> Timor-Leste had 571,000 chickens in 2024, the 156th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 34%.

Source: https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/timor-leste/

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# Chickens in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste had 571,000 chickens in 2024, the 156th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 34%. The record was 1.3 million head in 1999.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.

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Animals, 2024571,000 head
World rank156 of 179
10-year change−34%
Record1.3 million head1999

## Chickens in Timor-Leste, 1961–2024 (head)

## Timor-Leste compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.00%0.00% in 2014
10-year change−34%world +31%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Head | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 154 | [Kiribati](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/kiribati/) | 671,000 | 0.00% |
| 155 | [New Caledonia](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/new-caledonia/) | 618,000 | 0.00% |
| 156 | **Timor-Leste** | 571,000 | 0.00% |
| 157 | [Comoros](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/comoros/) | 551,000 | 0.00% |
| 158 | [Lesotho](https://husfarm.com/production/chickens/lesotho/) | 534,000 | 0.00% |

[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; Timor-Leste is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Head | Change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 571,000 | −13% |
| 2023 | 657,000 | −35% |
| 2022 | 1,004,000 | +17% |
| 2021 | 856,000 | −12% |
| 2020 | 971,000 | −15% |
| 2019 | 1,146,000 | +22% |
| 2018 | 938,000 | −1.3% |
| 2017 | 950,000 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 936,000 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 929,000 | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 864,000 | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 820,000 | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 779,000 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 740,000 | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 702,000 | −12% |
| 2009 | 801,000 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 771,000 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 741,000 | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 713,000 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 685,000 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 659,000 | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 600,000 | −25% |
| 2002 | 800,000 | −20% |
| 2001 | 1,000,000 | 0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,000,000 | −21% |
| 1999 | 1,267,000 | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 1,189,000 | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 1,116,000 | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 1,050,000 | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 985,000 | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 907,000 | −5.2% |
| 1993 | 957,000 | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 923,000 | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 873,000 | +14% |
| 1990 | 766,000 | +17% |
| 1989 | 653,000 | +11% |
| 1988 | 586,000 | −19% |
| 1987 | 720,000 | −7.6% |
| 1986 | 779,000 | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 754,000 | +13% |
| 1984 | 670,000 | −3.0% |
| 1983 | 691,000 | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 680,000 | 0.0% |
| 1981 | 680,000 | 0.0% |
| 1980 | 680,000 | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 670,000 | 0.0% |
| 1978 | 670,000 | 0.0% |
| 1977 | 670,000 | 0.0% |
| 1976 | 670,000 | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 660,000 | 0.0% |
| 1974 | 660,000 | 0.0% |
| 1973 | 660,000 | 0.0% |
| 1972 | 660,000 | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 650,000 | 0.0% |
| 1970 | 650,000 | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 630,000 | 0.0% |
| 1968 | 630,000 | 0.0% |
| 1967 | 630,000 | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 620,000 | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 600,000 | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 580,000 | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 550,000 | +3.8% |
| 1962 | 530,000 | +6.0% |
| 1961 | 500,000 | — |

## Questions and answers

### How many chickens are there in Timor-Leste?

Timor-Leste had 571,000 chickens in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Timor-Leste rank in the world by number of chickens?

Timor-Leste ranked 156th 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 Timor-Leste changed?

It fell by 34% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +31% for the world. The record was 1.3 million head in 1999.

### 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 Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste

[Maize](https://husfarm.com/production/maize/timor-leste/)[Rice (paddy)](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/timor-leste/)[Coconuts, in shell](https://husfarm.com/production/coconuts/timor-leste/)[Other starchy roots and tubers](https://husfarm.com/production/other-roots-and-tubers/timor-leste/)[Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.](https://husfarm.com/production/other-vegetables/timor-leste/)[Cassava](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/timor-leste/)[Other meat of mammals, fresh or chilled](https://husfarm.com/production/other-meat-of-mammals/timor-leste/)[Pork (pig meat)](https://husfarm.com/production/pork/timor-leste/)[Beans, dry](https://husfarm.com/production/beans-dry/timor-leste/)[Coffee, green](https://husfarm.com/production/coffee/timor-leste/)[Mangoes and guavas](https://husfarm.com/production/mangoes/timor-leste/)[Goat milk](https://husfarm.com/production/goat-milk/timor-leste/)
[Agricultural production in Timor-Leste](https://husfarm.com/production/country/timor-leste/)

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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