Poultry production in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Poultry production was 61,261 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
61,261 tonnes
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
103rd
of 198 countries
All-time high
73,272 tonnes
in 2015
All-time low
35,970 tonnes
in 1995
Years of data
32
1993–2024

Poultry production in Ethiopia, 1993–2024

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1993200820241993: 36.0k tonnes1994: 36.0k tonnes1995: 36.0k tonnes1996: 36.2k tonnes1997: 36.3k tonnes1998: 37.0k tonnes1999: 37.2k tonnes2000: 37.6k tonnes2001: 49.8k tonnes2002: 54.1k tonnes2003: 50.2k tonnes2004: 47.1k tonnes2005: 42.6k tonnes2006: 45.2k tonnes2007: 46.2k tonnes2008: 48.6k tonnes2009: 50.4k tonnes2010: 59.2k tonnes2011: 53.9k tonnes2012: 60.5k tonnes2013: 61.8k tonnes2014: 68.8k tonnes2015: 73.3k tonnes2016: 71.9k tonnes2017: 67.4k tonnes2018: 71.1k tonnes2019: 58.3k tonnes2020: 67.5k tonnes2021: 63.0k tonnes2022: 48.8k tonnes2023: 57.8k tonnes2024: 61.3k tonnes

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 61,261 tonnes for poultry production in 2024.

The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poultry production in Ethiopia peaked at 73,272 tonnes in 2015 and was at its lowest, 35,970 tonnes, in 1995.

Ethiopia ranks 103rd of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 36,377 tonnes 35,970 tonnes 37,240 tonnes 7
2000s 47,175 tonnes 37,600 tonnes 54,064 tonnes 10
2010s 64,620 tonnes 53,920 tonnes 73,272 tonnes 10
2020s 59,671 tonnes 48,846 tonnes 67,479 tonnes 5

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 100 Uruguay 74,323 tonnes compare
  2. 101 Slovakia 71,433 tonnes compare
  3. 102 Kuwait 62,000 tonnes compare
  4. 104 United Arab Emirates 59,075 tonnes compare
  5. 105 Angola 57,631 tonnes compare
  6. 106 Mali 52,033 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poultry production in Ethiopia?
Poultry production in Ethiopia was 61,261 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest poultry production recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 73,272 tonnes in 2015.
What is the lowest poultry production recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 35,970 tonnes in 1995.
How does Ethiopia rank for poultry production?
Ethiopia ranks 103rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
Is poultry production rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poultry production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Poultry production
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 11,571 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Expressed in tonnes.