FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Chickens in El Salvador
El Salvador had 19.1 million chickens in 2024, the 94th largest in the world (0.07% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 19%. The record was 19.1 million head in 2022.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Animals, 2024
- 19.1 million head
- World rank
- 94 of 179
- 10-year change
- +19%
- Record
- 19.1 million head
- 2022
Chickens in El Salvador, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19,093,000 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 18,729,000 | −2.0% |
| 2022 | 19,115,000 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 18,856,000 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 18,292,000 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 17,944,000 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 17,589,000 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 17,255,000 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 16,882,000 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 16,475,000 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 16,000,000 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 15,500,000 | 0.0% |
| 2012 | 15,500,000 | 0.0% |
| 2011 | 15,500,000 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 15,000,000 | +11% |
| 2009 | 13,520,000 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 13,300,000 | −9.8% |
| 2007 | 14,748,000 | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 13,706,000 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 13,437,000 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 13,209,000 | +19% |
| 2003 | 11,100,000 | +12% |
| 2002 | 9,900,000 | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 9,300,000 | −6.1% |
| 2000 | 9,900,000 | +13% |
| 1999 | 8,760,000 | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 8,450,000 | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 7,780,000 | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 7,220,000 | −1.1% |
| 1995 | 7,300,000 | +8.8% |
| 1994 | 6,710,000 | −0.1% |
| 1993 | 6,720,000 | +11% |
| 1992 | 6,030,000 | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 5,650,000 | +14% |
| 1990 | 4,952,000 | −8.5% |
| 1989 | 5,411,000 | +16% |
| 1988 | 4,652,000 | −15% |
| 1987 | 5,459,000 | +12% |
| 1986 | 4,856,000 | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 4,535,000 | +10% |
| 1984 | 4,112,000 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 4,111,000 | −13% |
| 1982 | 4,702,000 | −0.9% |
| 1981 | 4,745,000 | −6.3% |
| 1980 | 5,064,000 | −4.5% |
| 1979 | 5,303,000 | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 5,141,000 | +17% |
| 1977 | 4,410,000 | +31% |
| 1976 | 3,357,000 | +22% |
| 1975 | 2,762,000 | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 2,599,000 | +8.2% |
| 1973 | 2,402,000 | +9.0% |
| 1972 | 2,204,000 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 2,200,000 | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 2,161,000 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 2,141,000 | +23% |
| 1968 | 1,745,000 | −0.3% |
| 1967 | 1,750,000 | −1.1% |
| 1966 | 1,770,000 | −1.7% |
| 1965 | 1,800,000 | −1.6% |
| 1964 | 1,830,000 | −1.1% |
| 1963 | 1,850,000 | −1.5% |
| 1962 | 1,878,000 | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 1,850,000 | — |
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.