> Kuwait had 59.4 million chickens in 2024, the 52nd largest in the world (0.21% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 34%.

Source: https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/kuwait/

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# Chickens in Kuwait

Kuwait had 59.4 million chickens in 2024, the 52nd largest in the world (0.21% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 34%. The record was 60.1 million head in 2023.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.

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Animals, 202459.4 million head
World rank52 of 179
10-year change+34%
Record60.1 million head2023

## Chickens in Kuwait, 1961–2024 (head)

## Kuwait compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.21%0.21% in 2014
10-year change+34%world +31%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Head | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 50 | [Yemen](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/yemen/) | 68,724,000 | 0.25% |
| 51 | [Mali](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/mali/) | 63,326,000 | 0.23% |
| 52 | **Kuwait** | 59,418,000 | 0.21% |
| 53 | [Nepal](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/nepal/) | 56,916,000 | 0.21% |
| 54 | [Laos](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/laos/) | 54,773,000 | 0.20% |

[Full ranking of 179 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/)

### Map of chickens numbers by country

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; Kuwait is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Head | Change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 59,418,000 | −1.1% |
| 2023 | 60,106,000 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 59,175,000 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 57,370,000 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 55,460,000 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 53,530,000 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 53,012,000 | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 53,012,000 | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 49,581,000 | −1.3% |
| 2015 | 50,238,000 | +14% |
| 2014 | 44,203,000 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 43,960,000 | −4.8% |
| 2012 | 46,154,000 | +13% |
| 2011 | 40,840,000 | +34% |
| 2010 | 30,559,000 | −25% |
| 2009 | 40,902,000 | +13% |
| 2008 | 36,073,000 | +12% |
| 2007 | 32,324,000 | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 30,844,000 | −7.7% |
| 2005 | 33,406,000 | +15% |
| 2004 | 29,036,000 | −4.4% |
| 2003 | 30,372,000 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 29,579,000 | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 27,012,000 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 26,315,000 | −15% |
| 1999 | 30,976,000 | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 28,308,000 | +11% |
| 1997 | 25,578,000 | −1.5% |
| 1996 | 25,975,000 | +27% |
| 1995 | 20,480,000 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 20,097,000 | +19% |
| 1993 | 16,849,000 | +81% |
| 1992 | 9,297,000 | −15% |
| 1991 | 11,000,000 | −51% |
| 1990 | 22,463,000 | −18% |
| 1989 | 27,484,000 | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 26,026,000 | −8.2% |
| 1987 | 28,357,000 | +35% |
| 1986 | 21,016,000 | +16% |
| 1985 | 18,188,000 | +22% |
| 1984 | 14,878,000 | +11% |
| 1983 | 13,404,000 | +25% |
| 1982 | 10,714,000 | −11% |
| 1981 | 12,028,000 | +34% |
| 1980 | 9,000,000 | +29% |
| 1979 | 7,000,000 | +24% |
| 1978 | 5,661,000 | +13% |
| 1977 | 5,018,000 | −5.3% |
| 1976 | 5,300,000 | −7.7% |
| 1975 | 5,741,000 | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 5,494,000 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 5,473,000 | −1.6% |
| 1972 | 5,563,000 | +19% |
| 1971 | 4,674,000 | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 4,500,000 | +5.9% |
| 1969 | 4,250,000 | +6.3% |
| 1968 | 4,000,000 | +14% |
| 1967 | 3,500,000 | +17% |
| 1966 | 3,000,000 | +9.1% |
| 1965 | 2,750,000 | +10% |
| 1964 | 2,500,000 | +11% |
| 1963 | 2,250,000 | +13% |
| 1962 | 2,000,000 | 0.0% |
| 1961 | 2,000,000 | — |

## Questions and answers

### How many chickens are there in Kuwait?

Kuwait had 59.4 million chickens in 2024, 0.21% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Kuwait rank in the world by number of chickens?

Kuwait ranked 52nd of 179 countries in 2024. The largest herd was in China with 18.9% of the world total.

### How has the number of chickens in Kuwait changed?

It rose by 34% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +31% for the world. The record was 60.1 million head in 2023.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Kuwait is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[China](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/china/)[Indonesia](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/indonesia/)[Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/pakistan/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/brazil/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/united-states/)[Iran](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/iran/)[India](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/india/)[Mexico](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/mexico/)[Russia](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/russia/)[Vietnam](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/vietnam/)[Turkey](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/turkey/)[Bangladesh](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/bangladesh/)
[All countries producing chickens](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/)

## Other products of Kuwait

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[Agricultural production in Kuwait](https://husfarm.com/production/country/kuwait/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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