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Number of chickens in Colombia

Number of chickens in Colombia was 216,109,000 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 3.7% from 2023. That is the 22nd highest of 179 countries in 2024.

2024, head216,109,000
Change on 2023+3.7%
Rank22nd of 179Countries ranked
Series high222,131,0002021
Series low14,300,0001966

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Number of chickens in Colombia, 1961 to 2024

050M100M150M200M250M19611971198119912001201120241961: 18,000,000 head1962: 19,750,000 head1963: 22,000,000 head1964: 25,000,000 head1965: 25,500,000 head1966: 14,300,000 head1967: 14,900,000 head1968: 15,600,000 head1969: 16,300,000 head1970: 16,700,000 head1971: 17,100,000 head1972: 17,400,000 head1973: 17,441,000 head1974: 20,563,000 head1975: 21,563,000 head1976: 26,788,000 head1977: 28,930,000 head1978: 23,553,000 head1979: 27,086,000 head1980: 31,000,000 head1981: 32,000,000 head1982: 33,000,000 head1983: 34,000,000 head1984: 35,000,000 head1985: 35,000,000 head1986: 40,000,000 head1987: 42,000,000 head1988: 52,000,000 head1989: 52,000,000 head1990: 53,000,000 head1991: 70,000,000 head1992: 74,000,000 head1993: 81,000,000 head1994: 95,000,000 head1995: 105,000,000 head1996: 90,000,000 head1997: 85,000,000 head1998: 95,000,000 head1999: 98,000,000 head2000: 105,000,000 head2001: 110,000,000 head2002: 115,000,000 head2003: 140,000,000 head2004: 145,000,000 head2005: 150,000,000 head2006: 145,000,000 head2007: 150,000,000 head2008: 155,000,000 head2009: 157,000,000 head2010: 158,000,000 head2011: 160,000,000 head2012: 160,000,000 head2013: 139,986,000 head2014: 139,987,000 head2015: 149,078,000 head2016: 157,135,000 head2017: 163,830,000 head2018: 173,488,000 head2019: 201,601,000 head2020: 210,541,000 head2021: 222,131,000 head2022: 215,218,000 head2023: 208,331,000 head2024: 216,109,000 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
2024216,109,000
2023208,331,000
2022215,218,000
2021222,131,000
2020210,541,000
2019201,601,000
2018173,488,000
2017163,830,000
2016157,135,000
2015149,078,000
2014139,987,000
2013139,986,000
2012160,000,000 Estimated
2011160,000,000 Estimated
2010158,000,000 Estimated
2009157,000,000 Estimated
2008155,000,000 Estimated
2007150,000,000 Estimated
2006145,000,000 Estimated
2005150,000,000 Estimated
2004145,000,000 Estimated
2003140,000,000 Estimated
2002115,000,000 Estimated
2001110,000,000 Estimated
2000105,000,000 Estimated
199998,000,000 Estimated
199895,000,000 Estimated
199785,000,000 Estimated
199690,000,000 Estimated
1995105,000,000 Estimated
199495,000,000 Estimated
199381,000,000 Estimated
199274,000,000 Estimated
199170,000,000 Estimated
199053,000,000 Estimated
198952,000,000 Estimated
198852,000,000 Estimated
198742,000,000 Estimated
198640,000,000 Estimated
198535,000,000 Estimated
198435,000,000 Estimated
198334,000,000 Estimated
198233,000,000
198132,000,000 Estimated
198031,000,000 Estimated
197927,086,000
197823,553,000
197728,930,000
197626,788,000
197521,563,000
197420,563,000
197317,441,000
197217,400,000 Estimated
197117,100,000 Estimated
197016,700,000 Estimated
196916,300,000 Estimated
196815,600,000 Estimated
196714,900,000 Estimated
196614,300,000 Estimated
196525,500,000
196425,000,000
196322,000,000 Estimated
196219,750,000
196118,000,000 Estimated

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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, Colombia, 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, Colombia, 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/colombia. 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, Colombia, 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/colombia.

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, Colombia, 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/colombia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Chickens, stocks, 1000 head (item 1057, element 5112): Number of chickens, Colombia, 1961 to 2024}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/chicken-population/colombia. Publisher attribution: 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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What is the number of chickens in Colombia?

Number of chickens in Colombia was 216,109,000 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 3.7% from 2023. That is the 22nd 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 Colombia?

222,131,000 head in 2021, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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