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Number of chickens in Afghanistan

Number of chickens in Afghanistan was 13,480,000 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 0.9% from 2023. That is the 104th highest of 179 countries in 2024.

2024, head13,480,000 Estimated
Change on 2023+0.9%
Rank104th of 179Countries ranked
Series high14,414,0002005
Series low4,700,0001961

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Number of chickens in Afghanistan, 1961 to 2024

4M6M8M10M12M14M16M19611971198119912001201120241961: 4,700,000 head1962: 4,900,000 head1963: 5,000,000 head1964: 5,300,000 head1965: 5,500,000 head1966: 5,800,000 head1967: 6,600,000 head1968: 6,290,000 head1969: 6,300,000 head1970: 6,000,000 head1971: 6,000,000 head1972: 6,000,000 head1973: 6,100,000 head1974: 6,100,000 head1975: 6,200,000 head1976: 6,200,000 head1977: 6,300,000 head1978: 6,200,000 head1979: 6,400,000 head1980: 6,400,000 head1981: 6,600,000 head1982: 6,600,000 head1983: 6,700,000 head1984: 6,800,000 head1985: 6,900,000 head1986: 7,000,000 head1987: 6,900,000 head1988: 6,800,000 head1989: 6,700,000 head1990: 6,600,000 head1991: 6,500,000 head1992: 6,400,000 head1993: 6,300,000 head1994: 6,200,000 head1995: 6,602,000 head1996: 8,000,000 head1997: 8,000,000 head1998: 7,828,000 head1999: 7,400,000 head2000: 6,856,000 head2001: 6,844,000 head2002: 12,156,000 head2003: 12,402,000 head2004: 13,022,000 head2005: 14,414,000 head2006: 10,880,000 head2007: 9,035,000 head2008: 10,689,000 head2009: 10,193,000 head2010: 12,888,000 head2011: 13,378,000 head2012: 13,212,000 head2013: 12,053,000 head2014: 11,098,000 head2015: 11,863,000 head2016: 11,899,000 head2017: 13,573,000 head2018: 12,565,000 head2019: 12,625,000 head2020: 12,946,000 head2021: 13,443,000 head2022: 13,248,000 head2023: 13,364,000 head2024: 13,480,000 head
head. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Chickens, stocks, 1000 head (item 1057, element 5112). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.
All 64 values
Periodhead
202413,480,000 Estimated
202313,364,000 Estimated
202213,248,000 Estimated
202113,443,000 Estimated
202012,946,000 Estimated
201912,625,000 Estimated
201812,565,000 Estimated
201713,573,000
201611,899,000
201511,863,000
201411,098,000
201312,053,000
201213,212,000
201113,378,000
201012,888,000
200910,193,000
200810,689,000
20079,035,000
200610,880,000
200514,414,000
200413,022,000
200312,402,000
200212,156,000
20016,844,000
20006,856,000
19997,400,000
19987,828,000
19978,000,000 Estimated
19968,000,000 Estimated
19956,602,000
19946,200,000 Estimated
19936,300,000 Estimated
19926,400,000 Estimated
19916,500,000 Estimated
19906,600,000 Estimated
19896,700,000 Estimated
19886,800,000 Estimated
19876,900,000 Estimated
19867,000,000
19856,900,000 Estimated
19846,800,000 Estimated
19836,700,000 Estimated
19826,600,000
19816,600,000
19806,400,000
19796,400,000 Estimated
19786,200,000
19776,300,000 Estimated
19766,200,000 Estimated
19756,200,000 Estimated
19746,100,000 Estimated
19736,100,000 Estimated
19726,000,000 Estimated
19716,000,000 Estimated
19706,000,000 Estimated
19696,300,000 Estimated
19686,290,000
19676,600,000 Estimated
19665,800,000 Estimated
19655,500,000 Estimated
19645,300,000 Estimated
19635,000,000 Estimated
19624,900,000 Estimated
19614,700,000 Estimated

Rankings

Definition

Number of chickens present in the country, laying hens and birds raised for meat alike, as published in FAOSTAT's crops and livestock products domain. FAO publishes thousands of birds; Invokely multiplies by 1,000.

A count on one day of the year, while broilers live a few weeks, so it understates the number of birds raised in a year. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

How to cite

FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Chickens, stocks, 1000 head (item 1057, element 5112). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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APA 7

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Chickens, stocks, 1000 head (item 1057, element 5112) (Number of chickens, Afghanistan, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

MLA 9

Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Chickens, stocks, 1000 head (item 1057, element 5112), Number of chickens, Afghanistan, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/chicken-population/afghanistan. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Chickens, stocks, 1000 head (item 1057, element 5112). Number of chickens, Afghanistan, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/chicken-population/afghanistan.

Harvard

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Chickens, stocks, 1000 head (item 1057, element 5112), Number of chickens, Afghanistan, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/chicken-population/afghanistan (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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}
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What is the number of chickens in Afghanistan?

Number of chickens in Afghanistan was 13,480,000 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 0.9% from 2023. That is the 104th highest of 179 countries in 2024.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Chickens, stocks, 1000 head (item 1057, element 5112). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest number of chickens in Afghanistan?

14,414,000 head in 2005, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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