Number of chickens in Peru

Number of chickens in Peru was 194,759,000 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 1.6% from 2023. That is the 27th highest of 179 countries in 2024.

2024, head194,759,000
Change on 2023+1.6%
Rank27th of 179Countries ranked
Series high194,759,0002024
Series low13,937,0001965

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Number of chickens in Peru, 1961 to 2024

050M100M150M200M19611971198119912001201120241961: 21,653,000 head1962: 21,000,000 head1963: 22,076,000 head1964: 26,450,000 head1965: 13,937,000 head1966: 14,705,000 head1967: 16,283,000 head1968: 17,238,000 head1969: 19,278,000 head1970: 22,022,000 head1971: 24,363,000 head1972: 24,681,000 head1973: 26,144,000 head1974: 29,429,000 head1975: 34,833,000 head1976: 37,681,000 head1977: 37,924,000 head1978: 35,491,000 head1979: 37,577,000 head1980: 39,950,000 head1981: 42,996,000 head1982: 44,289,000 head1983: 42,171,000 head1984: 45,543,000 head1985: 49,831,000 head1986: 56,454,000 head1987: 59,370,000 head1988: 60,525,000 head1989: 58,046,000 head1990: 62,204,000 head1991: 66,967,000 head1992: 62,535,000 head1993: 59,471,000 head1994: 65,070,000 head1995: 64,107,000 head1996: 77,226,000 head1997: 81,968,000 head1998: 80,120,000 head1999: 81,304,000 head2000: 92,610,000 head2001: 84,634,000 head2002: 90,685,000 head2003: 92,846,000 head2004: 98,165,000 head2005: 99,255,000 head2006: 117,977,000 head2007: 120,228,000 head2008: 131,179,000 head2009: 137,838,000 head2010: 130,779,000 head2011: 128,943,000 head2012: 137,669,000 head2013: 137,679,000 head2014: 143,775,000 head2015: 151,001,000 head2016: 158,263,000 head2017: 156,638,000 head2018: 160,659,000 head2019: 168,173,000 head2020: 171,059,000 head2021: 189,375,000 head2022: 190,882,000 head2023: 191,696,000 head2024: 194,759,000 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
2024194,759,000
2023191,696,000
2022190,882,000
2021189,375,000
2020171,059,000
2019168,173,000
2018160,659,000
2017156,638,000
2016158,263,000
2015151,001,000
2014143,775,000
2013137,679,000
2012137,669,000
2011128,943,000
2010130,779,000
2009137,838,000
2008131,179,000
2007120,228,000
2006117,977,000
200599,255,000
200498,165,000
200392,846,000
200290,685,000
200184,634,000
200092,610,000
199981,304,000
199880,120,000
199781,968,000
199677,226,000
199564,107,000
199465,070,000
199359,471,000
199262,535,000
199166,967,000
199062,204,000
198958,046,000
198860,525,000
198759,370,000
198656,454,000
198549,831,000
198445,543,000
198342,171,000
198244,289,000
198142,996,000
198039,950,000
197937,577,000
197835,491,000
197737,924,000
197637,681,000
197534,833,000
197429,429,000
197326,144,000
197224,681,000
197124,363,000
197022,022,000
196919,278,000
196817,238,000
196716,283,000
196614,705,000
196513,937,000
196426,450,000
196322,076,000
196221,000,000
196121,653,000

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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, Peru, 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, Peru, 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/peru. 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, Peru, 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/peru.

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, Peru, 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/peru (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, Peru, 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/peru. 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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Number of chickens in Peru was 194,759,000 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 1.6% from 2023. That is the 27th 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.

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194,759,000 head in 2024, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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