FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Ducks in United Kingdom
United Kingdom had 1.9 million ducks in 2024, the 28th largest in the world (0.15% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 6.2%. The record was 3.3 million head in 2006.
- Animals, 2024
- 1.9 million head
- World rank
- 28 of 76
- 10-year change
- −6.2%
- Record
- 3.3 million head
- 2006
Ducks in United Kingdom, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,874,000 | +28% |
| 2023 | 1,467,000 | −33% |
| 2022 | 2,174,000 | +13% |
| 2021 | 1,919,000 | −5.3% |
| 2020 | 2,026,000 | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 1,906,000 | −8.5% |
| 2018 | 2,084,000 | −10.0% |
| 2017 | 2,315,000 | +15% |
| 2016 | 2,011,000 | −11% |
| 2015 | 2,256,000 | +13% |
| 2014 | 1,998,000 | −15% |
| 2013 | 2,354,000 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 2,294,000 | −3.1% |
| 2011 | 2,367,000 | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 2,200,000 | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 2,080,000 | −6.6% |
| 2008 | 2,227,000 | −7.4% |
| 2007 | 2,406,000 | −26% |
| 2006 | 3,271,000 | +25% |
| 2005 | 2,626,000 | −0.8% |
| 2004 | 2,648,000 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 2,568,000 | −3.4% |
| 2002 | 2,658,000 | −13% |
| 2001 | 3,041,000 | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 2,901,000 | +16% |
| 1999 | 2,500,000 | −14% |
| 1998 | 2,900,000 | −6.5% |
| 1997 | 3,100,000 | 0.0% |
| 1996 | 3,100,000 | +24% |
| 1995 | 2,505,000 | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 2,353,000 | −1.5% |
| 1993 | 2,388,000 | +8.6% |
| 1992 | 2,198,000 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 2,191,000 | −1.2% |
| 1990 | 2,217,000 | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 2,110,000 | +14% |
| 1988 | 1,848,000 | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 1,768,000 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 1,756,000 | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 1,654,000 | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 1,530,000 | −2.3% |
| 1983 | 1,566,000 | +8.5% |
| 1982 | 1,443,000 | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 1,333,000 | −4.1% |
| 1980 | 1,390,000 | −0.5% |
| 1979 | 1,397,000 | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 1,343,000 | +11% |
| 1977 | 1,206,000 | −5.2% |
| 1976 | 1,272,000 | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 1,201,000 | −8.5% |
| 1974 | 1,313,000 | −12% |
| 1973 | 1,491,000 | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 1,411,000 | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 1,397,000 | +11% |
| 1970 | 1,259,000 | −0.6% |
| 1969 | 1,267,000 | +9.2% |
| 1968 | 1,160,000 | −3.7% |
| 1967 | 1,205,000 | −2.0% |
| 1966 | 1,229,000 | −9.1% |
| 1965 | 1,352,000 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 1,333,000 | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 1,277,000 | −5.1% |
| 1962 | 1,345,000 | −14% |
| 1961 | 1,569,000 | — |
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.