FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Chickens in Myanmar
Myanmar had 135 million chickens in 2024, the 36th largest in the world (0.49% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 48%. The record was 349 million head in 2017.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Animals, 2024
- 135 million head
- World rank
- 36 of 179
- 10-year change
- −48%
- Record
- 349 million head
- 2017
Chickens in Myanmar, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 135,000,000 | 0.0% |
| 2023 | 135,000,000 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 133,911,000 | +14% |
| 2021 | 117,243,000 | +20% |
| 2020 | 98,089,000 | +13% |
| 2019 | 86,837,000 | +13% |
| 2018 | 76,565,000 | −78% |
| 2017 | 349,171,000 | +18% |
| 2016 | 296,267,000 | −7.0% |
| 2015 | 318,530,000 | +23% |
| 2014 | 258,194,000 | +18% |
| 2013 | 219,377,000 | +12% |
| 2012 | 196,641,000 | +11% |
| 2011 | 176,839,000 | +13% |
| 2010 | 156,407,000 | +13% |
| 2009 | 138,938,000 | +14% |
| 2008 | 122,038,000 | +13% |
| 2007 | 107,771,000 | +15% |
| 2006 | 93,737,000 | +15% |
| 2005 | 81,518,000 | +14% |
| 2004 | 71,274,000 | +13% |
| 2003 | 62,986,000 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 61,972,000 | +13% |
| 2001 | 55,080,000 | +23% |
| 2000 | 44,755,000 | +13% |
| 1999 | 39,529,000 | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 36,132,000 | +9.2% |
| 1997 | 33,074,000 | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 31,900,000 | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 29,400,000 | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 27,293,000 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 27,120,000 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 26,774,000 | +9.9% |
| 1991 | 24,365,000 | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 23,323,000 | −3.9% |
| 1989 | 24,280,000 | −29% |
| 1988 | 34,301,000 | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 33,807,000 | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 32,829,000 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 32,825,000 | −0.5% |
| 1984 | 33,006,000 | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 31,088,000 | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 29,062,000 | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 27,253,000 | +22% |
| 1980 | 22,407,000 | +11% |
| 1979 | 20,195,000 | +14% |
| 1978 | 17,656,000 | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 16,968,000 | −0.0% |
| 1976 | 16,975,000 | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 16,407,000 | +6.8% |
| 1974 | 15,367,000 | −5.0% |
| 1973 | 16,171,000 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 15,835,000 | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 15,652,000 | +8.4% |
| 1970 | 14,435,000 | +6.0% |
| 1969 | 13,616,000 | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 13,220,000 | +51% |
| 1967 | 8,742,000 | +17% |
| 1966 | 7,451,000 | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 7,344,000 | −11% |
| 1964 | 8,243,000 | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 7,800,000 | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 7,756,000 | +3.4% |
| 1961 | 7,500,000 | — |
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.