up 19.3% | flat |
| 23 | Argentina | 51.62 million An | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 24 | Germany | 50.30 million An | 2023 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 25 | Poland | 49.03 million An | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 26 | Italy | 46.84 million An | 2020 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 27 | Egypt | 45.00 million An | 2023 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 42.86 million An | 2023 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 29 | Angola | 40.49 million An | 2023 | up 670.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Caribbean | 32.19 million An | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 30 | Romania | 38.53 million An | 2023 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 31 | Uzbekistan | 38.31 million An | 2023 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Yugoslav SFR | 37.84 million An | 1991 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 32 | Côte d'Ivoire | 5.47 million An | 2023 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 33 | South Africa | 36.22 million An | 2023 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Cabo Verde | 342,000 An | 2023 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Canada | 35.61 million An | 2023 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 35 | China, Taiwan Province of | 35.23 million An | 2023 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Ethiopia PDR | 34.50 million An | 1992 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 37 | Saudi Arabia | 31.82 million An | 2023 | up 38.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Peru | 28.26 million An | 2023 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Tunisia | 26.24 million An | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 40 | Algeria | 23.34 million An | 2023 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Czechoslovakia | 23.04 million An | 1992 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 42 | Australia and New Zealand | 20.54 million An | 2023 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 43 | Morocco | 20.00 million An | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 44 | Myanmar | 19.76 million An | 2023 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Ghana | 19.16 million An | 2023 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Guatemala | 18.87 million An | 2023 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Belarus | 18.75 million An | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 48 | Kazakhstan | 18.52 million An | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 49 | Kenya | 17.91 million An | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 50 | Benin | 17.64 million An | 2023 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Ecuador | 17.52 million An | 2023 | up 83.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Australia | 16.52 million An | 2023 | up 13.0% | flat |
| 53 | Dominican Republic | 16.25 million An | 2023 | up 132.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Belgium | 16.25 million An | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 55 | Burkina Faso | 14.99 million An | 2023 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Azerbaijan | 14.12 million An | 2023 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Cameroon | 13.06 million An | 2023 | up 56.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Nepal | 12.72 million An | 2023 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Chile | 12.55 million An | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 60 | Serbia and Montenegro | 12.15 million An | 2005 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 61 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 12.05 million An | 1999 | up 37.8% | falling |
| 62 | Zambia | 11.25 million An | 2023 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 63 | South Sudan | 11.09 million An | 2023 | up 125.1% | rising |
| 64 | Hungary | 10.60 million An | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 65 | Ethiopia | 10.55 million An | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 66 | Israel | 10.35 million An | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 67 | Afghanistan | 10.28 million An | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 68 | Senegal | 10.26 million An | 2023 | up 46.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Libya | 9.95 million An | 2023 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Cuba | 9.79 million An | 2023 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 71 | Sudan | 9.76 million An | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 72 | Yemen | 9.52 million An | 2023 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Kuwait | 9.45 million An | 2023 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Sweden | 9.43 million An | 2019 | up 79.2% | rising |
| 75 | Paraguay | 9.38 million An | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 76 | Turkmenistan | 9.33 million An | 2023 | up 121.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Mali | 8.50 million An | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 78 | Uganda | 8.18 million An | 2023 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 79 | Greece | 7.86 million An | 2018 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 80 | Guinea | 7.80 million An | 2023 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Serbia | 7.74 million An | 2023 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 82 | Austria | 7.39 million An | 2020 | up 29.1% | falling |
| 83 | Portugal | 7.35 million An | 2020 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 84 | Sudan (former) | 7.00 million An | 2011 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 85 | Denmark | 6.92 million An | 2023 | up 49.0% | falling |
| 86 | El Salvador | 6.75 million An | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 87 | Bulgaria | 6.61 million An | 2020 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 88 | Zimbabwe | 6.49 million An | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 89 | Sri Lanka | 5.80 million An | 2023 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.55 million An | 2023 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 91 | Malawi | 5.42 million An | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 92 | Cambodia | 5.04 million An | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 93 | Sierra Leone | 5.04 million An | 2023 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Nicaragua | 4.92 million An | 2023 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 95 | Albania | 4.86 million An | 2023 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 96 | United Arab Emirates | 4.72 million An | 2023 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Czechia | 4.69 million An | 2023 | up 17.1% | falling |
| 98 | Norway | 4.56 million An | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 99 | Honduras | 4.50 million An | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 100 | Tajikistan | 4.44 million An | 2023 | up 61.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Togo | 4.17 million An | 2023 | up 119.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Ireland | 4.08 million An | 2020 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 103 | Finland | 4.06 million An | 2023 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 104 | New Zealand | 4.02 million An | 2023 | up 25.8% | falling |
| 105 | Iraq | 3.94 million An | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 106 | Madagascar | 3.89 million An | 2023 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 107 | Niger | 3.88 million An | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 108 | Switzerland | 3.84 million An | 2023 | up 48.4% | falling |
| 109 | Lithuania | 3.74 million An | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 110 | Jordan | 3.73 million An | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Lebanon | 3.63 million An | 2023 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 112 | Mozambique | 3.46 million An | 2023 | up 124.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Latvia | 3.38 million An | 2023 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 114 | Costa Rica | 3.32 million An | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 115 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.31 million An | 2023 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 116 | Georgia | 3.00 million An | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 117 | Singapore | 2.88 million An | 2023 | up 20.1% | falling |
