Chickens — 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
5.33 billion An
China
Lowest
5,000 An
Tokelau
Median
21.28 million An
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
14,071
What the numbers show
Chickens — Stocks is currently reported for 212 countries. The highest value is 5.33 billion An in China; the lowest is 5,000 An in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 21.28 million An, and the mean is 176.30 million An.
Over the past decade 167 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 272.5%), and the largest decrease in Bosnia and Herzegovina (down 61.7%).
Chickens — Stocks: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 5.33 billion An | 2023 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 5.22 billion An | 2023 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 3 | OECD | 4.44 billion An | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 3 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1.02 billion An | 2023 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Indonesia | 3.70 billion An | 2023 | up 106.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Viet Nam | 457.22 million An | 2023 | up 95.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Pakistan | 1.89 billion An | 2023 | up 140.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Brazil | 1.58 billion An | 2023 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Türkiye | 368.62 million An | 2023 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 7 | USSR | 1.12 billion An | 1991 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 7 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 223.24 million An | 2023 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 8 | India | 845.00 million An | 2023 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Mexico | 621.07 million An | 2023 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 133.20 million An | 2023 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 499.22 million An | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 10 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 52.23 million An | 2023 | up 70.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 319.69 million An | 2023 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Republic of Moldova | 50.70 million An | 2023 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 12 | Japan | 313.73 million An | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 12 | United Republic of Tanzania | 40.64 million An | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 13 | Malaysia | 313.10 million An | 2023 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 19.00 million An | 2023 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 14 | Thailand | 288.76 million An | 2023 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Syrian Arab Republic | 15.49 million An | 2023 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Egypt | 273.33 million An | 2023 | up 95.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Melanesia | 11.71 million An | 2023 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Dominican Republic | 239.64 million An | 2023 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 6.64 million An | 2023 | down 56.6% | flat |
| 17 | Nigeria | 227.84 million An | 2023 | up 69.0% | rising |
| 17 | Polynesia | 1.21 million An | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 18 | Morocco | 224.29 million An | 2023 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Micronesia | 856,000 An | 2023 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 19 | France | 220.79 million An | 2023 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 19 | Timor-Leste | 800,000 An | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | 214.33 million An | 2023 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 192,000 An | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 21 | Colombia | 208.33 million An | 2023 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Algeria | 200.03 million An | 2023 | up 53.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Poland | 195.15 million An | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 24 | Spain | 193.48 million An | 2020 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 25 | Peru | 191.70 million An | 2023 | up 39.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Caribbean | 344.81 million An | 2023 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Philippines | 191.20 million An | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 27 | Republic of Korea | 182.13 million An | 2023 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Ecuador | 173.78 million An | 2023 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Canada | 171.49 million An | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 30 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 170.23 million An | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 31 | Ukraine | 165.47 million An | 2023 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 31 | Côte d'Ivoire | 138.54 million An | 2023 | up 137.3% | volatile |
| 32 | South Africa | 163.22 million An | 2023 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Germany | 156.30 million An | 2023 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 33 | Cabo Verde | 671,000 An | 2023 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Iraq | 144.99 million An | 2023 | up 183.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Italy | 142.50 million An | 2020 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 36 | Myanmar | 135.00 million An | 2023 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Australia and New Zealand | 133.79 million An | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 38 | Belarus | 119.66 million An | 2023 | up 49.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Argentina | 113.42 million An | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 40 | Australia | 108.52 million An | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 41 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 105.18 million An | 2017 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 42 | China, Taiwan Province of | 102.72 million An | 2023 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Senegal | 102.37 million An | 2023 | up 109.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Tunisia | 99.64 million An | 2023 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Ghana | 93.67 million An | 2023 | up 47.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Uzbekistan | 89.95 million An | 2023 | up 92.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Romania | 77.75 million An | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 48 | Yugoslav SFR | 70.63 million An | 1991 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 49 | Yemen | 69.60 million An | 2023 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Lebanon | 68.50 million An | 2023 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Kenya | 67.04 million An | 2023 | up 68.