Based on a comparison of 172 countries in 2014, China ranked the highest in chickens livestock with 5,344 mil followed by USA and Indonesia. On the other end of the scale was Cayman Islands with 0.006 mil, Liechtenstein with 0.012 mil and Luxembourg with 0.102 mil.
Total chickens livestock reached 20,788 mil in 2014 in the World according to Faostat. This is 4.6 % less than in the previous year and 19.9 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total chickens livestock reached an all time high of 21,744 mil in 2013 and an all time low of 3,907 mil in 1961. The average annual growth amounted to 3.20 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, China, accounted for 25.7 % of chickens livestock in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 42.4 % share while the ten largest countries some 64.4 % in 2014.
Data for more countries are available at Chickens Livestock by Unit (Total) indicator page.
Chickens Livestock by Unit (Total) | Unit | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
Bangladesh | mil | 212 | 221 | 228 | 235 | 243 | ||||||||||||||||
Brazil | mil | 1,202 | 1,234 | 1,239 | 1,268 | 1,245 | ||||||||||||||||
China | mil | 5,030 | 5,222 | 5,303 | 5,331 | 5,398 | ||||||||||||||||
India | mil | 681 | 753 | 842 | 942 | 947 | ||||||||||||||||
Indonesia | mil | 1,253 | 1,388 | 1,350 | 1,567 | 1,658 | ||||||||||||||||
Iran | mil | 710 | 874 | 880 | 900 | 925 | ||||||||||||||||
Japan | mil | 285 | 285 | 286 | 179 | 178 | ||||||||||||||||
Malaysia | mil | 193 | 208 | 217 | 233 | 252 | ||||||||||||||||
Mexico | mil | 497 | 501 | 506 | 510 | 517 | ||||||||||||||||
Pakistan | mil | 272 | 295 | 321 | 349 | 380 | ||||||||||||||||
Russia | mil | 351 | 366 | 391 | 406 | 428 | ||||||||||||||||
Thailand | mil | 219 | 228 | 232 | 241 | 247 | ||||||||||||||||
Turkey | mil | 269 | 244 | 230 | 235 | 238 | ||||||||||||||||
USA | mil | 2,059 | 2,100 | 2,000 | 1,932 | 1,930 | ||||||||||||||||
Vietnam | mil | 173 | 200 | 218 | 226 | 216 |