FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Chickens in Guyana
Guyana had 41.5 million chickens in 2024, the 70th largest in the world (0.15% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 69%. This is the highest figure on record.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Animals, 2024
- 41.5 million head
- World rank
- 70 of 179
- 10-year change
- +69%
- Record
- 41.5 million head
- 2024
Chickens in Guyana, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41,500,000 | +31% |
| 2023 | 31,788,000 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 31,134,000 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 30,535,000 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 29,305,000 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 28,746,000 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 27,973,000 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 27,145,000 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 26,224,000 | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 25,081,000 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 24,500,000 | −2.8% |
| 2013 | 25,200,000 | −3.8% |
| 2012 | 26,200,000 | +19% |
| 2011 | 22,000,000 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 21,400,000 | −8.2% |
| 2009 | 23,300,000 | +17% |
| 2008 | 19,900,000 | −8.3% |
| 2007 | 21,700,000 | +23% |
| 2006 | 17,600,000 | −9.7% |
| 2005 | 19,500,000 | −5.3% |
| 2004 | 20,600,000 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 20,000,000 | +43% |
| 2002 | 14,000,000 | +33% |
| 2001 | 10,500,000 | 0.0% |
| 2000 | 10,500,000 | 0.0% |
| 1999 | 10,500,000 | +11% |
| 1998 | 9,500,000 | −5.0% |
| 1997 | 10,000,000 | +11% |
| 1996 | 9,000,000 | +29% |
| 1995 | 7,000,000 | +25% |
| 1994 | 5,600,000 | +51% |
| 1993 | 3,700,000 | +32% |
| 1992 | 2,800,000 | +100% |
| 1991 | 1,400,000 | −32% |
| 1990 | 2,050,000 | −11% |
| 1989 | 2,300,000 | −41% |
| 1988 | 3,900,000 | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 3,600,000 | +24% |
| 1986 | 2,900,000 | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 2,800,000 | −26% |
| 1984 | 3,800,000 | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 3,600,000 | −45% |
| 1982 | 6,600,000 | −31% |
| 1981 | 9,600,000 | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 9,400,000 | −1.1% |
| 1979 | 9,500,000 | 0.0% |
| 1978 | 9,500,000 | −12% |
| 1977 | 10,800,000 | +8.0% |
| 1976 | 10,000,000 | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 9,500,000 | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 9,000,000 | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 8,850,000 | +11% |
| 1972 | 8,000,000 | +14% |
| 1971 | 7,006,000 | +8.6% |
| 1970 | 6,450,000 | +8.9% |
| 1969 | 5,923,000 | +30% |
| 1968 | 4,562,000 | +29% |
| 1967 | 3,537,000 | +18% |
| 1966 | 3,000,000 | +17% |
| 1965 | 2,560,000 | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 2,500,000 | +14% |
| 1963 | 2,200,000 | +4.8% |
| 1962 | 2,100,000 | +5.0% |
| 1961 | 2,000,000 | — |
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.