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Nepal | 65.20 million An | 2023 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Mali | 60.31 million An | 2023 | up 63.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Kuwait | 60.23 million An | 2023 | up 37.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Ethiopia PDR | 58.50 million An | 1992 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 56 | Ethiopia | 54.97 million An | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 57 | Chile | 52.34 million An | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 58 | Sudan | 50.34 million An | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 59 | Uruguay | 49.43 million An | 2023 | up 147.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Portugal | 49.31 million An | 2020 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 61 | Belgium | 48.75 million An | 2023 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 62 | Uganda | 48.66 million An | 2023 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 48.63 million An | 1999 | up 58.4% | rising |
| 64 | Israel | 48.51 million An | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 65 | Angola | 48.03 million An | 2023 | up 76.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Honduras | 47.90 million An | 2023 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Cameroon | 47.69 million An | 2023 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Guatemala | 47.22 million An | 2023 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Madagascar | 45.08 million An | 2023 | up 67.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Sudan (former) | 45.00 million An | 2011 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 71 | Kazakhstan | 44.17 million An | 2023 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 72 | Czechoslovakia | 43.46 million An | 1992 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 73 | Jordan | 42.41 million An | 2023 | up 41.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Zambia | 41.29 million An | 2023 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Guinea | 41.16 million An | 2023 | up 62.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Trinidad and Tobago | 40.64 million An | 2023 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Libya | 37.90 million An | 2023 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Greece | 37.30 million An | 2018 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 79 | Togo | 35.92 million An | 2023 | up 43.7% | volatile |
| 80 | South Sudan | 35.56 million An | 2023 | up 137.0% | rising |
| 81 | Burkina Faso | 32.98 million An | 2023 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Guyana | 32.09 million An | 2023 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Qatar | 32.04 million An | 2023 | up 272.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Sweden | 31.76 million An | 2018 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 85 | Cuba | 30.24 million An | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 86 | Panama | 30.10 million An | 2023 | up 51.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Hungary | 29.12 million An | 2023 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 88 | Azerbaijan | 28.70 million An | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 89 | Nicaragua | 28.34 million An | 2023 | up 34.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Costa Rica | 26.74 million An | 2023 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 91 | United Arab Emirates | 26.12 million An | 2023 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Paraguay | 25.47 million An | 2023 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 93 | New Zealand | 25.27 million An | 2023 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Sierra Leone | 22.90 million An | 2023 | up 81.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Czechia | 21.96 million An | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 96 | Turkmenistan | 21.43 million An | 2023 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 97 | Brunei Darussalam | 21.13 million An | 2023 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Niger | 20.95 million An | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 99 | Denmark | 20.16 million An | 2023 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 100 | Mozambique | 19.88 million An | 2023 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 101 | Malawi | 19.74 million An | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 102 | El Salvador | 18.77 million An | 2023 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Finland | 18.70 million An | 2023 | up 72.9% | rising |
| 104 | Sri Lanka | 18.07 million An | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 105 | Benin | 17.64 million An | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 106 | Zimbabwe | 17.51 million An | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 107 | Bulgaria | 17.18 million An | 2020 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 108 | Mauritius | 16.76 million An | 2023 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Austria | 16.74 million An | 2017 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 110 | Norway | 16.48 million An | 2023 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Ireland | 15.24 million An | 2020 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 112 | Serbia and Montenegro | 14.82 million An | 2005 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 113 | Jamaica | 14.13 million An | 2023 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Réunion | 14.00 million An | 2006 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Serbia | 13.91 million An | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 116 | Afghanistan | 13.36 million An | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 117 | Switzerland | 13.15 million An | 2023 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 118 | Cambodia | 12.82 million An | 2023 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Tajikistan | 11.51 million An | 2023 | up 129.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Croatia | 10.34 million An | 2023 | up 150.7% | rising |
| 121 | Lithuania | 9.73 million An | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 122 | Slovakia | 9.40 million An | 2023 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 123 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.38 million An | 2023 | down 61.7% | rising |
| 124 | Georgia | 8.81 million An | 2023 | up 53.0% | falling |
