FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Chickens in Tanzania
Tanzania had 33.5 million chickens in 2024, the 78th largest in the world (0.12% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 7.1%. The record was 38.1 million head in 2018.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Animals, 2024
- 33.5 million head
- World rank
- 78 of 179
- 10-year change
- −7.1%
- Record
- 38.1 million head
- 2018
Chickens in Tanzania, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33,458,000 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 33,252,000 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 33,047,000 | −1.8% |
| 2021 | 33,647,000 | +17% |
| 2020 | 28,757,000 | +25% |
| 2019 | 23,000,000 | −40% |
| 2018 | 38,121,000 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 37,552,000 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 37,068,000 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 36,554,000 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 36,000,000 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 35,500,000 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 35,000,000 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 34,000,000 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 33,500,000 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 33,000,000 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 32,500,000 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 32,000,000 | −1.5% |
| 2006 | 32,500,000 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 32,000,000 | 0.0% |
| 2004 | 32,000,000 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 31,615,000 | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 29,000,000 | 0.0% |
| 2001 | 29,000,000 | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 27,798,000 | −0.6% |
| 1999 | 27,978,000 | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 27,000,000 | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 26,000,000 | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 25,000,000 | −7.2% |
| 1995 | 26,954,000 | +12% |
| 1994 | 24,000,000 | −11% |
| 1993 | 27,000,000 | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 25,000,000 | +8.7% |
| 1991 | 23,000,000 | +12% |
| 1990 | 20,500,000 | +13% |
| 1989 | 18,200,000 | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 17,500,000 | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 16,500,000 | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 15,249,000 | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 14,440,000 | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 13,675,000 | −15% |
| 1983 | 16,000,000 | −22% |
| 1982 | 20,642,000 | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 19,900,000 | +17% |
| 1980 | 17,000,000 | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 16,000,000 | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 15,500,000 | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 15,000,000 | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 14,000,000 | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 13,500,000 | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 13,300,000 | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 13,000,000 | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 12,500,000 | +7.6% |
| 1971 | 11,620,000 | +7.6% |
| 1970 | 10,800,000 | +8.8% |
| 1969 | 9,925,000 | −0.5% |
| 1968 | 9,973,000 | +8.0% |
| 1967 | 9,232,000 | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 8,880,000 | +8.3% |
| 1965 | 8,200,000 | +5.1% |
| 1964 | 7,800,000 | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 7,500,000 | +4.2% |
| 1962 | 7,200,000 | +2.9% |
| 1961 | 7,000,000 | — |
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.