Turkeys in Netherlands
Netherlands had 516,000 turkeys in 2024, the 28th largest in the world (0.21% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 35%. The record was 2.0 million head in 1988.
- Animals, 2024
- 516,000 head
- World rank
- 28 of 64
- 10-year change
- −35%
- Record
- 2.0 million head
- 1988
Turkeys in Netherlands, 1961–2024 (head)
Netherlands compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.21%
- 0.29% in 2014
- 10-year change
- −35%
- world −9.7%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Head | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Philippines | 581,000 | 0.24% |
| 27 | South Africa | 540,000 | 0.22% |
| 28 | Netherlands | 516,000 | 0.21% |
| 29 | Turkmenistan | 489,000 | 0.20% |
| 30 | Georgia | 394,000 | 0.16% |
Map of turkeys numbers by country
Share of the world total; Netherlands is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 516,000 | −12% |
| 2023 | 588,000 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 576,000 | −4.6% |
| 2021 | 604,000 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 585,000 | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 532,000 | −4.3% |
| 2018 | 556,000 | −17% |
| 2017 | 671,000 | −12% |
| 2016 | 762,000 | −12% |
| 2015 | 863,000 | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 794,000 | −5.6% |
| 2013 | 841,000 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 827,000 | −16% |
| 2011 | 990,000 | −4.4% |
| 2010 | 1,036,000 | −2.3% |
| 2009 | 1,060,000 | −13% |
| 2008 | 1,222,000 | −0.8% |
| 2007 | 1,232,000 | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 1,140,000 | −8.4% |
| 2005 | 1,245,000 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1,238,000 | +11% |
| 2003 | 1,112,000 | −23% |
| 2002 | 1,451,000 | −4.7% |
| 2001 | 1,523,000 | −1.4% |
| 2000 | 1,544,000 | +11% |
| 1999 | 1,387,000 | −7.5% |
| 1998 | 1,500,000 | +11% |
| 1997 | 1,357,000 | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 1,250,000 | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 1,207,000 | −6.8% |
| 1994 | 1,295,000 | −2.1% |
| 1993 | 1,323,000 | −3.0% |
| 1992 | 1,364,000 | +10% |
| 1991 | 1,236,000 | +17% |
| 1990 | 1,053,000 | +13% |
| 1989 | 929,000 | −54% |
| 1988 | 2,000,000 | +96% |
| 1987 | 1,022,000 | +14% |
| 1986 | 898,000 | +31% |
| 1985 | 688,000 | +22% |
| 1984 | 566,000 | −4.2% |
| 1983 | 591,000 | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 553,000 | −8.7% |
| 1981 | 606,000 | −31% |
| 1980 | 880,000 | −6.6% |
| 1979 | 942,000 | +18% |
| 1978 | 799,000 | −24% |
| 1977 | 1,056,000 | −22% |
| 1976 | 1,350,000 | −12% |
| 1975 | 1,540,000 | −7.9% |
| 1974 | 1,672,000 | +18% |
| 1973 | 1,416,000 | +15% |
| 1972 | 1,226,000 | −7.1% |
| 1971 | 1,320,000 | +33% |
| 1970 | 996,000 | +25% |
| 1969 | 800,000 | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — |
Questions and answers
How many turkeys are there in Netherlands?
Netherlands had 516,000 turkeys in 2024, 0.21% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Netherlands rank in the world by number of turkeys?
Netherlands ranked 28th of 64 countries in 2024. The largest herd was in United States with 27.5% of the world total.
How has the number of turkeys in Netherlands changed?
It fell by 35% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −9.7% for the world. The record was 2.0 million head in 1988.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
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.