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Number of chickens in United Arab Emirates

Number of chickens in the United Arab Emirates was 26,388,000 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 1.4% from 2023. That is the 83rd highest of 179 countries in 2024.

2024, head26,388,000 Estimated
Change on 2023+1.4%
Rank83rd of 179Countries ranked
Series high26,388,0002024
Series low40,0001961

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Number of chickens in United Arab Emirates, 1961 to 2024

010M20M30M19611971198119912001201120241961: 40,000 head1962: 40,000 head1963: 40,000 head1964: 42,000 head1965: 42,000 head1966: 45,000 head1967: 50,000 head1968: 60,000 head1969: 75,000 head1970: 85,000 head1971: 95,000 head1972: 105,000 head1973: 118,000 head1974: 140,000 head1975: 180,000 head1976: 200,000 head1977: 216,000 head1978: 304,000 head1979: 736,000 head1980: 1,949,000 head1981: 2,692,000 head1982: 3,473,000 head1983: 4,323,000 head1984: 5,288,000 head1985: 5,400,000 head1986: 5,700,000 head1987: 6,000,000 head1988: 6,300,000 head1989: 6,500,000 head1990: 6,700,000 head1991: 7,000,000 head1992: 7,100,000 head1993: 7,420,000 head1994: 10,050,000 head1995: 10,380,000 head1996: 13,500,000 head1997: 12,800,000 head1998: 11,100,000 head1999: 12,700,000 head2000: 12,200,000 head2001: 11,500,000 head2002: 12,000,000 head2003: 14,980,000 head2004: 16,000,000 head2005: 16,000,000 head2006: 13,700,000 head2007: 12,000,000 head2008: 16,000,000 head2009: 18,000,000 head2010: 20,000,000 head2011: 21,000,000 head2012: 21,000,000 head2013: 21,500,000 head2014: 22,500,000 head2015: 23,210,000 head2016: 23,413,000 head2017: 23,841,000 head2018: 24,130,000 head2019: 24,670,000 head2020: 24,630,000 head2021: 24,967,000 head2022: 26,234,000 head2023: 26,023,000 head2024: 26,388,000 head010M20M30M19611983200520241961: 40,000 head1962: 40,000 head1963: 40,000 head1964: 42,000 head1965: 42,000 head1966: 45,000 head1967: 50,000 head1968: 60,000 head1969: 75,000 head1970: 85,000 head1971: 95,000 head1972: 105,000 head1973: 118,000 head1974: 140,000 head1975: 180,000 head1976: 200,000 head1977: 216,000 head1978: 304,000 head1979: 736,000 head1980: 1,949,000 head1981: 2,692,000 head1982: 3,473,000 head1983: 4,323,000 head1984: 5,288,000 head1985: 5,400,000 head1986: 5,700,000 head1987: 6,000,000 head1988: 6,300,000 head1989: 6,500,000 head1990: 6,700,000 head1991: 7,000,000 head1992: 7,100,000 head1993: 7,420,000 head1994: 10,050,000 head1995: 10,380,000 head1996: 13,500,000 head1997: 12,800,000 head1998: 11,100,000 head1999: 12,700,000 head2000: 12,200,000 head2001: 11,500,000 head2002: 12,000,000 head2003: 14,980,000 head2004: 16,000,000 head2005: 16,000,000 head2006: 13,700,000 head2007: 12,000,000 head2008: 16,000,000 head2009: 18,000,000 head2010: 20,000,000 head2011: 21,000,000 head2012: 21,000,000 head2013: 21,500,000 head2014: 22,500,000 head2015: 23,210,000 head2016: 23,413,000 head2017: 23,841,000 head2018: 24,130,000 head2019: 24,670,000 head2020: 24,630,000 head2021: 24,967,000 head2022: 26,234,000 head2023: 26,023,000 head2024: 26,388,000 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
202426,388,000 Estimated
202326,023,000 Estimated
202226,234,000 Estimated
202124,967,000 Estimated
202024,630,000
201924,670,000
201824,130,000
201723,841,000 Estimated
201623,413,000 Estimated
201523,210,000 Estimated
201422,500,000 Estimated
201321,500,000 Estimated
201221,000,000 Estimated
201121,000,000 Estimated
201020,000,000 Estimated
200918,000,000 Estimated
200816,000,000 Estimated
200712,000,000 Estimated
200613,700,000 Estimated
200516,000,000 Estimated
200416,000,000 Estimated
200314,980,000 Estimated
200212,000,000 Estimated
200111,500,000 Estimated
200012,200,000 Estimated
199912,700,000 Estimated
199811,100,000 Estimated
199712,800,000 Estimated
199613,500,000 Estimated
199510,380,000 Estimated
199410,050,000 Estimated
19937,420,000 Estimated
19927,100,000 Estimated
19917,000,000 Estimated
19906,700,000 Estimated
19896,500,000 Estimated
19886,300,000 Estimated
19876,000,000 Estimated
19865,700,000 Estimated
19855,400,000 Estimated
19845,288,000
19834,323,000
19823,473,000
19812,692,000
19801,949,000
1979736,000
1978304,000
1977216,000
1976200,000 Estimated
1975180,000 Estimated
1974140,000 Estimated
1973118,000
1972105,000 Estimated
197195,000 Estimated
197085,000 Estimated
196975,000 Estimated
196860,000 Estimated
196750,000 Estimated
196645,000 Estimated
196542,000 Estimated
196442,000 Estimated
196340,000 Estimated
196240,000 Estimated
196140,000 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, United Arab Emirates, 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, United Arab Emirates, 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/united-arab-emirates. 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, United Arab Emirates, 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/united-arab-emirates.

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, United Arab Emirates, 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/united-arab-emirates (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, United Arab Emirates, 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/united-arab-emirates. 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 the United Arab Emirates was 26,388,000 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 1.4% from 2023. That is the 83rd 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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26,388,000 head in 2024, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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