FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Chickens in Lebanon
Lebanon had 73.7 million chickens in 2024, the 47th largest in the world (0.27% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 23%. This is the highest figure on record.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Animals, 2024
- 73.7 million head
- World rank
- 47 of 179
- 10-year change
- +23%
- Record
- 73.7 million head
- 2024
Chickens in Lebanon, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 73,653,000 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 73,089,000 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 72,887,000 | −1.0% |
| 2021 | 73,627,000 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 73,353,000 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 71,828,000 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 69,766,000 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 68,876,000 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 68,364,000 | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 64,175,000 | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 60,000,000 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 59,500,000 | −14% |
| 2012 | 69,000,000 | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 63,500,000 | +30% |
| 2010 | 49,000,000 | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 45,000,000 | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 42,000,000 | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 39,000,000 | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 36,000,000 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 35,500,000 | −5.3% |
| 2004 | 37,500,000 | +10% |
| 2003 | 34,000,000 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 33,000,000 | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 32,000,000 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 31,000,000 | 0.0% |
| 1999 | 31,000,000 | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 30,000,000 | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 28,500,000 | +13% |
| 1996 | 25,167,000 | −0.5% |
| 1995 | 25,300,000 | −1.1% |
| 1994 | 25,580,000 | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 23,500,000 | +9.3% |
| 1992 | 21,500,000 | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 20,387,000 | −11% |
| 1990 | 23,000,000 | −7.3% |
| 1989 | 24,800,000 | +11% |
| 1988 | 22,250,000 | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 21,500,000 | −16% |
| 1986 | 25,500,000 | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 24,500,000 | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 23,500,000 | +18% |
| 1983 | 20,000,000 | −15% |
| 1982 | 23,600,000 | +18% |
| 1981 | 20,000,000 | −14% |
| 1980 | 23,243,000 | +79% |
| 1979 | 13,000,000 | +103% |
| 1978 | 6,400,000 | +45% |
| 1977 | 4,400,000 | +83% |
| 1976 | 2,400,000 | −50% |
| 1975 | 4,800,000 | −30% |
| 1974 | 6,900,000 | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 6,425,000 | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 6,100,000 | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 6,000,000 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 5,950,000 | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 5,821,000 | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 5,513,000 | +10% |
| 1967 | 5,000,000 | −5.2% |
| 1966 | 5,277,000 | +14% |
| 1965 | 4,613,000 | +17% |
| 1964 | 3,945,000 | −2.0% |
| 1963 | 4,025,000 | +3.2% |
| 1962 | 3,900,000 | +32% |
| 1961 | 2,965,000 | — |
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.