| 118 | Uruguay | 2.88 million An | 2023 | down 54.3% | rising |
| 119 | Slovakia | 2.78 million An | 2023 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 120 | Croatia | 2.76 million An | 2023 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 121 | Armenia | 2.67 million An | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 122 | Fiji | 2.31 million An | 2023 | up 284.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Panama | 2.24 million An | 2023 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 124 | Palestine | 2.20 million An | 2023 | up 23.7% | flat |
| 125 | Slovenia | 1.76 million An | 2023 | up 27.3% | falling |
| 126 | Mauritania | 1.75 million An | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 127 | Papua New Guinea | 1.71 million An | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 128 | Oman | 1.54 million An | 2023 | up 80.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.44 million An | 2023 | up 60.1% | falling |
| 130 | Rwanda | 1.35 million An | 2023 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.35 million An | 2023 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Mauritius | 1.34 million An | 2023 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 133 | North Macedonia | 1.30 million An | 2023 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 134 | Mongolia | 1.26 million An | 2023 | up 169.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Puerto Rico | 1.24 million An | 2023 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 136 | Liberia | 1.24 million An | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 137 | Chad | 1.18 million An | 2023 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 138 | Suriname | 1.11 million An | 2023 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 139 | Barbados | 1.05 million An | 2023 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Jamaica | 1.05 million An | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 141 | Qatar | 940,000 An | 2023 | up 161.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Namibia | 834,000 An | 2023 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Somalia | 833,000 An | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 144 | Montenegro | 810,000 An | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 145 | Cyprus | 760,000 An | 2020 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 146 | Burundi | 704,000 An | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 147 | Belize | 698,000 An | 2023 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Botswana | 688,000 An | 2023 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 149 | Gabon | 681,000 An | 2023 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Estonia | 663,000 An | 2023 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 151 | Bhutan | 652,000 An | 2023 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Central African Republic | 593,000 An | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 153 | Eritrea | 575,000 An | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 154 | Congo | 534,000 An | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 154 | Haiti | 534,000 An | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 156 | Réunion | 508,000 An | 2006 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 157 | Guyana | 392,000 An | 2023 | up 111.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Malta | 339,000 An | 2020 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 159 | Grenada | 330,000 An | 2023 | up 118.5% | rising |
| 160 | Guinea-Bissau | 312,000 An | 2023 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Lesotho | 272,000 An | 2023 | down 22.3% | rising |
| 162 | Bahrain | 250,000 An | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 163 | French Polynesia | 243,000 An | 2023 | up 62.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Gambia | 229,000 An | 2023 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 165 | Eswatini | 204,000 An | 2023 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 166 | Comoros | 202,000 An | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 167 | Iceland | 184,000 An | 2023 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 168 | Luxembourg | 158,647 An | 2022 | up 70.6% | rising |
| 169 | New Caledonia | 154,000 An | 2023 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 170 | Seychelles | 150,000 An | 2023 | up 76.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Guadeloupe | 148,000 An | 2006 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 172 | Vanuatu | 146,000 An | 2023 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 173 | Solomon Islands | 132,000 An | 2023 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 174 | Antigua and Barbuda | 120,000 An | 2023 | up 106.9% | volatile |
| 175 | Bahamas | 117,000 An | 2023 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 176 | China, Macao SAR | 110,000 An | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 177 | Kiribati | 102,000 An | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 178 | Martinique | 95,000 An | 2006 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 179 | French Guiana | 90,000 An | 2006 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 180 | Saint Lucia | 89,000 An | 2023 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 181 | Tonga | 79,000 An | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 182 | Samoa | 74,000 An | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 183 | Dominica | 71,000 An | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 184 | Sao Tome and Principe | 60,000 An | 2023 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Equatorial Guinea | 54,000 An | 2023 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 186 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 53,000 An | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 187 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 48,000 An | 2023 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 188 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 30,000 An | 2023 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 189 | Tuvalu | 11,000 An | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 190 | Cook Islands | 6,000 An | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 191 | Niue | 3,000 An | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 192 | Nauru | 2,000 An | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 192 | Tokelau | 2,000 An | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 8.30 billion An
- Asia 5.85 billion An
- Non-Annex I countries 6.98 billion An
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 487.44 million An
- Eastern Asia 3.58 billion An
- Annex I countries 1.32 billion An
- Americas 1.19 billion An
- Middle Africa 59.23 million An
- Southern Asia 1.08 billion An
- South-Eastern Asia 889.25 million An
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 44.87 million An
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 819.37 million An
- Latin America and the Caribbean 773.80 million An
- Europe 654.11 million An
- Africa 576.39 million An
- South America 483.59 million An
- Sub-Saharan Africa 442.10 million An
- Northern America 417.95 million An
- United States of America 382.34 million An
- Eastern Europe 375.83 million An
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 311.09 million An
- European Union (27) 301.23 million An
- Central America 258.03 million An
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 242.34 million An
- Western Africa 227.56 million An
- Western Asia 226.32 million An
- Western Europe 176.15 million An
- Northern Africa 134.29 million An
- Eastern Africa 117.08 million An
- Northern Europe 79.61 million An
- Central Asia 76.15 million An
- Southern Africa 38.22 million An
- Oceania 25.60 million An
- Southern Europe 22.52 million An
About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).