| 125 | Liberia | 8.55 million An | 2023 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Central African Republic | 7.05 million An | 2023 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Chad | 6.16 million An | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 128 | Haiti | 5.95 million An | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 129 | Latvia | 5.92 million An | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 130 | Fiji | 5.74 million An | 2023 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Palestine | 5.66 million An | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 132 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.55 million An | 2023 | up 46.4% | falling |
| 133 | Suriname | 5.11 million An | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 134 | Oman | 5.02 million An | 2023 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Barbados | 5.02 million An | 2023 | up 39.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Albania | 4.88 million An | 2023 | down 45.4% | rising |
| 137 | Mauritania | 4.78 million An | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 138 | Papua New Guinea | 4.74 million An | 2023 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Cyprus | 4.66 million An | 2020 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 140 | Puerto Rico | 4.37 million An | 2023 | down 57.5% | rising |
| 141 | Namibia | 4.35 million An | 2023 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 142 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 4.22 million An | 2023 | up 212.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Armenia | 4.19 million An | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 144 | Slovenia | 4.06 million An | 2023 | up 28.0% | falling |
| 145 | Somalia | 3.88 million An | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 146 | Gabon | 3.40 million An | 2023 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Rwanda | 3.26 million An | 2023 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Bahamas | 3.25 million An | 2023 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Burundi | 3.06 million An | 2023 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 150 | Congo | 3.03 million An | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 151 | Singapore | 2.88 million An | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 152 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.14 million An | 2023 | up 12.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Estonia | 2.13 million An | 2023 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 154 | Eswatini | 1.94 million An | 2023 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Bahrain | 1.84 million An | 2023 | up 77.5% | volatile |
| 156 | Mongolia | 1.79 million An | 2023 | up 267.1% | volatile |
| 157 | North Macedonia | 1.75 million An | 2023 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 158 | Belize | 1.70 million An | 2023 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 159 | Eritrea | 1.20 million An | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 160 | Gambia | 994,000 An | 2023 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 161 | Malta | 884,000 An | 2020 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 162 | Botswana | 820,000 An | 2023 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 163 | Bhutan | 819,000 An | 2023 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 163 | China, Macao SAR | 819,000 An | 2023 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 165 | Montenegro | 810,000 An | 2023 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 166 | Kiribati | 659,000 An | 2023 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 167 | New Caledonia | 575,000 An | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 168 | Comoros | 537,000 An | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 169 | Saint Lucia | 482,000 An | 2023 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 170 | Lesotho | 473,000 An | 2023 | up 28.9% | falling |
| 171 | Samoa | 417,000 An | 2023 | down 13.8% | flat |
| 172 | Vanuatu | 410,000 An | 2023 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Grenada | 399,000 An | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 174 | Equatorial Guinea | 381,000 An | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 175 | Tonga | 340,000 An | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 176 | French Polynesia | 338,000 An | 2023 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 177 | Seychelles | 265,000 An | 2023 | up 201.1% | volatile |
| 178 | Martinique | 250,000 An | 2006 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 179 | Solomon Islands | 247,000 An | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 179 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 247,000 An | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 181 | Guadeloupe | 240,000 An | 2006 | up 87.5% | volatile |
| 182 | Sao Tome and Principe | 224,000 An | 2023 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 183 | Iceland | 220,000 An | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 184 | Dominica | 204,000 An | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 185 | Luxembourg | 186,000 An | 2022 | up 64.6% | rising |
| 186 | Antigua and Barbuda | 158,000 An | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 187 | French Guiana | 129,000 An | 2006 | down 32.1% | rising |
| 188 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 78,000 An | 2023 | down 8.2% | flat |
| 189 | Tuvalu | 58,000 An | 2023 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 190 | Cook Islands | 33,000 An | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 191 | Niue | 19,000 An | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 192 | Nauru | 5,000 An | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 192 | Tokelau | 5,000 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 26.70 billion An
- Asia 16.49 billion An
- Non-Annex I countries 22.27 billion An
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1.48 billion An
- Eastern Asia 5.83 billion An
- Americas 5.65 billion An
- South-Eastern Asia 5.18 billion An
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 421.76 million An
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 4.98 billion An
- Annex I countries 4.43 billion An
- Southern Asia 4.17 billion An
- Middle Africa 134.97 million An
- Latin America and the Caribbean 3.95 billion An
- South America 2.79 billion An
- Africa 2.42 billion An
- Europe 1.99 billion An
- Northern America 1.70 billion An
- Sub-Saharan Africa 1.54 billion An
- United States of America 1.53 billion An
- Eastern Europe 1.17 billion An
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 1.16 billion An
- Western Asia 1.15 billion An
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 994.80 million An
- European Union (27) 923.26 million An
- Northern Africa 885.53 million An
- Central America 821.85 million An
- Western Africa 811.42 million An
- Western Europe 532.00 million An
- Eastern Africa 419.35 million An
- Northern Europe 243.57 million An
- Central Asia 172.62 million An
- Southern Africa 170.80 million An
- Oceania 147.57 million An
- Southern Europe 45.13 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).